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Spotted in the wild: MARTA's sleek, more functional new railcars!

First new trains scheduled to debut in Atlanta in less than a year, transit agency reports

September 3, 2024 by Josh Green

Following mayor comments, pro-Beltline transit chorus grows louder

Light-rail advocates hopeful project can break ground in 2025, providing equitable mobility

August 20, 2024 by Josh Green

City releases findings of More MARTA audit, says program owed $70M

MARTA officials blast auditors' calculations for using "flawed methodology"

August 19, 2024 by Josh Green

MARTA's rapid bus project takes key step forward north of Atlanta

GDOT selects contractor to bring 16 miles of BRT service, toll lanes to fruition

August 15, 2024 by Josh Green

Uptown Atlanta project welcomes wave of retailers, with more on way

Openings at 47-acre district help "create a new center of gravity connecting Buckhead and Midtown"

August 2, 2024 by Josh Green

Images: Transit-oriented Edgewood build is rounding into shape

Stone’s throw from MARTA station, Hanover Edgewood is delivering more than 400 rentals, retail

July 25, 2024 by Josh Green

ATL News Roundup

Rethinking Five Points revival; 'drastic' transit cuts; ATL bike rodeo

Real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from around Atlanta

July 18, 2024 by Josh Green

MARTA bags $25M in federal grant funding for new transit hub

Multimodal, tech-enabled South DeKalb facility will serve four high-ridership bus routes, agency says

July 9, 2024 by Josh Green

Plans halted for $230M Five Points redevelopment rollout

MARTA hits pause on planned closures, bus service impacts at busiest, largest station downtown

July 5, 2024 by Josh Green

Letter to Editor: 4 new MARTA stations would be massively expensive

Engineer posits that BeltLine Rail system makes more financial sense for intown mobility

July 5, 2024 by Josh Green

Rally planned in opposition to MARTA’s Five Points redevelopment

City officials, downtown stakeholders to formally ask MARTA to pause renovation, closure plans

June 25, 2024 by Josh Green

Report: MARTA pivoting from original Five Points station plans

Goal is to make downtown hub more accessible during planned four-year renovation

June 20, 2024 by Josh Green

Poll: Should MARTA proceed with Five Points redo—or slam brakes?

Central Atlanta Progress joins chorus of opponents to makeover of largest, busiest MARTA hub

June 12, 2024 by Josh Green

In downtown Chamblee, delayed development set to beef up scope

Developer intends “to increase the unit count but maintain the design standards”

June 11, 2024 by Josh Green

ATL News Roundup

Five Points MARTA limbo; Southside trails windfall; Alpharetta density

Real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from around Atlanta

June 10, 2024 by Josh Green

MARTA’s mini-city station makeover takes key step forward

Indian Creek Village concept with 1,600 rentals, parks, more passes zoning muster

May 31, 2024 by Josh Green

Fresh renderings: Slate cleared for big Decatur build with park facet

Infrastructure work underway for mixed-use, transit-adjacent Halo East Decatur

May 29, 2024 by Josh Green

MARTA's $230M Five Points station overhaul sets start date

Here's the 411 on closures and bus route changes expected to span well over a year

May 29, 2024 by Josh Green