Beltline, Atlanta and Mayor Andre Dickens

Atlanta mayor pulls back support for eastside Beltline rail service
Mayor Andre Dickens withdrew his support for beginning phase one of the Beltline light rail project on the eastside, instead pushing for streetcar expansion to the southside.
Atlanta Changes Beltline Rail Plan
City officials say they are committed to building rail connections, but are nixing a prior plan to extend the streetcar network.
GA: Atlanta Mayor Dickens pulls support for starting Beltline rail on Eastside trail
Mayor Andre Dickens said Thursday he no longer wants the first phase of Beltline light rail to go alongside the Eastside Trail, backing off plans he supported during his
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to change course on Beltline rail
The mayor is opposed to starting the build-out of a Beltline rail network with the proposed streetcar extension that would run along the Eastside Trail.
Mayor Dickens puts Beltline Eastside Trail transit on back burner
Mayor Andre Dickens has changed course on Beltline rail, scrapping support for MARTA's streetcar expansion to the Eastside Trail in the near future. Why it matters: The surprise announcement at yesterday's MARTA board meeting marks a major inflection point in the development of the wildly popular linear park system and Atlanta's future growth.
Atlanta Mayor Dickens pulls support from Streetcar East extension onto Beltline
Mayor Andre Dickens no longer supports extending the Atlanta Streetcar onto the Beltline, senior staff said Thursday.
Atlanta mayor proposing expanding transit access to BeltLine
Mayor Andre Dickens believes the MARTA streetcar could play a big role.
Atlanta mayor announces changing ‘vision’ of streetcar, Beltline access at MARTA board meeting
Mayor Andre Dickens said the city’s planning and “vision” of the streetcar service and the Beltline was changing, including ...
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How Atlanta Became a Walkable City
To me, Atlanta has long been the invisible city. Like anyone who flies with regularity (as I used to do pre-Covid), I’ve changed planes too many times at Hartsfield-Jackson airport. My joke about it ...
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The future of the Atlanta BeltLine: 4 benchmarks to watch for
BeltLine transit might be able to run alongside ... railroad tracks circling Atlanta’s urban core into a loop of light rail that would link 45 neighborhoods. But nearly 20 years after Gravel ...
Neighbors, councilmen talk next steps on controversial development near Atlanta Beltline
If the vote eventually passes, construction on the project would start by summer 2026 and take about 2.5 years to finish.