Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is urging residents to finalize their storm preparations early and stay off the roads starting Saturday afternoon as black ice becomes a major threat.

A lofty proposal to extend the city’s tax allocation districts and hopes of expanding MARTA into a regional transit system are two of the top items on Dickens’ agenda.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens was sworn in Monday for a second term, taking the oath of office in front of a large crowd at Georgia State University.

Mayor Andre Dickens pledged at his swearing-in ceremony Monday to defeat Atlanta's stubborn poverty and economic inequality in his final term as the city's chief executive. Why it matters: Dickens wants to make Atlanta more affordable and improve residents' quality of life without displacing communities amid a shaky economy and dwindling federal support for cities.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens called on Fulton County and the state of Georgia to do more to address the lack of a major medical facility on the city's southside and said the city is not responsible for fixing the problem.

An oversight commission tasked with reviewing the neighborhood improvement plans met for the first time last week.