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Shirley Franklin to headline Beltline rail forum
Franklin will participate Monday evening in a panel discussion about the controversial streetcar. She’ll appear alongside affordable housing leader Renee Glover and Atlanta Community Food Bank founder Bill Bolling.
Midtown Alliance pedals hard toward smart growth
The Midtown Alliance’s emphasis on “active transportation” dovetails well with its efforts to expand transit opportunities in the district, because biking and walking provide last-mile connectivity from buses and transit stations.
The Beltline streetcar: Myths versus reality
Let’s set the record straight on the Beltline streetcar.
King District residents plead with city to address their streetcar concerns
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.
3 Questions for Atlanta Councilwoman Overstreet On Transit & Equity
As a member of Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee, Marci Collier Overstreet has pushed MARTA to pick up the pace on transit improvements in her district, which includes many transit-dependent constituents.
MYTHBUSTER #3: ‘The voters have spoken’ on Beltline rail
Atlantans have never voted for rail on the Beltline. A 2016 citywide referendum for the More MARTA half-penny sales tax came closest to a popular tally.
Transit leader Catherine Ross named to federal innovation panel
Longtime Georgia transit leader Catherine Ross has been named to an expert panel formed to advise federal Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on innovation.
E-bike rebates to benefit Atlanta residents
Electric bikes just got less expensive in Atlanta. Generous rebates for e-bike purchases to city residents won’t begin until spring, but the plan just took two pedal strokes forward.
MYTHBUSTER #2: ‘The founding idea for the Beltline is transit’
First, a caveat: “It was always in the plan” is never a good argument. Especially, when you’re talking about $2.5 billion. Unbuilt transit concepts aren’t chiseled in stone.
MYTHBUSTER #1: “The Beltline streetcar is all about equity”
The first two legs of the Beltline streetcar will serve some of intown Atlanta’s wealthiest neighborhoods. Those may be the only phases ever built.
Dobbins to city: Base new transit plan on need
A growing number of civic-minded Atlantans are coming to realize that the city’s long-standing transit strategy and plans won’t address its transportation challenges.
Who is Better Atlanta Transit?
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?