Following the City of Atlanta’s recent announcement of the project list it plans to fund with the 15 percent of local funds from the Transportation Referendum, there are many projects … Continue Reading →
Transportation Options, Walkability and Seniors
A recent article from Switchboard shows a video produced by AARP in collaboration with StreetFilms that illustrates how walkable, transit-oriented neighborhoods can help seniors. The six-minute video features conversations with … Continue Reading →
The Regional Significance of the Atlanta BeltLine and Streetcar Projects
Today’s AJC has an op ed by John Somerhalder, Chairman of the Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. board of directors. The piece stresses the regional importance of the Atlanta BeltLine and Streetcar … Continue Reading →
On the Atlanta BeltLine and Cities Around the World
Ryan Gravel recently authored a piece for CNN.com that looks at the Atlanta BeltLine, and projects like it, and how they change people’s perceptions of the places in which they live, … Continue Reading →
Brookings Expert Makes Case for Walkable Communities, and Transportation Referendum
Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Chris Leinberger penned two op eds this weekend about the ever-increasing importance of walkable communities. In Sunday’s New York Times piece he explains new research that shows … Continue Reading →
It’s Transportation and the Economy, Stupid.
The volume is rising. The “debate intensifies.” Critics are predictably nitpicking the project list for the upcoming Transportation Referendum. What to make of it all? When it comes to the … Continue Reading →
USA Today: People Want to Live in Cities
Taking a look around the country, USA Today wrote about the trend of people increasingly wanting to live in more walkable urban environments and real estate developers responding to this … Continue Reading →
The Atlanta BeltLine Master Planning Process is Officially Complete!
After five years of study groups, citywide conversations, community meetings, and more, it’s official – Atlanta’s City Council has officially adopted all ten of the Atlanta BeltLine subarea master plans! … Continue Reading →
Sweetwater Brewery Set to Expand Alongside the Atlanta BeltLine
We’re super excited that one of the most prominent businesses on the Atlanta BeltLine is expanding! Sweetwater Brewery on Ottley Drive held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday, March 20 that was … Continue Reading →
Live Along the Atlanta BeltLine: Deadline Extended for Atlanta BeltLine Downpayment Assistance!
Are you still looking for up to $50,000 in downpayment assistance to buy a home along the Atlanta BeltLine? We have huge news for you! Our downpayment assistance program is … Continue Reading →
Business Opportunity Forum for Transportation Referendum Projects
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. in conjunction with the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council, the Atlanta Business League, and the Urban League of Greater Atlanta, the Greater Women’s Business Council and the … Continue Reading →
