Play Fair ATL Policy Priorities

    • Require a minimum wage of $26.10/hour or the prevailing wage (whichever is higher) for non-construction sectors.

    • Ensure all workers are properly classified as W-2 employees, not misclassified as 1099 contractors.

    • Protect workers’ rights to union organizing.

    • Disqualify contractors with recent violations of wage, safety, or labor laws.

    • Establish expedited dispute resolution mechanisms and private union election procedures.

    • Apply Local Hire (First Source Hiring) requirements to prioritize employment for residents from disadvantaged communities and apprenticeship programs.

    • Prevent discrimination or retaliation against immigrant workers reporting labor violations. 

    • Dedicate 5% of hotel tax revenue from the World Cup to the Housing Trust Fund (HTF).

    • Allocate 80% of HTF funds for affordable projects; 20% for emergency rental assistance.

    • Ensure Downtown Rising meetings are public, advertised, recorded, and archived.

    • Expand public restrooms in areas near World Cup events via a Hospitality Task Force.

    • Create a public dashboard by end of the year that tracks outcomes of encampment evictions, including but not limited to: location, size and population, when the encampment was first engaged, how many times the encampment was engaged and by which organizations, when it was closed, did the person consent to relocation, how many people were housed, how many people assigned to one case manager, where were people placed, what type of housing was offered and how long is the housing term, any commitment to wraparound services, how many people left the area without housing, how many people were arrested at the location; and how many diversions occurred.

    • An administrative order requiring law enforcement agencies to prioritize and utilize community response and diversion services, and making certain low-level offenses citation-only.;

    • Provide funding for the hiring of city ambassadors who ride transit, are local, familiar with available resources, and trained as community health workers. This should be managed by an existing nonprofit with street outreach experience.  This will help ensure minimization of unnecessary interactions between law enforcement and the public, and promote timely connection to services for various needs. Hiring should emphasize people with lived experience, including formerly incarcerated people.

    • Create a public dashboard by the end of year that tracks arrests data and other relevant statistics about how law enforcement and other city agencies are using low-level offenses and “vagrancy” laws to displace unhoused people.

    • Coordinate with Fulton County officials to avoid increases in jail populations, including but not limited to use of prosecutorial discretion, usage of “no fee” post-arrest diversion, frequency of court dates allowing for bond reconsideration, adoption of and adherence to time standards for adjudication of“non-complex” offenses, expanded capacity for accountability courts and services, promote the use of virtual court options, send court reminders digitally.

    • Promote bilingual “311 for Community Response” as an alternative to calling 911 through public education and marketing on city platforms. Promote use of Diversion Center. Campaigns should include messaging for visitors who may be unaware of city and county services.

    • Pass a resolution reaffirming Atlanta's commitment to being a “Welcoming City”, in line with the city government’s own stated desire to “stand proud as a welcoming city”, and endorsing the protection and dignity of non-citizens in all city actions, including but not limited to policy, data sharing, and public safety.

    • Commit to avoid including federal immigration officers, including ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in law enforcement activities related to the World Cup, and avoid entering into agreements with federal immigration agencies for the purpose of law enforcement related to the tournament.

    • Work with local businesses and employers to create ICE-free zones.

    • In general, avoid local law enforcement or agencies participating in civil immigration enforcement and operations.

    • De-prioritize arrests for low-level offenses to reduce immigration-related consequences.

  • MARTA:

    • Implement a student fare program for the World Cup and continuing thereafter.

    • Cap fares so passengers pay only for actual rides taken. MARTA should cap transit fares when it rolls out the new fare system, so passengers only pay for the actual rides they take within a certain time period, up to the cost of a day or weekly pass. This would be a big win for riders who need it most. A 30 day pass costs $95 up front, so reducing that to $2.50 over time would support riders who don't have $95 cash on hand. MARTA's new fare technology will make it feasible to implement this change. MARTA would benefit from having increased ridership, which makes transit feel safer.

    • Provide funding for the hiring of city ambassadors who ride transit, are local, familiar with available resources, and trained as community health workers. This should be managed by an existing nonprofit with street outreach experience.  This will help ensure minimization of unnecessary interactions between law enforcement and the public, and promote timely connection to services for various needs. Hiring should emphasize people with lived experience, including formerly incarcerated people.

    Permanent street & transit improvements:
    To maximize the impact of existing city investments and ensure long-term benefits, we propose the following:

    Expand safe streets & multimodal access

    • Safe Street projects:

      • Per 24-O-1483, the ordinance supporting Atlanta Urban Redevelopment Area (AURA) revenue bonds for FWC readiness, incorporate safe street projects into planned resurfacing and transit improvements

    • Build a protected bike network:

      • Establish north-south protected bike lanes on Courtland and Piedmont.

      • Establish east-west protected bike lanes on Portman and MLK.

    • Create dedicated bus lanes:

      • On Courtland and along the Summerhill BRT corridor (MLK & Mitchell).

      • On North Avenue to improve east-west transit connectivity.

    • Expand bike and pedestrian infrastructure:

      • Build a bike lane on COP/Walker from Marietta to Peters.

      • Convert Peachtree Street, International Boulevard, and Centennial Olympic Park Drive to pedestrian- and bike-only zones (Baker to Marietta) during the World Cup, creating a safer and more vibrant event experience.

    To make transit, biking, and micromobility viable for all riders, we propose the following:

    • Maintain all existing bike lanes and transit services throughout the event, ensuring riders have uninterrupted access.

    • Keep MARTA Streetcar operational to provide continuous access to downtown destinations.

    • Support bike and scooter valet services for event attendees:

      • Partner with Two Wheel Valet to provide secure parking for personal bikes and scooters at all World Cup events, encouraging low-carbon travel.

      • Request micromobility providers deploy on-site attendants to organize the influx of shared micromobility vehicles in designated parking zones.

    • Temporarily lift the geofenced restriction around the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC) during the World Cup:

      • With micromobility attendants managing vehicle parking, the current geofence should be lifted to enable seamless first- and last-mile connections for attendees.

      • This will reduce congestion, improve accessibility, and ensure an orderly parking system near key venues.

    Expand micromobility to support equitable transportation access

    • Increase the permitted number of micromobility vehicles during the World Cup, ensuring more people can access low-carbon, shared mobility options.

      • Additional revenue from these permits should be directed to the Safety and Mobility Fund to finance future bike/scoot lanes and pedestrian infrastructure.

    Signage & wayfinding improvements:

    • Improve multimodal wayfinding to connect key transit hubs to World Cup venues

    • Minimize single-use plastics at World Cup events

    • Promote reuse of water bottles through water-filling stations.

    • Source food from Southeast-based farmers.

    • Implement recycling and composting programs at World Cup events with clear signage and training.

    • Donate surplus food and materials to local organizations.

    • Purchase and use renewable energy sources (e.g., solar).

    • Align actions with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

    • Monitor and verify that city actions do not harm biodiversity.

    • Develop a public survey to assess resident concerns, in partnership with Play Fair ATL.

    • Require monthly public meetings or town halls between the City, FIFA, Host Committee, and the public. Ensure that meetings have at least one week’s notice.

    • Maintain regular communication with Play Fair ATL through weekly calls and monthly meetings.

    • Publish a public report and tracker detailing projected World Cup revenue and spending plans.

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