Class Year
2026
Department
Urban Studies
Advisor
Jacob Koch
Abstract
Constructed according to a car-centric vision typical of American suburbs, one segment of Buford Highway outside Atlanta has become a corridor defined by immigrants who often walk and use public transit. These behaviors conflict with the existing car-focused infrastructure, compelling government actors to make the Highway more multimodal. Progress towards that goal is ongoing and precarious, demonstrating wider systemic challenges in U.S. planning and local governance.
Recommended Citation
Kamma, Amit, "Remaking Buford Highway: Immigration and the Struggle for Walkable Suburbia" (2026). Harvey M. Applebaum ’59 Award. 32.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/applebaum_award/32
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