The BeltLine Strategic Implementation Plan is a comprehensive strategic work plan providing an overarching execution strategy for the balance of the infrastructure and complimentary priorities in the Atlanta BeltLine program. The plan is important because it charts the course for completion of the BeltLine program, including trails, transit preparedness, parks, affordable housing, economic development, public art, historic preservation, and more, by the sunset of the BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD) – one of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.’s significant funding sources – by the end of 2030. Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. hired Cincar Consulting Group, LLC (C2G) to update the plan with consistent consideration to equity and community benefits.

First developed and published in 2013, the Strategic Implementation Plan suggested project prioritization based on project readiness, equity in development and development impact, consistency with City goals, and available financial options. These prioritization criteria were vetted with the community through an extensive community engagement process. With the prioritization criteria, the plan projected funding that would be available through the BeltLine Tax Allocation District TAD and outlined how the infrastructure could be constructed over three time periods. The plan update, scheduled to be completed in summer 2023, focuses on updating the strategies, priorities, and funding to complete the suite of BeltLine projects and programs. In collaboration with neighborhoods surrounding the Atlanta BeltLine, the plan update will refine remaining projects, their timing, sequencing, and economic scenarios, with consistent consideration to equity and community benefits, and provide a roadmap to completion by the end of 2030.