MARTA is on schedule with planned Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit project. A consultant has been hired to oversee the final engineering and design of the region’s first BRT corridor.
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Atlanta’s Eastside Trolley Line Trail to be approved, slated to open by Dec. 31, 2022
The long-awaited Eastside Trolley Line Trail, east of Little Five Points, is slated to open by Dec. 31, 2022. The date is in a contract with the PATH Foundation pending expected approval Feb. 15 by the Atlanta City Council.
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MARTA upgrades rail; riders may return as offices reopen as pandemic fades
MARTA’s $225 million rail improvement program to improve speed and safety is another marker of certainty among transit leaders that ridership on the region’s core transit system will rebound from a pandemic slump.
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Affordable housing along Atlanta BeltLine overlooked in debate of plan by BeltLine Rail Now
Affordable housing along the Atlanta BeltLine is a central concept that’s been largely overlooked in the debate over the $2.5 billion transit-funding plan produced by BeltLine Rail Now.
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Truck traffic in metro Atlanta: No end in sight as freight moves in Georgia
By David Pendered
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of periodic reports on freight logistics in metro Atlanta and Georgia.
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MARTA to buy diesel, gasoline as conversion to CNG bus fleet continues
MARTA is in the market to buy diesel fuel and gasoline for its fleet that uses both fuels as MARTA continues a planned, and ongoing, transition to a fleet powered by CNG and, potentially, electricity.
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The ATL remains bullish on future of transit despite shocks of COVID-19
By David Pendered
The region’s transit agency sends an important message in its first major report related to the crisis that is the coronavirus pandemic. The ATL remains bullish on transit and its future.
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Peachtree Street as a ‘shared space’? Comments accepted through Nov. 29
Atlanta is advancing plans to restrict vehicles on Peachtree Street in Downtown Atlanta. The deadline for submitting comments in this phase of the planning process is Sunday, Nov. 29.
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After election dust settles: Transit expansion continues in Atlanta, Clayton County
Transit expansion in metro Atlanta will continue in Atlanta and Clayton County. The region will go without eye-popping transit projects once envisioned in Gwinnett and DeKalb counties, nor will Newton County pilot a transit system, in the foreseeable future.
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Gwinnett County transit: Voters objected to heavy rail, rejected referendum
They were heard. Gwinnett County voters who said they didn’t want a heavy rail transit line helped defeat the transit referendum on the Nov. 3 ballot.
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Georgia continues to build roads, seek transit funding as other states cut back
The pandemic has not slowed road construction in metro Atlanta, nor prompted Gwinnett County to delay the vote on a proposed 1 percent transit tax. Slowdowns are underway in other states.
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Atlanta BeltLine: Equitable development report amid concerns over citizen input
The Atlanta BeltLine’s most dramatic influence on the city’s growth and decline appears in two areas of Northwest Atlanta. Since 2000, population has dropped by 16 percent south of the future Westside Park, and more than doubled west of Atlantic Station, according to an Oct. 14 report on equitable development along the BeltLine.
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MARTA’s BRT plans advance along Summerhill route in Downtown Atlanta
MARTA’s planned Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit project – a potential game-changer in metro Atlanta transit – is poised to take a major step forward with the hiring of a consultant to oversee final engineering and design.
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ATL seeks public input on $29 billion transit wish list
Metro Atlanta residents still have time to offer suggestions on the $29 billion transit wish list being assembled by the region’s transit planning agency, the ATL.
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Atlanta’s equitable development: No easy answers, but other cities could light way
As Atlanta struggles with the idea of equitable development in blighted areas, such as along the southern crescent of the Atlanta BeltLine, efforts in Washington, Detroit and Boston present real-time examples.
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Gwinnett County transit vote: Local control is the watchword
In Gwinnett County, local control is the watchword in the campaign for a proposed 1 percent sales tax to expand transit. MARTA will be involved only because state law requires it – and the role is restricted to heavy rail.
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Mobile devices now can pay fares on Atlanta Streetcar, are tip of iceberg for region
The future of transit fare collections in metro Atlanta is on display now on the Atlanta Streetcar. Mobile payments are accepted. This digital system is to be deployed across MARTA in coming months, and it’s just the tip of the iceberg.
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Now is the time for Gwinnett County to expand mass transit
By Guest Columnist AISHA YAQOOB MAHMOOD, director of the Asian American Advocacy Fund
Growing up in Gwinnett County, some of my fondest memories include weekend trips to Jimmy Carter Boulevard to get our ethnic groceries, stock up on some great Indian food, and hang out with our friends at Global Mall. Businesses along the Jimmy Carter corridor have helped bring pieces of home for many Asian communities for over 25 years. To this day, my friends and family from neighboring counties plan trips to Gwinnett, as it is revered a nexus for so many immigrant communities.
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Georgia agency recommends nine metro Atlanta transit projects for state bond funding
But will Georgia’s budget-writers do anything with the list?
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MARTA views expansion with ample cash reserves, positive credit review
MARTA’s planned service expansion in Downtown Atlanta and, possibly, into Gwinnett County comes as MARTA’s finances have received positive credit reviews and a budget that could afford to stretch federal pandemic-related funds into future years.
