The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership recently led the charge on submitting the Atlanta BeltLine for a national award from the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists. While many of the … Continue Reading →
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Awards Atlanta BeltLine $600,000 Grant
Atlanta BeltLine to be Featured Prominently in Upcoming National Brownfields Conference ATLANTA – With approximately 1,100 acres of former industrial sites along the Atlanta BeltLine corridor, brownfield remediation is a … Continue Reading →
Recap: Atlanta BeltLine Earth Day 2013
Keep Atlanta Beautiful, Trees Atlanta, the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, and Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. spearheaded this year’s successful Earth Day on the Atlanta BeltLine. With additional support from Park Pride, the Atlanta … Continue Reading →
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. 2012 Annual Report Now Online!
Over the course of 2012, the Atlanta BeltLine reached several new significant milestones. The 2012 Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Annual Report reviews the highlights in all of the project’s program areas … Continue Reading →
Earth Day on the Atlanta BeltLine
Registration is underway for the 2013 Earth Day on the Atlanta BeltLine on Saturday, April 20, 2013. Atlanta BeltLine, Inc., the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, Park Pride, Trees Atlanta, the Atlanta … Continue Reading →
Recap: Organic Land Care Symposium
The 2013 Organic Land Care Symposium was a resounding success with 100 attendees from across the city and state. Two educational sessions in the morning covered such topics as the … Continue Reading →
Update: Edgewood Avenue Will Close for Construction on April 3, 2013
Demolition and Construction Will Be Complete by April 2014 ATLANTA – Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI), in partnership with the City of Atlanta Department of Public Works, will close the Edgewood … Continue Reading →
Eastside Trail wins Best in Real Estate Award!
On February 28, the Atlanta Business Chronicle gave the Best in Real Estate award for “Best Land Deal” to the Eastside Trail. This is a great honor for the Atlanta … Continue Reading →
New York Times: Now Atlanta Is Turning Old Tracks Green
The New York Times profiled the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail in today’s paper. It is on the front of the National section in the print edition. Below are some excerpts: “The … Continue Reading →
$2.5 million in Bike Improvements Coming to Atlanta in 2013
Thanks to a $2.5 million boost, the City of Atlanta will start to see bike improvements this year. The Atlanta City Council voted Monday to support a package of high-priority … Continue Reading →
Tips for keeping life courteous, safe, and clean on the Eastside Trail
We’re extremely pleased with the large numbers of people using the Eastside Trail on a daily basis and are encouraged to see the high level of positive interaction between trail … Continue Reading →
New Property Acquired to Connect the Atlanta BeltLine with Historic Fourth Ward Park
ATLANTA, GA. – On the last day of 2012, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) purchased a critical property from The Trust for Public Land that will connect the recently opened Eastside … Continue Reading →
Get the latest updates with our December 2012 quarterly newsletter
Our last quarterly newsletter of 2012 is here! You can check out the December issue right now for the latest on: What’s Next for the Atlanta BeltLine? $3 Million Donation … Continue Reading →
Funding Transportation’s Future
The following op ed was published in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on November 27, 2012. By Kasim Reed During the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln pushed forward with building the transcontinental … Continue Reading →
What’s Next for the Atlanta BeltLine? Citywide Conversation Recap
***UPDATE: Take the Survey!*** The Atlanta BeltLine is crafting an Implementation Plan that will guide the project’s development over the next 20 years. This survey is critical to our planning … Continue Reading →
The Atlanta BeltLine and Brownfield Remediation and Redevelopment
An aspect of the Atlanta BeltLine that is one of the project’s pillars, but receives less attention than parks, trails and transit, is brownfield remediation. From a regulatory perspective, brownfields … Continue Reading →
Eastside Trail wins Golden Shoe Award from PEDS!
Thank you to PEDS for recognizing the power of the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail to make our city a safer place for people on foot! During their annual Golden Shoe … Continue Reading →
Fact-check: Setting the Record Straight about Falsehoods in an AJC Op-Ed
Today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution published two opinion pieces, one by the Chairmen of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, and another by a representative of the Reason Foundation. You … Continue Reading →
The Atlanta BeltLine is a Game Changer
By John Somerhalder, Chairman of the Board, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc., and Charlie Shufeldt, Chairman of the Board of The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership This page is regularly filled with: Pleas to create … Continue Reading →
Citywide Conversation: Next Steps for Implementing the Atlanta BeltLine
What are the next steps for the Atlanta BeltLine? The Atlanta BeltLine is a massive, comprehensive project that touches more than 45 neighborhoods. While a great deal of work has … Continue Reading →
Historic Fourth Ward Park – A Development of Excellence
Historic Fourth Ward Park from Atlanta Regional Commission on Vimeo. On Friday, October 12, the Atlanta Regional Commission bestowed its highest honor upon Historic Fourth Ward Park, the Development of … Continue Reading →
Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Time to crank up the way back machine! With Monday’s official opening of the Eastside Trail, it’s hard not to be excited by the possibilities this new public space provides for our … Continue Reading →
Thank You to Atlanta Magazine for Groundbreaker Award!
On September 18, the Atlanta BeltLine received one of the inaugural “Groundbreaker Awards” from Atlanta Magazine. We are extremely proud of this recognition. They write: “Six years into the twenty-five-year … Continue Reading →
Thanks to Creative Loafing for 2 Best of Atlanta Awards!
It is an honor to once again be recognized by the staff and readers of Creative Loafing, our indispensable intown alternative weekly paper. Since the inception of the Atlanta BeltLine, Creative … Continue Reading →