8 stories · Inside The Perimeter, Atlanta
A new 16-home infill project called The Row 900 is going up on the 900 block of Hank Aaron Drive in Peoplestown, right on the path of MARTA's new Rapid A-Line. Homes range from 1,500 to 2,000 square feet with prices starting around $600K.
Mayor Andre Dickens is relying on tax allocation districts to bankroll a $5.5 billion Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative aimed at long-neglected Atlanta neighborhoods. Councilmember Michael Julian Bond has introduced legislation to extend six TADs through 2056, which the mayor's chief of staff projects could generate $5 billion to $7 billion over 30 years. Even at the high end, the initiative will need other public funding sources to reach neighborhoods outside the TAD boundaries.
Mayor Andre Dickens is trimming the Neighborhood Reinvestment Initiative, the ambitious plan to steer up to $10 billion into affordable housing and wraparound services for Atlanta's south and west sides. The revised version would let two of the original eight tax allocation districts expire, including the BeltLine TAD, the city's largest, when it sunsets in 2030. The plan has been under scrutiny for a year, and this is the clearest signal yet that the final version will be smaller than the pitch.
Segments 4 and 5 open in Glenwood Park and link Grant Park, Ormewood Park, and Boulevard Heights into the loop, bringing the BeltLine to 14.8 of 22 miles with another segment due before FIFA World Cup kickoff.
The first total bus system redesign since 1972 launches tomorrow, tripling the number of high-frequency corridors and introducing Atlanta's first bus rapid transit line connecting downtown to the BeltLine Southside Trail.
Over 200 residents packed the vote as southwest Atlanta neighborhoods push back against Digital Realty's plan, though the community's decision is advisory and the fight is far from over.
A new section of the Atlanta BeltLine's Southside Trail is now open, extending the multi-use path deeper into southeast Atlanta's neighborhoods.
The Rapid A-Line is Atlanta's first BRT service, running 5 miles with 14 stops from downtown through Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, and Peoplestown to the BeltLine's Southside Trail. Buses arrive every 10-15 minutes and can change traffic lights to keep moving.
Peoplestown is a small residential neighborhood south of Summerhill and the Georgia State campus, with a history of community activism around housing and environmental justice. The neighborhood has been at the center of debates about stormwater infrastructure, displacement, and the impacts of nearby stadium development. New investment is coming, but so are concerns about preserving affordability for longtime residents. It's a neighborhood to watch as the Summerhill development wave pushes southward.