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[KevinKorell]

Opinion in Rough Draft Atlanta,  11/27/23:

 

 

    Deliver transit on the BeltLine, for equity and all, just as we were promised    

 

 

In 1995, I lived in Old Fourth Ward on John Wesley Dobbs and Sampson Street, in the lofts next to what is now Ladybird. I parked my car on the BeltLine right-of-way where the light rail lines will go. I’ve watched the entire city transform in the 3 decades since, with an emphasis on the area near the Eastside trail, where I have lived, worked, exercised, and played. 

 

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[KevinKorell]

Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution, 2/9/24:

 

 

   Beltline, MARTA moving forward with rail expansion    

 

 

Recent opposition has not prompted any significant reconsideration of plans to add light rail along the Beltline, leaders say.

 

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[KevinKorell]

Atlanta News First, 3/8/24:

 

 

     BeltLine transit battle: Inside the design draft of MARTA’s Streetcar east extension line  

 

 

MARTA is designing the east extension of the Streetcar line, connecting downtown Atlanta to the BeltLine, with a projection of opening to riders by 2028.

 

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[CNJRoss]

Railway Track and Structures, 3/25/24

 

MARTA’s New Murphy Crossing Station Will Connect to BeltLine

 

ATLANTA – Along with three new infill stations, there will be a new MARTA station at Murphy Crossing to connect MARTA to the BeltLine for the first time.

 

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens announced that there will be new MARTA stations along its existing rail lines. In his annual State of the City address, Mayor Dickens spoke about “Murphy Crossing,” a redevelopment project that comes on the heels of the success of the Ponce City Market revitalization, according to Atlanta News First.

 

At Murphy Crossing, there will be a new MARTA station that will connect MARTA to the BeltLine for the first time. As well, there are three additional infill stations as the city partners with MARTA. As of reporting, the details on these three stations has not been released.

 

 

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[KevinKorell]

WXIA-TV, Channel 11 in Atlanta, GA, 4/24/24:
 

 

  Mayor Dickens raises cost concern for streetcar project on BeltLine   

Mayor Andre Dickens sounded a note of caution Wednesday about building a new streetcar line on the Atlanta BeltLine.

 

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