King Historic District residents directly affected by the planned Atlanta Streetcar extension onto the Beltline are insisting that the city get more transparent about the project. But they aren’t optimistic that their efforts will bring any changes.

Last spring, a handful of longtime transit advocates met on the Beltline Kroger patio to drink beer and talk about a shared concern: Was MARTA really going to put the Atlanta Streetcar on the Beltline?