It’s so frustrating to keep revisiting the issue of whether to build rail on the BeltLine after years of repeated voter and citizen support for the concept.
Tag: Atlanta BeltLine
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Little Amal in Atlanta – Woodruff Arts Center, Eastside BeltLine, Center for Civil and Human Rights, Downtown Decatur – October 8 & 10, 2023
To see fuller versions of the photos, click on any image and swipe right or left. Read more about Little Amal’s visit to Atlanta in Delaney Tarr’s column.
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ATL Park Jam: Celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, Atlanta’s impact
Styled after a classic block party, the event will include lots of live music, dance, visual art and food.
Posted inHannah Jones
Atlanta BeltLine breaks ground on segment of Northeast Trail, winds through Piedmont Park
Northeast Trail Segment 1 is a .9 mile stretch that will connect Segment 2 and the Eastside Trail.
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Groundbreaking set for BeltLine trail through Piedmont Park, 10th/Monroe intersection fix
An Aug. 4 groundbreaking is set for the Atlanta BeltLine’s trail through Piedmont Park, a project that also includes long-awaited bicycle and pedestrian safety changes to the intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive. Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI), the planner of the trail and transit loop, says it expects to introduce the project’s contractor at […]
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Great Outdoors Day will celebrate natural spaces with activities on the BeltLine this weekend
The family-friendly schedule includes interactive activities like casting demonstrations and archery lessons.
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The BeltLine Chronicles: A 68-page ode to the urban pathway
The BeltLine Chronicles follows a narrator named George as he discovers Atlanta’s 22-mile loop — reflecting on its history while exploring its present and future.
Posted inColumns, Maria's Metro
Celebrating MARTA’s vote to advance the Streetcar along the BeltLine
At long last! The MARTA board voted to advance the eastern extension of the Atlanta Streetcar to Ponce City Market at its meeting on April 13 – a move that was significant on multiple levels.
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Atlanta BeltLine breaks ground on 1.2-mile stretch of Southside Trail
The sun was shining and the excitement was palpable among city leaders, the BeltLine crew and residents in attendance.
Posted inColumns, Maria's Metro
Less is less with More MARTA projects
As a lover of transit – especially rail, my heart has been broken repeatedly by the unrealized opportunities metro Atlanta has had over several decades.
Posted inColumns, John Ruch
Atlanta Botanical Garden’s BeltLine self-storage plan is blasted by a review committee
The Atlanta Botanical Garden’s plan to swap one Atlanta BeltLine self-storage facility for another was raked over the coals Jan. 18 by a review committee.
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Art on the BeltLine: 10-foot, Caddo Tribe-inspired sculpture installed by Ponce City Market
The indigenous art form was nearly lost.
Posted inColumns, Maria's Metro
Proposed new storage facility at Atlanta BeltLine and Piedmont Park a blow to city’s urban design
You’ve got to be kidding. That is my initial reaction to the news that a new storage facility is being proposed along Monroe Drive – steps away from a major node of the Atlanta BeltLine, Piedmont Park and the Virginia-Highland community.
Posted inColumns, John Ruch
A Virginia-Highland preschool plan becomes a proxy for BeltLine and preservation debates
A Virginia-Highland preschool’s expansion plan has sparked one of those neighborhood battles that is about way more than just that site.
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Atlanta Botanical Garden buys BeltLine property in Virginia-Highland
The Atlanta Botanical Garden has purchased a vacant commercial building on the Atlanta BeltLine in Virginia-Highland for $13.5 million.
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Streets at BeltLine’s Eastside Trail to close to motor vehicles for Streetcar experiment Nov. 7 to 13
Irwin Street and Lake Avenue at the Atlanta BeltLine will be close to motor vehicles Nov. 7-13 to test a possible permanent closure for future Atlanta Streetcar service.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Delta’s $1 million grant to Agnes Scott, three local students sell charity tote bags, Indigenous Stickball Summit on BeltLine
This weekend, get in the spooky spirit a little early with the Little 5 Points Halloween Parade and Festival. Grab your costume — whether funny and fantastical or gory and frightening — and head to Little 5 Points for two days of festive creepiness including events like the Silver Scream Spook Show and the Rainy […]
