GDOT ends role in Beltline dispute
Board unanimously votes to remove objection over vital tracks in northeast Atlanta.
The dispute that potentially derailed Atlanta’s smart-growth future seems to be officially coming to an end.
The Georgia Department of Transportation today ended its role in the dispute over railroad tracks in northeast Atlanta considered vital to the Beltline, the 22-mile loop of parks, trails and transit proposed to one day circle the city.
During its monthly meeting, the department’s board unanimously voted to remove its objection over the Beltline’s plans for the “Decatur Belt,” a 4.3-mile rail segment that stretches from Ansley Park to DeKalb Avenue.