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District 11 election – Ingram & Martin on transit
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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.

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Post 1 candidate Matt Rinker on transit
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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.

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Beltline must address growing congestion on Eastside Trail
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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.

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Dickens puts transit expansion plans back on track
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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.

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How would Atlantans pay for Beltline rail?
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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.

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Expect Beltline rail to cost around $3 billion
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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.”

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Beltline rail panned by experts for 20 years
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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.

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Short doc on Atlanta transit, walkability
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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.

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Bob Amick: Beltline rail bad for business
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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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