Since When is a Growing Beltline Good?...
Anyone who listens to doctors, personal trainers, and nutritionists is well aware that an expanding belt line is not a good thing. Unless, of course, you happen to be the city of Atlanta. If all goes as planned, the “Beltline” project, nicknamed for a set of unused railway tracks surrounding the city, will include light rail, 1,300 acres of new parks, affordable housing, and walking and cycling trails. Over the next 25 years, Atlanta residents can expect to see an estimated 2.8 billion dollars of investment surge into the old railway line, whose design is based on a Georgia Tech student’s master’s thesis.more »
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