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Mayor Dickens puts Beltline Eastside Trail transit on back-burner
Mayor Andre Dickens has changed course on Beltline rail, scrapping support for MARTA's streetcar expansion to the Eastside ...
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UPDATE: Dickens rejects new MARTA audit findings, 'reprioritizes' streetcar extension to Beltline
Mayor Andre Dickens appeared at the MARTA Board of Directors meeting on March 13 to reject the findings of a new spending ...
House passes MARTA bus-lane enforcement bill that lays out fines for violators
In a vote of 145-22, Georgia’s House of Representatives passed House Bill 638 by last week's Crossover Day deadline. The ...
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Atlanta Changes Beltline Rail Plan
City officials say they are committed to building rail connections, but are nixing a prior plan to extend the streetcar ...
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City, MARTA hash out audit spat; make progress on Five Points station plans
During a work session before MARTA's board meeting, Dickens also laid out a proposal calling for expanded transit access on and near the Beltline. The mayor said he would like to see light rail ...
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GA: Atlanta Mayor Dickens pulls support for starting Beltline rail on Eastside trail
Mayor Andre Dickens said Thursday he no longer wants the first phase of Beltline light rail to go alongside the Eastside ...
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New report says MARTA owes $865K to Atlanta, not $70 million as city's audit claims
MARTA is pushing back on an independent audit commissioned by the City of Atlanta that claims the transit agency has shorted $70 million for expansion projects funded by a city sales tax. A new ...