Walter Brown 11/8/24 Walter Brown 11/8/24

Mobility solutions take a hit in Cobb County

As transit advocates brace for changes that might emerge from a new administration, an election result closer to home in Cobb County is likely to have a more immediate impact.

Walter Brown 11/8/24 Walter Brown 11/8/24

A very familiar streetcar story in Seattle

Seattle’s underperforming South Lake Union Streetcar has a lot in common with the unpopular Atlanta Streetcar.

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.

Walter Brown 8/5/24 Walter Brown 8/5/24

Don’t let a streetcar roll over the Beltline Arboretum

Trees Atlanta’s Beltline Arboretum has a won praise as an ecosystem restoration project. Now, it’s threatened by the Beltline Streetcar.

Walter Brown 7/31/24 Walter Brown 7/31/24

New Lime bike spotlights micromobility access

The world’s largest scooter and e-bike rental company has soft-launched a new accessibility-friendly e-bike in Atlanta.

Walter Brown 7/21/24 Walter Brown 7/21/24

I-285 transit moves forward, bit-by-bit

It could connect intown residents to major employment centers along I-285 and visa-versa. The impact on the inner metro area’s congestion, pollution, equity and development patterns could be significant.

Walter Brown 7/9/24 Walter Brown 7/9/24

Mythbuster 4: Beltline rail is just the start of a streetcar system

In 2014, Atlanta Beltline Inc. came up with the Atlanta Streetcar System as a way to justify Beltline rail. Events since have rendered the plan obsolete, leaving the case it made for the Beltline loop in tatters.

Walter Brown 7/8/24 Walter Brown 7/8/24

Pedaling at windmills

A look in pictures and words of Better Atlanta Transit’s investigation — via bicycle — of the amazing bicycle infrastructure in Ultrecht and Rotterdam.

Walter Brown 7/8/24 Walter Brown 7/8/24

8 micromobilty lessons from Holland

After a fact-finding (and fun-finding) mission to the Netherlands, Walter Brown brings eight lessons about bicycle mobility back to Atlanta.

Guest User 7/5/24 Guest User 7/5/24

Atlanta’s e-bike vouchers wildly popular

In a sign that Atlantans are embracing micromobility, nearly 9,000 residents applied over the course of one week for just 700 e-bike vouchers. The program may soon expand to meet demand.

Walter Brown 6/28/24 Walter Brown 6/28/24

Our Five Points lesson — Atlanta needs a mobility plan

The controversy over MARTA’s Five Points Station revamp is doing us all at least one favor. It’s exposed the absolute mess that passes for mobility planning in Atlanta.

Walter Brown 6/24/24 Walter Brown 6/24/24

A plea for transit from the Atlanta suburbs

Micromobility isn’t just an important part of the transit solution for the inner city. A Chamblee planning official writes in today’s AJC that suburban transit could extend its reach by making transit more accessible to foot and bike traffic.