In a stark reflection of Atlanta’s escalating housing affordability issues, a viral video circulating on social media highlights the harsh reality faced by many residents: living out of their cars in parking lots across the city.
The footage captures a man on day 127 of “car living,” surveying a dimly lit parking lot in Atlanta’s outskirts. “Atlanta and outskirts is crazy,” he narrates, estimating that around 50 vehicles in the lot alone are serving as makeshift homes for people unable to afford traditional housing.
Parking Lots as Homes: A Glimpse into Atlanta’s Growing Homelessness Crisis…