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Atlanta BeltLine is a leader, but not unique

Urban designer Ryan Gravel tells national conference that the Atlanta project is one of many around the country

How do you say “beltline” in French? If you’re from Paris, it’s La Petite Ceinture–literally, “little belt”–and you know it as the 22-mile-long crescent of abandoned railway that runs through the outskirts of the city. You likely also are aware that a long-term project is under way to convert the old rail corridor into a greenway with a transit component. Read More

Modal Citizen: Kyle Azevedo of ViaCycle

Our (inaugural) monthly chat with a champion of transit, mobility, connectivity, and good urbanism

This post marks the first in a series of spotlights on local transportation rock stars. May is National Bike Month, so I spoke with **Kyle Azevedo**, 26, who along with a group of engineering grad students developed the world’s first GPS-enabled, stationless bike-share system. Call them "smart bikes" for short. Read More

Lakewood/Metropolitan plan spurs hope that this time is different

Film industry is seen as the catalyst for revitalization of depressed areas

Beginning next week, the residents of Capitol View, Sylvan Hills, Lakewood Heights, and other Southeast Atlanta neighborhoods will get a chance to review the latest proposal to fix a long-neglected part of town. Read More

What I learned riding the rails

Why you should never trespass in the interest of trainspotting—no matter how fun

Last year there were 1,953 collisions at railroad crossings across the United States—eighty-six in Georgia, which ranks No. 5 in the nation. Read More

Stop by Harold's, check out the Atlanta Streetcar progress

The first 'Streetcar Social' takes place Thursday, April 11

As we've observed, while the Atlanta Streetcar offers huge future potential for shops and restaurants in the Edgewood/Auburn Ave. corridor, at the present, it's creating, if not nightmares, certainly a less-than-dreamy business environment. Read More