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The hosts of Capital Ideas 2018 are working together for a more connected Atlanta region

1 Oct 2018 | Posted by Beth Osborne | 0 Comments | Atlanta Beltline, Atlanta GA, Atlanta Regional Commission, beltline, Capital Ideas, capital ideas 2018, Central Atlanta Progress, City of Atlanta GA, MARTA, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, Midtown Alliance, Partnership for Southern Equity, Urban League, Urban League of Greater Atlanta

Atlanta, GA isn’t just the location of Capital Ideas 2018 — the region itself is part of the agenda. This work takes partnership, and we are proud to have more than a dozen organizations working for a more connected Atlanta region serving as our Host Committee for this year’s conference.

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Atlanta, GA: More than just a host, a destination

9 Jul 2018 | Posted by Transportation for America | 0 Comments | Atlanta GA, beltline, Capital Ideas, capital ideas 2018, MARTA

This week, we’re announcing the chair of our host committee for Capital Ideas 2018: the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Here is a note from Dave Williams, Vice President of Infrastructure & Government Affairs at the Metro Atlanta Chamber.

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Three separate ballot measures for transportation in the Atlanta region cleared to proceed

22 Jul 2016 | Posted by Steve Davis | 0 Comments | atlanta, ballot measures, beltline, BIke/Ped, georgia, local successes, transit, transportation vote 2016

After the crushing defeat of a huge regional transportation ballot measure in 2012, Atlanta is poised to rebound this fall. After recent action by city and county leaders to place measures on the ballot, voters in the Atlanta region will be making at least three critical decisions this fall about sizable new investments in transportation.

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Urban bike trails in cities like Indianapolis, Dallas and Atlanta are proving to have rich economic benefits to city neighborhoods

31 Aug 2015 | Posted by Michael Russell | 0 Comments | atlanta, beltline, biking, Cultural Trail, Dallas, economic benefits, economic development, Indianapolis, trails, walking

Affirming a trend seen in other cities, Indianapolis’s eight-mile Cultural Trail has been a boon to the neighborhoods adjacent to it — as well as the city as a whole — increasing property values of homes and businesses and giving residents and tourists an efficient, unbroken path to walk, bike and move around the city.

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