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‘Hotlanta’ isn’t what it once wasn July, the area has a chance to take the first step toward rectifying this imbalance and sparking growth. A ballot measure would raise local sales taxes to invest in transportation. The measure would allocate about 52 percent of its proceeds to transit. 1/25/2012
Ryan Gravel’s Moment wasn’t conceiving the BeltLine, it was when others embraced itThough written 70 years apart, two books that will have the greatest impact on Atlanta’s history both sat on shelves gathering dust until friends of the authors dared them to submit the manuscripts to someone who could take them to the next level.1/23/2012
The bold urban future starts nowThe Atlanta BeltLine is included in one of the most innovative and sustainable redevelopment projects across the country.12/31/2011
Beltline condos bought, flippedAtlanta Beltline bought the former Triumph Lofts on Memorial Drive and turned them into contemporary affordable housing units now called The Lofts at Reynoldstown Crossing.12/19/2011
BeltLine Getting National PressThe Atlanta BeltLine is being mentioned alongside The High Line in New York and has been receiving national attention.12/9/2011
Christmas Comes Early for The Beltline (and Ponce City Market)The BeltLine got a nice early Christmas present with the announcement that the Atlanta Regional Commission was awarding Atlanta BeltLine Inc. a $4 million dollar grant for the construction of bicycle and walking paths to connect the Atlanta BeltLine to th12/2/2011
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Atlanta Neighborhood on the UpswingHistoric Fourth Ward Park was featured in this weekend's New York Times travel section.12/1/2011
PBA's Public Square Atlanta Webinar with Atlanta BeltLine Creator Ryan Gravel90 minute webinar presentation and Q&A with Ryan Gravel on the history and design of the Atlanta BeltLine with ABI Communications Director Ethan Davidson11/10/2011
Affordable housing along Atlanta BeltLineThe Lofts at Reynoldstown Crossing are part of the Atlanta BeltLine's affordable housing campaign.11/7/2011
Visions show the incredible potential of the Atlanta BeltlineHighlights the Atlanta BeltLine's progress despite economic challenges.11/4/2011
Like Art? Check Out The Upcoming Events On The Atlanta BeltLineArt on the Atlanta BeltLine, which features unique displays of temporary public art, has some events and exhibits of note being unveiled this week in Reynoldstown.10/16/2011
Fixing Atlanta's Transportation Mess, with PenniesThe Atlanta Regional Roundtable, unanimously approved a $6.14 billion list of projects eligible for funding under the Transportation Investment Act.10/14/2011
Atlanta region's $6.14 billion transportation list passes unanimouslyMayors and county commissioners from across the Atlanta region on Thursday unanimously passed a $6.14 billion list of transportation projects for the region. 10/13/2011
Beltline buys Reynoldstown lofts for affordable housingAtlanta BeltLine, Inc. has purchased Triumph Lofts for affordable housing.10/13/2011
Atlanta Beltline announces eastside 10k The Atlanta BeltLine Running Series announces its third and final event of 2011. The Eastside 10K will kick off at 10 a.m. on December 3.10/10/2011
Party at Ponce Raises $80K for Atlanta BeltLine, Georgia OrganicsKick-off party for massive redevelopment project raises money for the Atlanta BeltLine and Georgia Organics10/6/2011
What The Atlanta BeltLine Can Teach Us About Urban RevitalizationDevelopments that invest in public projects centered on people.10/5/2011
The Atlanta BeltLine: A Green FutureA grassroots solution to transportation challenges, this pedestrian-bicycle-transit loop will encircle Georgia's largest city. Could this be a model for other communities too?9/30/2011
Should the Beltline get T-SPLOST money? YesMayor Reed suppports the Atlanta BeltLine as a regional project.9/26/2011
Greenways can help Atlanta restore its regional lusterAtlanta is in a great position to increase transportation accessibility that will benefit the entire region.8/17/2011
Green Building Chronicle - From Ponce de Leon Springs to Ponce City Market in 141 yearsArticle on the history of the Ponce City Market/ City Hall East building and redevelopment project7/11/2011
WXIA-TV (NBC Atlanta): Falcons GM to ride in BeltLine Bike Tour SaturdayAtlanta Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff participated in the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition's Atlanta BeltLine Bike Tour.5/6/2011
Buckhead Patch: Atlanta BeltLine Kicks off Running SeriesArticle covers the Atlanta BeltLine's first 5K of the running series.4/27/2011
WPVI-TV (ABC-Philadelphia): Rail-to-park plan gaining speedArticle includes the Atlanta BeltLine as one of the leading sustainable redevelopment projects currently underway in the country.4/27/2011
WABE-FM (NPR Atlanta): Atlanta Beltline Hosts an Earth Day Clean-upAround 200 volunteers celebrated Earth Day early by doing a major trash clean up on the Atlanta Beltline's western corridor. 4/18/2011
WSB-TV (ABC Atlanta): Investors Help To Revitalize NeighborhoodA group of investors called Committed to Communities is trying to revitalize one of Atlanta's most distressed neighborhoods one home at a time3/26/2011
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Old Fourth Ward Park First of Many BeltLine OfferingsAJC covers Historic Fourth Ward Park and the progress being made around the Atlanta BeltLine3/25/2011
Midtown Patch: Beltline Seeks Input on Transit SegmentsArticle covers the Atlanta BeltLine's potential submissions for consideration for inclusion with the Transportation Investment Act and the vote taking place in 2012.3/7/2011
WSB-TV (ABC Atlanta): First Atlanta Beltline Park OpensJovita Moore covers the opening of Historic Fourth Ward Park and its amenities.2/25/2011
WAGA-TV (Fox Atlanta): Illegal Atlanta Dump Turned into ParkAn illegal dump site in southwest Atlanta is being converted into a neighborhood park.2/24/2011
Creative Loafing: Psst — Historic Fourth Ward Park, the newest Beltline greenspace, opensArticle highlighting the new Historic Fourth Ward Park2/22/2011
Preview: Historic Fourth Ward Park, an exemplary greenspace courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.A beautiful, moving preview of Historic Fourth Ward Park by Jonathan Lerner writing for Artscriticatl.com - thank you Jonathan for such inspired and poetic words.2/15/2011
An Affordable BeltLine?Natinoal housing journal Shelterforce recognizes Atlanta BeltLine's increasingly robust approach to affordable housing2/11/2011
Bringing CLTs to Scale in AtlantaBAHAB member Andy Schneggenburger's article in Shelterforce on the effort to create Community Land Trusts in Atlanta2/11/2011
Atlanta’s Pittsburgh Neighborhood: Building the Sustainable Urban CommunityArticle in Shelterforce by ABLP Board member Mtamanika Youngblood on the Community Land Trust in the Pittsburgh neigborhood2/11/2011
BeltLine Bus Tours Help People Better Know Atlanta 1/22/2011
Community takes ownership of Beltline in adoption program 12/27/2010
WSB-TV Video: British Leader Inspects The BeltLineChannel 2's Rebecca Lindstrom reports.12/17/2010
Public art helps jolt Atlanta's street life out of its zombified stupor  12/16/2010
3Qs with Brian Leary of Atlanta Beltline Inc.This time it’s Brian Leary, CEO and president of Atlanta Beltline Inc., who also happens to be the visionary behind Atlantic Station.12/6/2010
WSB-TV Video: BeltLine Park Installs Solar Panels 11/22/2010
Audio: Conversations with David Lewis -- Ryan Gravel – Atlanta BeltlineRyan Gravel is the man credited with first coming-up with the idea for Atlanta’s Beltline project. He actually first conceived of the idea for his master’s thesis at GA Tech .....11/4/2010
VIDEO: Groundbreaking Wraps Up On Beltline Eastside Trail 11/1/2010
Trees Atlanta employs goats — yes, goats — to clean up kudzu at future Beltline park  11/1/2010
City Hall East a catalyst for luring Beltline development, funding 10/28/2010
Reed sets ambitious green goals for Atlanta  10/25/2010
Historic Fourth Ward Park a beacon of what can be done to solve water-sewer problems 10/4/2010
Putting the green back into Atlanta’s parks and green space 10/4/2010
The Atlanta BeltLine provides a prescription for a healthy city 10/3/2010
VIDEO: New BeltLine Park Set To Open 10/1/2010
Atlanta BeltLine issued 8 awards in Creative Loafing Best of ATL 2010Your votes gave the Atlanta BeltLine a total of 8 awards in Creative Loafing's "Best of Atlanta 2010" issue!9/24/2010
The thin green line: Investing in urban parks  9/17/2010
Congressmen Tour Atlanta BeltLine 8/17/2010
Around the corner, a piece of Beltline art 7/18/2010
Atlanta BeltLine Expected to Create 30,000 JobsThe Atlanta BeltLine is a 22-mile loop around the city formerly used for freight rail. It is now being transformed into parks, trails and eventually a transit system -- drastically changing the city's infrastructure. With this investment come jobs in co7/15/2010
WSB: NYC Park serves as Model for Atlanta BeltLineBy the time the Atlanta Beltline project is complete, it will include 1300 acres of park space. Some of those parks are under construction right now. Part of the design team working on them just finished a major successful project in New York City.7/14/2010
Atlanta Beltline Uses Charlotte As ExampleThe Atlanta Beltline project is competing with several cities for hundreds of millions of dollars in federal transportation money. One of those cities is just north of Atlanta on Interstate 85. Charlotte, N.C., has already spent $450 million on a 9.5-m7/8/2010
WSB-TV: Giant Quarry Is Centerpiece For New Park On Atlanta Beltline 7/7/2010
Sarah and Jim Kennedy/PATH Foundation and Kaiser Permanente Donate Combined $5 MillionAtlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail Gifts Demonstrate Commitment to Community Health6/19/2010
“Art on the BeltLine” a good beginning for a new public space 6/11/2010
White House Blog: Growing our Communities Sustainably Over the next 25 years, the BeltLine will not only connect the City of Atlanta with its surrounding communities, but will create more than $20 billion of new economic development and approximately 30,000 new full-time jobs, and 48,000 year-long constructi5/21/2010
Atlanta Tops Spring Skatepark Grants- Atlanta BeltLine Wins $25,000 Grant from Tony Hawk Foundation for Skatepark at Historic Fourth Ward ParkThe Historic Fourth Ward Skatepark is a key component of Atlanta, Georgia’s downtown redevelopment effort, the Atlanta BeltLine. 5/4/2010
King Middle School Future Leaders Connect with the BeltLineCustom Curriculum Will Engage Eighth Graders in their Neighborhoods’ Development..4/28/2010
Wall Street Journal: The Drive to make Cities Greener 4/17/2010
USA TODAY FEATURE: Push for urban parkland takes rootIn Atlanta, "The BeltLine" will connect almost every city neighborhood to walking trails, trolleys and parkland. It will add 1,400 acres of parks on 13 sites along transit lines. 4/14/2010
Mayor Kasim Reed Honors the First Graduating Class of the Atlanta BeltlLine Greenspace Job Training Program 3/31/2010
Walking the walk and talking the talk with Fred Yalouris, the Atlanta BeltLine’s design director 3/16/2010
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. (ABI) launches new fellowship program 3/16/2010
Atlanta BeltLine Board of Directors Selects Team to Design 22-mile BeltLine CorridorAnnouncement of Design Team led by Perkins+Will and James Corner Field Operations, Designer of New York’s High Line2/10/2010
Atlanta Board of Directors Selects Team to Design 22-Mile BeltLine Corridor 2/10/2010
Atlanta Offers Many Incentives For Beltline Homes 1/20/2010

Press Releases
 
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights Announces 2nd Annual Films That Matter Partners and Line-Up8/17/2011165.84 KBDownload
Public Hearings for Draft Environmental Impact Statement Announced8/5/2011116.30 KBDownload
“ART ON THE ATLANTA BELTLINE” ARTISTS SELECTED FOR FALL SEASON7/21/201197.97 KBDownload
MAYOR REED TO LEAD OFFICIAL DEDICATION OF HISTORIC FOURTH WARD PARK JUNE 186/16/2011136.71 KBDownload
HISTORIC FOURTH WARD SKATEPARK TO OPEN JUNE 116/9/2011120.28 KBDownload
CITY OF ATLANTA TO RE-OPEN D.H. STANTON PARK AS PART OF THE ATLANTA BELTLINE – CITY’S FIRST ENERGY COST-NEUTRAL PARK5/6/2011183.18 KBDownload
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. enters lease with Lanier Parking Solutions to manage parking lot at 10th street and Monroe Drive7/14/2010119.32 KBDownload
Art on the BeltLine Schedule5/27/2010151.17 KBDownload
Atlanta BeltLine Wins 2010 Practioner's Showcase Award 5/20/201047.56 KBDownload
INITIAL PIECES FOR “ART ON THE BELTLINE” SELECTED4/21/2010167.61 KBDownload
Mayor Kasim Reed Honors the First Graduating Class of the Atlanta BeltlLine Greenspace Job Training Program3/31/2010105.82 KBDownload
ATLANTA BELTLINE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECTS TEAM TO DESIGN 22‐MILE BELTLINE CORRIDOR2/10/2010UnknownDownload
CITY OF ATLANTA REMARKETS BELTLINE TAD BONDS12/15/200968.92 KBDownload
BeltLine Partnership 2009 Board Transition2/13/200921.16 KBDownload
Boulevard Crossing, City's First New BeltLine Park, Acquired Along Southeast Route 2/4/200915.62 KBDownload
Northeast Corridor Acquisition Moves BeltLine Vision Another Step Forward2/4/200926.20 KBDownload
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Grants City's Motion in $28 Million BeltLine Bonds Case2/4/200982.69 KBDownload
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Names Terri Y. Montague President and CEO2/4/200941.64 KBDownload
BeltLine Partnership Names Valarie Wilson Executive Director, Expands Board and Marks First-Year Milestones 2/4/200959.20 KBDownload
Fulton County Commission Approve BeltLine Tax Allocation District 2/4/200927.42 KBDownload
BeltLine Vision Moves Closer in Northeast Corridor2/4/200925.42 KBDownload
Atlanta Development Authority Names New General Counsel 2/4/200922.78 KBDownload
BeltLine Partnership: A Year of Accomplishment 2/4/20097.50 MBDownload
City of Atlanta Completes Purchase of the Quarry2/4/200947.78 KBDownload
Joint Statement from Atlanta Beltline, Inc., the City of Atlanta, GDOT, Amtrak, and MARTA2/2/200976.13 KBDownload
First BeltLine Bonds Sold10/31/200822.98 KBDownload
AIA High School Design Competition4/17/200857.30 KBDownload
Atlantans' Top BeltLine Priorities: Reducing Gridlock, Improving Environment 5/22/200723.08 KBDownload
BeltLine Draft WorkPlan Now Available 3/31/200639.03 KBDownload
Mayor Franklin Forms BeltLine Partnership 07.26.20057/26/200524.98 KBDownload
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