Center for Urban Research hopes to address socioeconomic inequities in Atlanta neighborhoods

In this March 2016, file photo, the Georgia Tech campus is shown as the downtown Atlanta skyline looms in the background. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The Georgia Institute of Technology and the City of Atlanta Office of the Mayor have launched a new center to address socioeconomic inequities in Atlanta neighborhoods.

It’s called the Center for Urban Research.

David Edwards, who serves as the director of the center, was a guest on Wednesday’s edition of “Closer Look.”