Atlanta News First at 7: City proposes extending downtown Atlanta streetcar to the south instead of east
City officials have changed their plans for a proposed MARTA streetcar extension to the BeltLine. The original design draft connected the streetcar in downtown Atlanta to the Eastside Trail. But in a MARTA Board of Directors meeting on Thursday,
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.
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.
Dickens rejects new MARTA audit findings, pulls support of streetcar extension on Eastside Trail
Mayor Andre Dickens appeared at the MARTA Board of Directors meeting on March 13 to reject the findings of a new spending audit and to announce he was pulling his support for the streetcar extension to the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail.
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to change course on Beltline rail
The mayor is opposed to starting the build-out of a Beltline rail network with the proposed streetcar extension that would run along the Eastside Trail.
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Shortly after 3 a.m., the tornado watch ended for metro Atlanta. Eastern Georgia counties remain under a tornado watch until 10 a.m.
Local commercial firm buys East Atlanta Village retail portfolio
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East Point officer shot a woman, Trauneycia Langley, who was armed with a knife and in distress; GBI investigates.
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Family seeks justice after father of six is fatally shot in East Point
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MARTA to close East Lake Station south entrance for pedestrian bridge replacement
ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will close the south entrance of East Lake Station ...
TOUR Championship at East Lake on track for largest hospitality build in history of event
As the demand for a front-row seat at the final event of the PGA TOUR season continues to rise, so has the desire to evolve ...