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MARTA: First new transit line in decades to launch service soon

Rapid A-Line BRT route set to roll in April; MARTA also voices stance on recent Beltline streetcar controversy

February 12, 2026 by Josh Green

Atlanta Streetcar to make comeback soon—on same downtown loop

Service has been suspended since September; somehow the city functioned

January 13, 2026 by Josh Green

MARTA: Long pause for Atlanta Streetcar on horizon

Months-long shutdown will address utilities, infrastructure upgrades; shuttle to be offered

July 30, 2025 by Josh Green

Atlanta mayor reaffirms commitment to Beltline rail

Reports due this month could hugely impact intown transit future, Dickens tells reporters

February 12, 2025 by Josh Green

MARTA to temporarily halt Atlanta Streetcar services

Transit agency also planning free bus shuttles to Jimmy Carter's visitation, where no parking is offered

January 2, 2025 by Josh Green

MARTA announces holiday station galas, live music on streetcars

Atlantans asked to go walking in a winter... "MARTALand"

November 19, 2024 by Josh Green

Derailed for repairs, Atlanta streetcars to make comeback soon

MARTA’s lookalike shuttle vans will stay in service, circling downtown, the agency reports

February 23, 2023 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Georgia Tech professor slams BeltLine rail idea; supporters fire back

Streetcar extension to Ponce City Market called "train wreck" in making—and vital intown transit piece

February 2, 2023 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Atlanta BeltLine rail opponents launch petition; few care

Plans backed by city and urbanists "will change the BeltLine completely and not for the better," naysayers contend

December 8, 2022 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

BeltLine rail naysayers speak out against 'idiotic' project

Residents and businesses feel blindsided by MARTA's streetcar extension plans, which detractors call dated, unnecessary

September 23, 2022 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Video clip vividly shows new ATL Streetcar route to Ponce City Market

Where five new stops and light-rail lines would be located in Old Fourth Ward, on the BeltLine

September 21, 2022 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Highlights: How streetcar will link downtown to Ponce City Market

MARTA says Atlanta Streetcar East Extension project could be open by 2027

September 13, 2022 by Josh Green

As MARTA update nears, what's your wish for the Atlanta Streetcar?

MARTA, BeltLine, and City of Atlanta to brief citizens next week on status of expanding embattled transit loop to the eastside

September 9, 2022 by Josh Green

1960s downtown office building to change course, become apartments

100 Edgewood overlooks Hurt Park, Atlanta Streetcar line

April 28, 2022 by Josh Green

Images: Downtown's next tower climbs near Centennial Olympic Park

Luckie Street building, now called The Legacy at Centennial, replaces a parking lot

February 22, 2022 by Josh Green

Seven years later, Atlanta Streetcar due for boost, MARTA says

Report: Downtown transit loop pulling in just a few hundred riders per day

December 15, 2021 by Josh Green

Downtown Atlanta neighbors plead to city: 'Save MARTA bus rapid transit'

In open letter, downtown association argues time is of the essence to get MARTA BRT right

October 20, 2021 by Josh Green

Comments of the Week (May 28)

Talking BeltLine architecture, insufficient transportation, and intown's evolution

May 28, 2021 by Josh Green