In Q&A, Atlanta Beltline head Clyde Higgs discusses the importance of keeping trails open—but safe—in unprecedented times
Parade pulled together more than 50 greenways, at least one from each state, in hopes that you’ll be inspired to meander with us through neighborhoods, parklands, woodlands, wetlands—even mountains, canyons, deserts and glaciers. Turns out, some greenways are not even green but are white with snow or ice, and others in urban corridors are filled with confetti-colored murals.
During 2019’s final quarterly briefing, held at Atlanta Technical College, Beltline CEO Clyde Higgs and Atlanta City Councilwoman Joyce Sheperd announced that a contractor has been secured for part of the Southside Trail’s construction.
The Atlanta BeltLine is looking for construction firms for the first phase of the Southside Trail. The first section of the Southside Trail plans to extend off the Westside Trail terminus with plans to link the Westside and Eastside sections of the park.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom and Atlanta BeltLine Inc. have negotiated nearly $12 million to be allocated for affordable housing in 2020. Most of the money is reserved for land acquisition to ameliorate costly market-rate prices.
A small but important stretch of path of the Atlanta BeltLine connecting Edgewood and DeKalb avenues—where Old Fourth Ward meets Inman Park—is officially open. Take a look at the photos from its opening day.
A coalition of public and private organizations behind this challenge are seeking to identify AgTech solutions that position food as a platform for health, economic development and cultural expression, creating benefits for all—particularly low-income residents and families.
The Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry will be Atlanta’s largest green space—spanning 280 acres—as well as home to a two billion-gallon reservoir of emergency water for the city.
The Atlanta BeltLine’s original master plan outlined ambitions to create 5,600 affordable housing units along the trail over a 25-year period. Brian McGowan, who stepped into the project’s CEO role amid concerns of undelivered affordability promises, wants to increase the promised number of affordable units to 10,000.
Brian McGowan, President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine Inc., talks transit, housing, foreign investment, and the 22-mile project’s role in fostering inclusion amid Atlanta’s new era of breakneck growth.
