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[KevinKorell]

WGCL-TV, CBS-46 in Atlanta, GA, 9/12/22:

 

 

   Atlanta’s Streetcar set to expand to the BeltLine, but is it worth it?  

 

 

On Monday, transportation officials held a public meeting to outline the latest designs of the Streetcar East Extension Project.

 

 

Read this.

[KevinKorell]

WSB-TV, Channel 2 in Atlanta, GA, 9/12/22:

 

 

   Plans moving forward to expand Atlanta Streetcar to Ponce City Market  

 

 

The long-awaited expansion of the Atlanta Streetcar is moving forward.

 

 

That story can be read here.

[KevinKorell]

The Center Square, 9/14/22:

 

 

     Georgia's MARTA plans to extend Atlanta streetcar line eastward  

 

 

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority plans to spend $176 to 215 million to extend Atlanta’s streetcar line eastward.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Urbanize Atlanta,   9/21/22:

 

 

   Video clip vividly shows new ATL Streetcar route to Ponce City Market  

 

 

Over the course of two public meetings last week, MARTA officials detailed plans for the first extension of the Atlanta Streetcar’s original, 2.7-mile loop. Now an explanatory video is easily accessible (above, for instance) that shows exactly what the transit agency has in mind.

 

Story and video

[KevinKorell]

Urbanize Atlanta, 9/23/22:

 

 

  BeltLine rail naysayers speak out against 'idiotic' project      

 

 

Some homeowners, business leaders, and other residents in neighborhoods such as Inman Park and Old Fourth Ward are concerned that only one side of the story is being told regarding MARTA’s plans for extending downtown’s streetcar system to Ponce City Market via the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Saporta Report,   10/3/22:

 

 

   Is Streetcar extension just the start of BeltLine rail, or also its end?  

 

 

The Atlanta Streetcar extension onto the Eastside Atlanta BeltLine is moving toward a final design phase with no clear answer to its oldest question: What the heck is this transit service for, exactly?

 

Article

[KevinKorell]

Saporta Report,  11/3/22:

 

 

    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 closed to motor vehicles from Nov. 7 to 13 to test a possible permanent closure for future Atlanta Streetcar service.

 

Article

[KevinKorell]

Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution, 11/11/22:

 

 

   Atlanta Streetcar extension sparks concerns from some area residents  

 

 

Long-sought plans for transit on the Atlanta Beltline are taking a big step forward as MARTA plans to extend the downtown streetcar to Ponce City Market.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Urbanize Atlanta, 2/2/23:

 

 

  Georgia Tech professor slams BeltLine rail idea; supporters fire back    

 

 

Five months after MARTA officials unveiled detailed plans for extending the current 2.7-mile downtown Atlanta Streetcar loop to Ponce City Market, dotting the route with five new stops in between, the project remains (surprisingly) polarizing.  

 

Story

[KevinKorell]

WAGA-TV, Fox-5 in Atlanta, GA, 2/28/23:

 

 

  Atlanta Streetcar expansion could be 'disruptive' of BeltLine life, some residents say    

 

 

Testing is underway this week for the Atlanta Streetcar, which MARTA sidelined late last year after safety concerns were raised during an inspection.

 

That story