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How would Atlantans pay for Beltline rail?
You’d have to raid a lot of public kitties to build $3 billion worth of Beltline rail. A funding plan proposed by rail boosters would drag much of that money away from bike lanes, affordable housing and other transit projects.
When $230 million becomes $2.5 billion
The $230 million Streetcar Extension East, which includes the first phase of the Beltline streetcar, is enveloped in controversy. That’s just the tip of the dollar-berg
A desire named streetcar
Most Atlantans agree that we need a greener, more equitable, more connected city. But, over the last two decades, Beltline streetcar advocates have poured their aspirations into a single project — at the expense of others.
Beltline streetcar grass track adds incremental cost
Putting lipstick on a pig can be a bit of challenge. But it won’t break the bank. That’s our takeaway from a June report by a MARTA consultant on a proposal to use a grass track bed for the Beltline streetcar.
Dickens clarifies Beltline rail stand
Mayor Andre Dickens insisted last week that he’d like to see the Beltline streetcar built. But he also warned that the 22-mile rail loop might not be affordable. Check out the mayor’s most extensive comments yet on the controversial rail project.