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| Formation | April 2005 (19 years ago) |
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| Legal status | Georgia non-profit |
| Purpose | Urban redevelopment and mobility |
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President and Chief Executive Officer (ABI), Executive Director (ABP) | Clyde Higgs (ABI), Rob Brawner (ABP) |
Main organ | Atlanta Beltline Inc. (ABI) and Atlanta Beltline Partnership (ABP) |
| Website | beltline.org |
The Atlanta Beltline is an open and planned loop of 22 miles (35 km) of multi-use trail and light rail transit on a former railway corridor around the core of Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta Beltline is designed to reconnect neighborhoods and communities historically divided and marginalized by infrastructure, improve transportation, add green space, promote redevelopment, create and preserve affordable housing, and showcase arts and culture. The project is in varying stages of development, with several mainline and spur trails complete. Since the passage of the More MARTA sales tax in 2016, construction of the light rail streetcar system is overseen by MARTA in close partnership with Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
The Beltline will be connected to MARTA's first bus rapid transit (BRT) line. The line is currently under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2025 with revenue service beginning in late 2025. The 5-mile line will run from downtown Atlanta, through Summerhill, and end at the Beltline. The BRT line named the "MARTA Rapid Summerhill", will utilize new 60-foot articulated electric buses.