Atlanta Beltline

[Street Advocate]

Glad to see the BeltLine purchased 1150 Murphy Ave, that they’ll undergo a separate RFP for redevelopment of the site different than the other Murphy Crossing RFP, and they intend to build out the southern spur towards Oakland city station.
https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/...t-atlanta.html

[shivtim]

Feds pass over Beltline proposal seeking $18M grant for Southside Trail
Paywalled, but Beltline did not get Federal funding to help build the Southside trail. However, other areas on the Eastside and Westside trails are under construction right now.

[robertjhajek]

Originally Posted by shivtim

Feds pass over Beltline proposal seeking $18M grant for Southside Trail
Paywalled, but Beltline did not get Federal funding to help build the Southside trail. However, other areas on the Eastside and Westside trails are under construction right now.

Fucking sucks, but kind of expected this. Trump’s administration grants have been geared towards highway infrastructure and we’ve been losing out on them the past couple years.

Under Obama we secured a few.

[shivtim]

^Yes, DOTs metrics for rating proposals has shifted and now favors projects that are in rural areas or can move the most cars. Previously, points were awarded for equity (e.g. providing mobility options, whether it be by car/foot/transit/etc, for low income communities).

[smArTaLlone]

https://whatnowatlanta.com/atlanta-b...oving-forward/

Atlanta BeltLine, INC. (ABI) is moving forward with plans to add light rail transit to the 22-mile looped trail. The Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) on Monday, October 12, will start surveying the BeltLine “to begin engineering and to ultimately construct rail transit,” according to an announcement this week from ABI. MARTA will be collecting land survey information starting with the BeltLine Eastside Corridor (next to the Eastside Trail).

“You will see survey crews along the Eastside Trail, between Irwin Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue, for several weeks,” the announcement states. “While there will be minimal impact to trail users, please remember to be courteous and always maintain awareness of others (and remain a safe COVID distance) because the surveyors will occasionally be standing in the middle of the trail to collect their survey data.”

[Street Advocate]

[smArTaLlone]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CGsVDorpT2U/

[Street Advocate]

They added framing to the elevator structure today.

[Street Advocate]

WST alignment proposals:

https://beltlineorg-wpengine.netdna-...10.26.20-2.pdf

[Street Advocate]

Westside trail presentation from earlier this week:
https://beltlineorg-wpengine.netdna-...t.-9.27.20.pdf

[smArTaLlone]

Video Link

[Street Advocate]

DRC agenda is up and it includes the PCM lot B recently unveiled. Also includes a housing project for the Goat Farm.

Other items include the chikfila on Ponce (bit thumbs down from me) and painting more surface parking spots.
https://beltlineorg-wpengine.netdna-...er-18-2020.pdf

[shivtim]

Originally Posted by Street Advocate

DRC agenda is up and it includes the PCM lot B recently unveiled. Also includes a housing project for the Goat Farm.

Other items include the chikfila on Ponce (bit thumbs down from me) and painting more surface parking spots.
https://beltlineorg-wpengine.netdna-...er-18-2020.pdf

I know people are really supportive of Tim Keane and aware of the time that it takes to change zoning, but this is just unfathomable to me. A new drive through fast food place, in an area zoned MRC and in the Beltline overlay, on Ponce which is a key density corridor connecting downtown and O4W? I'm continually disappointed in this city.

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by shivtim

I know people are really supportive of Tim Keane and aware of the time that it takes to change zoning, but this is just unfathomable to me. A new drive through fast food place, in an area zoned MRC and in the Beltline overlay, on Ponce which is a key density corridor connecting downtown and O4W? I'm continually disappointed in this city.

Seriously outside of changing some designs on a few buildings in Midtown, what has he done since he's gotten here?

[montydawg]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

Seriously outside of changing some designs on a few buildings in Midtown, what has he done since he's gotten here?

I wonder if Truett Cathy's push for capping the connector and perhaps leading some fundraising on that makes some look the other way with regard to the drive through? I know a new Dunkin Doughnuts with drive through was just built about 5 years ago on Boulevard and Ponce. Seems like Chick Fl A would do well with a store right on the Beltline, similar to what Shake Shack did.

[atlHawks]

Originally Posted by shivtim

I know people are really supportive of Tim Keane and aware of the time that it takes to change zoning, but this is just unfathomable to me. A new drive through fast food place, in an area zoned MRC and in the Beltline overlay, on Ponce which is a key density corridor connecting downtown and O4W? I'm continually disappointed in this city.

Chick-fil-A isnt a regular fast food place. The customer service makes it feel fancier.

[NYbyWAYofGA]

Originally Posted by shivtim

I know people are really supportive of Tim Keane and aware of the time that it takes to change zoning, but this is just unfathomable to me. A new drive through fast food place, in an area zoned MRC and in the Beltline overlay, on Ponce which is a key density corridor connecting downtown and O4W? I'm continually disappointed in this city.

Like, WTF is he even getting paid for. Atl is continuously proving itself to be the city of missed opportunities. It's going to end up more of a hodge podge than it already is. Meanwhile, you have cities like Seattle, Portland and Denver actively implementing superior design and planning in their cores. It's a damn shame....

[Street Advocate]

Originally Posted by shivtim

I know people are really supportive of Tim Keane and aware of the time that it takes to change zoning, but this is just unfathomable to me. A new drive through fast food place, in an area zoned MRC and in the Beltline overlay, on Ponce which is a key density corridor connecting downtown and O4W? I'm continually disappointed in this city.

Don’t forget the drive thru chikfila is literally two blocks, 0.2 miles from the proposed 21 story hotel... on the same DRC agenda!

Oh there’s also a starbucks proposed just south of the Chikfila. Same block of Boulevard, but on North Ave.

[Street Advocate]

I should add, they’re proposing apartments on Parkway where they demolished the section 8 housing. So east of Midtown in a manner of 6 blocks it’s basically going to go:

Midtown
-> Grady outpatient center
-> Fast food joints
-> $600,000+ townhomes/demolished section 8/new apartments
-> fast food drive thrus & section 8 housing
-> SFH
-> condos
-> 21 story hotel
-> PCM

[shivtim]

Houston style development in that area. Le sigh.