Beltline, Andre Dickens and Atlanta

Mayor Dickens puts Beltline Eastside Trail transit on back-burner
Mayor Andre Dickens has changed course on Beltline rail, scrapping support for MARTA's streetcar expansion to the Eastside Trail in the near future. Why it matters: The surprise announcement at yesterday's MARTA board meeting marks a major inflection point in the development of the wildly popular linear park system and Atlanta's future growth.
Atlanta Mayor Dickens pulls support from Streetcar East extension onto Beltline
Mayor Andre Dickens no longer supports extending the Atlanta Streetcar onto the Beltline, senior staff said Thursday.
Atlanta mayor announces changing ‘vision’ of streetcar, Beltline access at MARTA board meeting
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens attended Thursday’s MARTA board meeting to discuss, among other topics, a proposed change to plans for how the MARTA streetcar service would access the Beltline.
Atlanta mayor proposing expanding transit access to BeltLine
Mayor Andre Dickens believes the MARTA streetcar could play a big role.
UPDATE: Dickens rejects new MARTA audit findings, 'reprioritizes' streetcar extension to Beltline
Mayor Andre Dickens appeared at the MARTA Board of Directors meeting on March 13 to reject the findings of a new spending audit and reprioritize extending the Downtown streetcar to Atlanta Beltline. The new audit of the More MARTA capital fund program claims the transit agency only owes $865,
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Atlanta Changes Beltline Rail Plan
City officials say they are committed to building rail connections, but are nixing a prior plan to extend the streetcar ...
House passes MARTA bus-lane enforcement bill that lays out fines for violators
In a vote of 145-22, Georgia’s House of Representatives passed House Bill 638 by last week's Crossover Day deadline. The ...
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GA: Atlanta Mayor Dickens pulls support for starting Beltline rail on Eastside trail
Mayor Andre Dickens said Thursday he no longer wants the first phase of Beltline light rail to go alongside the Eastside Trail, backing off plans he supported during his ...
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New report says MARTA owes $865K to Atlanta, not $70 million as city's audit claims
MARTA is pushing back on an independent audit commissioned by the City of Atlanta that claims the transit agency has shorted $70 million for expansion projects funded by a city sales tax. A new ...