The Belt Line (or sometimes Beltline) is a proposed light rail or possibly heavy rail (metro) line around the core of Atlanta. Using existing rail tracks, it aims to improve not only transportation, but to add green space and promote redevelopment. This article is about light rail systems in general. ... The term heavy rail is often used for regular railways, to distinguish from systems such as trams/light rail and metro. ... Metro and Subway redirect here. ... This article is about the state capital of Georgia. ... Railroad or railway tracks are used on railways, which, together with railroad switches (points), guide trains without the need for steering. ... For other uses of the word Greenbelt, see Greenbelt (disambiguation). ... Urban renewal (also called urban regeneration in British English) is a movement in urban planning that reached its peak in the United States from the late 1940s through the early 1970s. ...

Concept

The concept originated with a 2002 masters degree thesis by a Georgia Tech student, who now heads the non-profit Friends of the Belt Line. Supported by Atlanta mayor Shirley Franklin, previous city council president Cathy Woolard, and many others in Atlanta's large business community, the idea grew rapidly during 2003 and 2004. A concept is an abstract, universal idea, notion, or entity that serves to designate a category or class of entities, events, or relations. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A masters degree is an academic degree usually awarded for completion of a postgraduate course of one or two years in duration. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Thesis defence. ... The Georgia Institute of Technology, or Georgia Tech for short, is a public university in Atlanta, Georgia with over 16,000 students. ... Students attending a lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology Etymologically derived through Middle English from the Latin second-type conjugation verb stÅ­dÄ“rÄ•, which means to direct ones zeal at; hence a student is one who directs zeal at a subject. ... A non-profit organization (often called non-profit org or simply non-profit or not-for-profit) can be seen as an organization that doesnt have a goal to make a profit. ... This is the list of mayors of Atlanta — former mayors of the city of Atlanta. ... Shirley Franklin is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and the current mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. ... A city council is the most common style of legislative government in a city or town. ... President is a title held by many leaders of organizations, companies, universities, and countries. ... Categories: Business | Academic disciplines | School subjects ... A community is an amalgamation of living things that share an environment. ... 2003(MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004(MMIV) is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The railroad tracks and right-of-way are owned mostly by CSX Transportation, Norfolk Southern, and the Georgia Department of Transportation. Developer Wayne Mason has purchased most of the NS portion, in anticipation of the Belt Line. This is the top-level page of WikiProject trains Rail tracks Rail transport refers to the land transport of passengers and goods along railways or railroads. ... Right-of-way is a legal term which may have any of several meanings: priority at a crossing, or in traffic. ... CSX Transportation (AAR reporting mark CSXT) is a Class I railroad in the United States, owned by CSX Corporation. ... Norfolk Southern Corporation (AAR reporting mark NS) NYSE: NSC is a US publicly-traded stock corporation based in Norfolk, Virginia. ... GDOT is an acronym for Georgia Department of Transportation, the government agency responsible for building and maintaining state roads in the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Development has meaning in several contexts: I see you Claire Science Biological development of embryos in the context of developmental biology Child development or post-natal human development (pediatrics, etc) Software engineering, the methodology and process of development of computer software Technology development in industry, as in Software development The...

The total length will be 22 miles or just over 35 kilometers, running about 3 miles (5km) on either side of Atlanta's elongated downtown. It is planned to include footpaths for non-motorized traffic, including bicycling, rollerskating, and walking and the redevolpment of some 2,544 acres. The project (although not the funding for it) is included in the 25-year Mobility 2030 plan by the Atlanta Regional Commission, for improving transit from 2005 to 2030. A mile is any of several units of distance, or, in physics terminology, of length. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Depending on the context, footpath may refer to Sidewalk, a paved walkway Trail, usually an unpaved path through wild areas This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Cycling is a recreation, a transport across land. ... Roller skating girl in Rome, Italy (soul grind) Roller skating is travelling on smooth terrain with roller skates. ... Walking is the main form of animal locomotion on land, distinguished from running and crawling. ... Funding or financing is to provide capital (funds), which means money for a project, a person, a business or any other private or public institution. ... 2005 (Roman: MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Predirected events According to U.S. copyright law as of 2004, the song Happy Birthday to You will re-enter public domain. ...

Park Component

It would also connect a series of small, out of the way parks throughout the city and the working plan, The Beltline Emerald Necklace [1], proposed many new parks.

It would expand these existing parks

• Enota Park from .3 to 10 acres
• Maddox Park (in Bankhead) from 52 to 114 acres converting a quarry into a lake
• Ardmore Park from 2 to 8 acres
• Piedmont Park from 185 to 217 acres

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• Peachtree Creek Park 65 acres near Buckhead
• Holtzclaw Park 2 acres
• North Avenue Park 63 acres at the to-be-renovated City Hall East
• Waterworks Park 204 acres

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Usage issues

While the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (which runs the MARTA system) is excited about the surface-level addition to its existing above-ground and subway system, GDOT has reservations, as the lines it previously purchased were intended for use as commuter rail connections. CSX also is concerned, as passenger trains would have to pass through a major regional railyard, intermingling with freight trains and possibly causing issues of delays and potential liability. MARTA is the common name for Atlantas rapid transit system, consisting of a network of bus routes linked to a heavy rail metro system. ... MARTA is the common name for Atlantas rapid transit system, consisting of a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system. ... This article describes subways as mass transit lines. ... A Connex commuter train stands by the platform in Melbourne, Australia Regional rail systems, or commuter rail systems, usually provide a rail service through a central business district area into suburbs or other locations that draw large numbers of people on a daily basis. ... This article is about trains in rail transport. ... Chicago and Northwestern Railways Proviso Yard in Chicago, Illinois, December 1942. ... Cargo is a term used to denotes goods or produce being transported generally for commercial gain, usually on a ship, plane, train or lorry. ... In the most general sense, a liability is anything that is a hindrance, or puts one at a disadvantage. ...

Discontinuities

There are five gaps along the Beltline where rights of way do not connect and thus create larger challenges to the project.

• Armour — Near the Lindbergh MARTA station, bisected by two active rail lines.
• CSX Hulsey Yard — Near the Inman Park Reynooldstown MARTA station.
• Bill Kennedy Way — a bridge spanning I-20 between Ormewood Park and Reynoldstown.
• Washington Park to Simpson Rd — near the Ashby MARTA station
• Bankhead — The largest gap is near Maddox Park.

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External links

• Friends of the Belt Line
• Beltline Partnership