Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

Council president’s election - Malhotra, Overstreet on transit

Candidates for City Council President Rohit Malhotra and Marci Collier Overstreet offer extensive answers to BAT’s four questions about Atlanta’s transit and mobility future.

Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

District 2 election - Council District 2: Smith, Mack & Jones on transit

Three candidates for Atlanta City Council District 2 — Alex Bevel Jones, Courtney Smith and Rod Mack — share their views and ideas on the city’s transit and mobility changes.

Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

District 7 election - Worthy, King, Daly & Christy on transit

Four candidates for Atlanta City Council District 7 — Jamie Anne Christy, Rebecca King, Allen Daly and Thomas Worthy — offer their observations and ideas on the transit and mobility challenges that Atlanta faces.

Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

District 11 election – Ingram & Martin on transit

Toni Bell Ingram and Wayne Martin, candidates for an open City Council seat representing southwest Atlanta shared their positions on transit and mobility by participating in Better Atlanta Transit’s questionnaire on the topic.

Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

District 9 candidate Charles Bourgeois on transit

District 9 City Council Charles Bourgeois answers BAT’s questions about Atlanta’s transit and mobility challenges.

Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

District 4 election - Councilmember Jason Dozier on transit

District 4 Councilmember Jason Dozier offers up his thoughts on Atlanta's transit and mobility challenges in responses to BAT's questions.

Walter Brown 10/9/25 Walter Brown 10/9/25

Post 1 candidate Matt Rinker on transit

Matt Rinker has taken on quite a task: He’s trying to unseat Michael Julian Bond — an eight-term, at-large member of Atlanta City Council. Rinker offers up his thoughts on Atlanta’s transit and mobility challenges.

Walter Brown 5/19/25 Walter Brown 5/19/25

Nonprofit leaders call for wheels-and-heels on Beltline

The push to separate wheels and heels on the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail got a big boost over the weekend from the leaders of four major nonprofits that are deeply vested in the Beltline’s success.

Walter Brown 4/4/25 Walter Brown 4/4/25

Beltline must address growing congestion on Eastside Trail

An injury suffered by a young girl last week in a collision with a bicycle highlights a safety challenge on the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail. The comments accompanying a NextDoor post by the victim's father make it clear that this was not an isolated incident.

Walter Brown 3/20/25 Walter Brown 3/20/25

Mobility progress on yet another front: Trails ATL

The city’s come up with a long-awaited plan to build some 500 miles of bike and walking trails. Trails ATL is just the latest in a spate of initiatives that could finally address our mobility issues.

Walter Brown 3/19/25 Walter Brown 3/19/25

The Beltline’s Emerald Necklace revisited

Twenty years ago, the Trust for Public Land imagined a future for the Atlanta Beltline. It’s remarkable how much of that vision has become reality.

Guest User 3/14/25 Guest User 3/14/25

Dickens puts transit expansion plans back on track

Mayor Andre Dickens put Atlanta’s transit plans on a more viable track when he and a top aide outlined an integrated approach to mobility before the MARTA Board of Directors. The plan reprioritizes Beltline rail segments, and puts new emphasis on equity, bus rapid transit and micromobility.

Walter Brown 1/23/25 Walter Brown 1/23/25

Time for Atlanta to adopt an integrated mobility strategy

A Better Atlanta Transit report calls upon Atlanta leaders to develop an Integrated Mobility Strategy – similar to those adopted in Charlotte, Dallas, Los Angeles and other peer cities.

Walter Brown 1/6/25 Walter Brown 1/6/25

How would Atlantans pay for Beltline rail?

You’d have to raid a lot of public kitties to build $3 billion worth of Beltline rail. A funding plan proposed by rail boosters would drag much of that money away from bike lanes, affordable housing and other transit projects.

Walter Brown 12/19/24 Walter Brown 12/19/24

Expect Beltline rail to cost around $3 billion

The price tag is likely to be Beltline rail’s undoing. But neither the city nor MARTA profess to have a good idea of what that price tag will be. So we came up with a low-ball estimate. “Low ball” doesn’t always mean “low.”

Walter Brown 12/16/24 Walter Brown 12/16/24

GSU Law Review: Parkway fight holds lessons for Beltline rail

The Georgia State Law Review has insightful article on Beltline transit and the role that advocacy groups have played in molding Atlanta.

Walter Brown 12/11/24 Walter Brown 12/11/24

Beltline rail panned by experts for 20 years

Beltline rail followed an unusual path to get this far down the track. Each time a closer look identified problems or planners proposed putting resources toward more viable projects, rail enthusiasts pressed to keep the dream alive.

Walter Brown 12/2/24 Walter Brown 12/2/24

UPDATED: The runoff and better transit for Atlanta

Walter Brown 11/23/24 Walter Brown 11/23/24

Short doc on Atlanta transit, walkability

This eight-minute video from The Daily Conversation nicely describes Atlanta transit woes and the embrace by many residents of a less car-centric vision for the inner city.

Walter Brown 11/19/24 Walter Brown 11/19/24

Bob Amick: Beltline rail bad for business

“Entrepreneurs are close observers of the lay of the land around them,” famed restaurateur Bob Amick writes. “Those of us who run restaurants and other customer-facing businesses are always on the lookout for threats and opportunities. It’s pretty clear to me which of those the Beltline streetcar is.”

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