• Transit to the Beltline gets a big boost

    Mayor Andre Dickens has proposed six new transit links to the Beltline trail that would increase access for Atlanta residents who don’t live near the 22-mile circuit.

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  • What will $2.5 billion buy?

    Capital costs for the entire 22-mile Beltline streetcar are estimated to run around $2.5 billion.

    How could this money support alternative solutions?

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BATBlog: Better Atlanta Transit Articles and Opinion Pieces
Nonprofit leaders call for wheels-and-heels on Beltline
Nonprofit leaders call for wheels-and-heels on Beltline
Beltline must address growing congestion on Eastside Trail
Beltline must address growing congestion on Eastside Trail
Mobility progress on yet another front: Trails ATL
Mobility progress on yet another front: Trails ATL
The Beltline’s Emerald Necklace revisited
The Beltline’s Emerald Necklace revisited
Dickens puts transit expansion plans back on track
Dickens puts transit expansion plans back on track
Time for Atlanta to adopt an integrated mobility strategy
Time for Atlanta to adopt an integrated mobility strategy
How would Atlantans pay for Beltline rail?
How would Atlantans pay for Beltline rail?
Expect Beltline rail to cost around $3 billion
Expect Beltline rail to cost around $3 billion
GSU Law Review: Parkway fight holds lessons for Beltline rail
GSU Law Review: Parkway fight holds lessons for Beltline rail
Beltline rail panned by experts for 20 years
Beltline rail panned by experts for 20 years
UPDATED: The runoff and better transit for Atlanta
UPDATED: The runoff and better transit for Atlanta
Short doc on Atlanta transit, walkability
Short doc on Atlanta transit, walkability
Bob Amick: Beltline rail bad for business
Bob Amick: Beltline rail bad for business
Mobility solutions take a hit in Cobb County
Mobility solutions take a hit in Cobb County
A very familiar streetcar story in Seattle
A very familiar streetcar story in Seattle
When $230 million becomes $2.5 billion
When $230 million becomes $2.5 billion
A desire named streetcar
A desire named streetcar
Beltline streetcar grass track adds incremental cost
Beltline streetcar grass track adds incremental cost
Dickens clarifies Beltline rail stand
Dickens clarifies Beltline rail stand
Don’t let a streetcar roll over the Beltline Arboretum
Don’t let a streetcar roll over the Beltline Arboretum
New Lime bike spotlights micromobility access
New Lime bike spotlights micromobility access
I-285 transit moves forward, bit-by-bit
I-285 transit moves forward, bit-by-bit
Mythbuster 4: Beltline rail is just the start of a streetcar system
Mythbuster 4: Beltline rail is just the start of a streetcar system
Pedaling at windmills
Pedaling at windmills
8 micromobilty lessons from Holland
8 micromobilty lessons from Holland

Life on the Beltline

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  • "Don't pour money on top of a mountain of success"

    Hans Klein, Associate Professor Public Policy, Georgia Tech

  • "There's a good argument being made to skip building the pricey streetcar route on the Beltline and simply pave the unused space with added lanes for bikes and scoters. There'd be a lot better movement of the humans already there. And the savings could be spent on other needed transit projects."

    Bill Torpy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

  • "We're forcing ourselves into a solution that may not make sense"

    Walter Brown, former Ponce City Market Executive

  • “With so much money and potential impact on the line, I’m all for a healthy dialogue about the future of BeltLine transit. Hash out the pros and cons with updated projections, renderings, methods and experiences.”

    Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution