today's briefing
Fri, July 24, 2026
Intown Atlanta gets back to building this week. The BeltLine approved its biggest budget ever, $265.8 million, to sprint toward a 2030 finish, while a flood-prone Peoplestown block turns into a 5-acre park sitting on a 20-million-gallon stormwater vault. Little Five Points is getting more tacos, Spelman and BronzeLens are screening films on campus all summer, and Out on Film named a new leader. And after years on the financial brink, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival confirmed it will be back in Piedmont Park in spring 2027.
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The BeltLine Approved Its Biggest Budget Ever: $265.8 Million to Reach the Finish Line
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. approved a record $265.8 million budget for the year ahead as it races to finish the loop by 2030, with the hardest stretch of trail still to build.
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