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Dickens teases upcoming plans after City Council backs Beltline rail
On Sept. 21, the Atlanta City Council formally backed the addition of light rail along the Beltline with a unanimous vote. Now what? After nearly two hours of public comment at the City Council meeting, 14 councilmembers voted to pass Kelsea Bond’s Beltline rail resolution. It…

Atlanta’s Kelsea Bond on Beltline light rail: ‘We need to get back on track’
All signs point to a growing consensus for rail along the Atlanta Beltline. The latest development? A proposed resolution by Atlanta City Councilperson Kelsea Bond of support for light rail all along the corridor is being co-sponsored by 10 of her colleagues. Originally, eight…

Could light rail be the Beltline’s next chapter? Atlanta’s transit vision comes into focus
Atlantans already walk it, bike it and run it. Now, the Atlanta Beltline is asking residents to imagine another way of moving around the loop: by train. On the evening of Sept. 3, Atlanta Beltline staff, transit planners and community members gathered at Lee + White Food Hall…

Beltline is back on board with rail. Will a councilmember’s plan keep it on track?
The Atlanta Beltline is officially back on board with light rail, and Atlanta District 2 City Councilmember Kelsea Bond has a plan to keep the project on track. On Sept. 8, Bond introduced a resolution to “affirm the Atlanta City Council’s commitment to and support for Beltline…