| 1 |
2016-11-01 |
More MARTA referendum (1/2 penny sales tax) for transit. |
| 2 |
2021-12-01 |
Dickens elected as Mayor. |
| 3 |
2022-01-01 |
Mayor Dickens' inaugural address specifically pledged Beltline rail would open during his term and reach completion by 2030. |
| 4 |
2022-06-01 |
Consultants Kimley-Horn completed the 30% design for SCE (Streetcar East). |
| 5 |
2023-07-01 |
MARTA's Board unanimously advanced the SCE to final design, awarding HDR (HDR Engineering Inc) $11.5 million to prepare the project's construction. |
| 6 |
2023-08-01 |
A group of influential Atlanta Eastsiders, developers, and restaurateurs meet with Mayor Dickens, urging him to backtrack on SCE. |
| 7 |
2023-09-01 |
At the State of the Beltline Breakfast, ABI CEO Clyde Higgs and Mayor Dickens appeared to be at odds. Higgs presented light rail plans featuring large-scale imagery, but the Mayor's keynote address suggested investigating alternative transit options instead. Notably, Dickens did not credit light rail as a personal achievement or a project ready for implementation. |
| 8 |
2024-01-01 |
In his State of the City address, Dickens urges the construction of MARTA infill station on the Beltline, leaving rail out of his content. |
| 9 |
2024-02-01 |
HDR receives its contract from MARTA and begins work on the SCE final design. |
| 10 |
2025-02-01 |
The Mayor publicly reaffirms his commitment to Beltline rail. |
| 11 |
2025-03-01 |
At a MARTA meeting, the Mayor publicly withdrew support for Streetcar East, the Beltline's first rail segment. He urged a fourth re-prioritization of the More MARTA program to start on the Southside—an area lacking design work, with service at least 7–10 years away. |
| 12 |
2026-01-01 |
Our current state of affairs. |
