Rodney Milton

Biographie : Raised in Denver, Rodney Milton is a passionate professional specializing in community development and retention, comprehensive planning, and unlocking the power of housing policy to ensure equitable neighborhood change. Milton holds two master’s degrees from Florida State University and a B.S. in History from Florida A & M University. He served the city of Atlanta for nearly a decade holding the position of Assistant Director of Neighborhood Revitalization in the Department of City Planning. While at the City, Rodney led or co-managed redevelopment planning for Fort McPherson, the former Turner Field and Stadium Neighborhoods, and the City’s comprehensive development plan as well as the Atlanta’s Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments. In his role as Assistant Director, he helped advance innovative approaches to “place keeping” and “place making” in distressed neighborhoods looking to grow without displacement. Following his time at the city of Atlanta, Rodney joined the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) as a Senior Housing Policy and Development Manager. The Atlanta BeltLine is a one of the most wide-ranging urban redevelopment programs in the nation and seeks to connect 45 city of Atlanta neighborhoods through transit, trails, economic development, and affordable housing. His primary focus was ensuring ABI reached its goal of creating and preserving 5,600 quality affordable housing opportunities for residents around the BeltLine. In the year he served the BeltLine, Rodney facilitated the development of nearly 1000 affordable housing opportunities and initiated two anti-displacement programs aimed at providing assistance for renters and tax relief for homeowners experiencing rising housing costs from investments in the BeltLine. Rodney relocated to his hometown in 2020. He served the city of Aurora as its Manager of Community Development charged with the stewardship of federal funds and the implementation of the city’s Housing Strategy. R