Recently-unveiled preliminary plans for BeltLine transit are a stark departure from the images that made us all fall in love with with the BeltLine over the past 20 years. Why is MARTA showing us Beirut-style barricades and a gravel rail bed?? That can’t possibly be what MARTA is planning for the Atlanta BeltLine. Or is it?

Guest blog by Jeremy Wilhelm. “After our first son was born, I would ride up with him to drop him off with Oma for daycare now and then. I’ll always remember fondly how much people enjoyed my infant and me commuting together.”

The grass railbed envisioned in the original BeltLine plan has gone missing - and only you can bring it back! MARTA is asking for feedback on the Streetcar East Extension, and it’s time to make your voice heard. BeltLine Rail Now offers up a few key ideas to make sure this first step is rock-solid - and true to the original BeltLine vision.

It’s clear from Secretary Pete’s visit that there’s total alignment on the concept of BeltLine rail. Now it’s a matter of timing. If our elected and appointed officials - and our residents - are serious about affordable housing, accessibility, and smarter climate policy, Atlanta needs rail on the BeltLine as soon as possible.

MARTA is getting ready to extend the Atlanta Streetcar to Ponce City Market, creating the first 1.4 miles of transit on the BeltLine loop. We're delighted - but before we make more, we need to make sure we have the recipe right. And we need your help.

The Atlanta Beltline has become the single best symbol for Atlanta's raging inequality crisis. With Georgia’s new political representatives and a federal government ready to spend on infrastructure, Atlanta will never have a better shot at fixing the BeltLine - and the city itself.

Good news! Atlanta BeltLine Inc. is giving the people what they want by expediting BeltLine trail construction. Sadly, it’s still unclear whether transit is up to the task. Atlanta BeltLine Inc. has picked up the pace. Now it's MARTA's turn.

The first RFP for the redevelopment of Murphy Crossing in south Atlanta feel apart for reasons not entirely known. Those involved made it clear that more public input was needed. Will Atlanta BeltLine Inc heed their advice?

(Rail Writes Blog) Candidates running in Atlanta's city elections need to show voters they understand the far-reaching benefits of transit on the BeltLine - and that we're rapidly running out of time. Hopefully, you've got a plan to light a fire under MARTA. - Beth Smith

Last week the ‘Atlanta BeltLine Light Rail’ was named by DOT Secretary Buttigieg as a project he’d like to see funded with federal dollars. But there is hand-wringing and doubt at MARTA as to whether light rail will work. Why are we still talking about this 20 years after the BeltLine vision captured the hearts and minds of our city?

Dear Microsfot, Airbnb, Amazon, and Googlers: Welcome to Atlanta! Really excited that you’ve chosen to bring your business and your employees here. Here’s a few things to help make the move easier. And yall are problem solvers by nature, so we have a favor to ask.

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg is connecting the dots between transportation and social justice issues. Atlanta’s got the perfect project.

It’s time to find, support, and elect leaders who know that transit doesn’t mean more sidewalk.

Everyone knows you have to eat your vegetables before you get dessert. We explain why Atlanta needs more SALADs to improve upon the currently-proposed BeltLine Special Services District.

SSDs, SADs, and SALADs... it’s easy to simply ‘tune out’ when the jargon starts. But these cryptic words explain the how Atlanta City Council will chart the future of the Atlanta BeltLine. So we thought it wise to explain them, and to explain how to make sure we get them right the first time.

Why doesn't rail on the BeltLine - a project Atlantans overwhelmingly support - enjoy greater support among city officials?

On the face of it, the BeltLine Special Services District sounds promising: How can more of a good thing possibly be bad? Without rail in the BeltLine SSD, Atlanta will cement inequity into the city fabric.

MARTA is struggling to divvy up the current funding pie, so we baked them a bigger pie. BeltLine Rail Now responds to MARTA’s incorrect assertions about our funding white paper.