The

Atlanta
BeltLine
Atlanta City Council
CD/HR Committee
June 14, 2016
@atlantabeltline
@atlantabeltline
@atlantabeltline

What We Are
Uniting 45
neighborhoods
Revitalizing
15,000 acre
Planning Area:
One-mile wide
area
6,500 acre TAD
23% of the City
of Atlanta
population
19% of the
Citys land

Key Elements
22
MILES
of transit

46
MILES

1,100
ACRES
of environmental
clean-up

$10-20B
in economic
development

of streetscapes and
complete streets

30,000 48,000

33

28,000

MILES

5,600

of urban trails

permanent
jobs

construction
jobs

new housing units

affordable units

1,300
ACRES
of new greenspace

700
ACRES
of renovated greenspace

CORRIDORWIDE
public art,
historic preservation,
and arboretum

Progress to Date

$449m invested
including $53m in
private funds and
more than $50m in
federal funds

About $3 billion in
new private
development

Roughly 7 : 1
return on
investment through
2015

1.3 million annual

visitors to the
Eastside Trail

How Were Doing

Through
2015

% of
Goal

$449M

9%

12.54 mi
27.34 mi
641 ac
274 ac

57%
82%
49%
25%

Transit Projects (Target: 22 miles) Designed/Delivered

Trail Projects (Target: 33 miles) Designed/Delivered
New Park Projects (Target: 1,300 acres) Designed/Delivered
Renovated Park Projects (Target: 700 acres) Designed/Delivered
Streetscape Projects (Target: 46 miles) Designed/Delivered

4.4 / 0 mi
13.21 / 8.7 mi
202 / 202 ac
205 / 205 ac
4.1 / 2.3 mi

20% / 0%
40% / 26%
15% / 15%
29% / 29%
9% / 5%

Permanent Jobs (Target: 30,000)

Construction Jobs (Target: 48,000)
Economic Development (Target: $10-20 billion w/ ROI of 3.5 to 1)

6,100
22,490
$3 billion (7:1)

20%
46%
30%

15,483
1,025

55%
18%

Performance Dashboard
2030 Benchmark
Total Investment (Target: $4.8 billion)
Transit Corridor Control (Target: 22 miles)
Trail Corridor Control (Target: 33 miles)
Park Land Control (Target: 1,300 acres)
Brownfield Clean-Up (Target: 1,100 acres)

Housing Development (Target 28,000)

ABI/IA Supported Affordable Housing (Target 5,600 - 20%)
= On Schedule

= Near Schedule

= Behind Schedule

Westside Trail

Construction is on
schedule and within
budget

3-mile trail will

connect 4 schools
and 4 parks

14 access points

$43M project
includes $18M
federal funds and
$12M private funds

Eastside Trail Extension

Phase I Irwin
to Kirkwood
Construction
prep began May
2016
Timeline for
completion
approximately 12
months after
start
$6M project
includes $450k
private funds

Southside Trail

Includes 4-mile trail

between University
Ave & Memorial
Drive

Design to include
lighting, retaining
walls, vertical
connections, storm
drainage, signage /
wayfinding, and
bridges

$7.2M project
includes $4M
federal funds

TSPLOST Referendum
WHATS IN PLAY FOR BELTLINE?

Complete acquisition, design, and construction of entire

BeltLine 22 mile loop

Prepare BeltLine corridor to be transit ready

Build connector trail network to neighborhoods across the

city

Stimulate economic development in all segments of the

BeltLine Planning Area

Reduce cost of real estate and construction

Produce equitable development of investment around city

Leverage timely matching funds from private partners

TSPLOST Referendum
40 miles total:

16 miles of BeltLine incorridor trails

17 miles of Connector
trails

SW BeltLine Connector

Proctor Creek Greenway

Pryor St. Trail

Murphy Ave. Spur

Total Cost Est: $417.9M*

* Assumes 75/25 public/private cost
share

MARTA Sales Tax Referendum

WHATS IN PLAY FOR BELTLINE?
Fulfillment of core transportation mission
to achieve transit and trail connectivity
across city
Historic opportunity to fulfill goal of
stimulating TOD all around 22-mile loop
Potential to provide construction capital
and O&M for entire Atlanta BeltLine loop
and crosstown network
Enhance connections within and
throughout MARTA transit system

MARTA Sales Tax Referendum

Light rail transit

Atlanta BeltLine
Loop
Irwin-AUC line
Downtown-Capitol
Ave line
Crosstown Midtown
line
Crosstown
Crescent line
Peachtree-Fort
Mac-Barge Rd line

MARTA Sales Tax Referendum

Infill (new)
MARTA /
BeltLine
Stations:
Armour
Boone
Murphy
Crossing

Opportunities to Connect
Community
Engagement
Calendar

June 23 Southwest Study Group: Proactive

Rezoning
July 11 Southeast Study Group: Resident Round
Table
July 12 Southside Trail Design: Glenwood to
Ormewood
July 18 Northeast and Southeast Study Group: Bill
Kennedy Way
July 20 Design Review Committee
July 26 TADAC
July 28 Southwest Study Group: Resident Round
Table
August Citywide Conversation (TBD)
August 9 Southside Trail Design: Glenwood to
Ormewood
August 17 Design Review Committee
September Quarterly Briefing (TBD)

Thank you