The South's Next Streetcar System: Atlanta Streetcar

Started by Metro Jacksonville, October 15, 2013, 03:05:27 AM

Metro Jacksonville

The South's Next Streetcar System: Atlanta Streetcar



With a goal of spurring infill economic development in downtown and Sweet Auburn, the City of Atlanta (COA), the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID), and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) have teamed up to implement a modern streetcar transit system in Atlanta's urban core.  Long time proponents of the streetcar's ability to stimulate economic development, Metro Jacksonville takes a look at what's coming to Atlanta.

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