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.

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 10/30/24 Walter Brown 10/30/24

When $230 million becomes $2.5 billion

The $230 million Streetcar Extension East, which includes the first phase of the Beltline streetcar, is enveloped in controversy. That’s just the tip of the dollar-berg

Walter Brown 10/29/24 Walter Brown 10/29/24

A desire named streetcar

Most Atlantans agree that we need a greener, more equitable, more connected city. But, over the last two decades, Beltline streetcar advocates have poured their aspirations into a single project — at the expense of others.

Walter Brown 10/10/24 Walter Brown 10/10/24

Beltline streetcar grass track adds incremental cost

Putting lipstick on a pig can be a bit of challenge. But it won’t break the bank. That’s our takeaway from a June report by a MARTA consultant on a proposal to use a grass track bed for the Beltline streetcar.

Walter Brown 8/8/24 Walter Brown 8/8/24

Dickens clarifies Beltline rail stand

Mayor Andre Dickens insisted last week that he’d like to see the Beltline streetcar built. But he also warned that the 22-mile rail loop might not be affordable. Check out the mayor’s most extensive comments yet on the controversial rail project.

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