The Atlanta

BeltLine Atlanta City Council CD/HR Committee

June 14, 2016

@atlantabeltline

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• Uniting 45 neighborhoods

• Revitalizing 15,000 acre Planning Area: – One-mile wide

area

– 6,500 acre TAD

– 23% of the City of Atlanta population

– 19% of the City’s land

What We Are

Key Elements

22 MILES

of transit

46 MILES

of streetscapes and complete streets

33 MILES

of urban trails

1,300 ACRES

of new greenspace

700 ACRES

of renovated greenspace

1,100 ACRES

of environmental clean-up

$10-20B in economic development

28,000 new housing units

5,600 affordable units

48,000 construction

jobs

30,000 permanent

jobs

CORRIDOR-WIDE public art,

historic preservation, and arboretum

• $449m invested including $53m in private funds and more than $50m in federal funds

• About $3 billion in new private development

• Roughly 7 : 1 return on investment through 2015

• 1.3 million annual visitors to the Eastside Trail

Progress to Date

How We’re Doing

Performance Dashboard 2030 Benchmark Total Investment (Target: $4.8 billion) Transit Corridor Control (Target: 22 miles) Trail Corridor Control (Target: 33 miles) Park Land Control (Target: 1,300 acres) Brownfield Clean-Up (Target: 1,100 acres) Transit Projects (Target: 22 miles) Designed/Delivered Trail Projects (Target: 33 miles) Designed/Delivered New Park Projects (Target: 1,300 acres) Designed/Delivered Renovated Park Projects (Target: 700 acres) Designed/Delivered Streetscape Projects (Target: 46 miles) Designed/Delivered Permanent Jobs (Target: 30,000) Construction Jobs (Target: 48,000) Economic Development (Target: $10-20 billion w/ ROI of 3.5 to 1) Housing Development (Target 28,000) ABI/IA Supported Affordable Housing (Target 5,600 - 20%)

% of Goal

9%

57% 82% 49% 25%

20% / 0% 40% / 26% 15% / 15% 29% / 29% 9% / 5%

20% 46% 30%

55% 18%

Through 2015

$449M

12.54 mi 27.34 mi 641 ac 274 ac

4.4 / 0 mi

13.21 / 8.7 mi 202 / 202 ac 205 / 205 ac 4.1 / 2.3 mi

6,100 22,490

$3 billion (7:1)

15,483 1,025

= On Schedule = Near Schedule = Behind Schedule

Westside Trail

• Construction is on schedule and within budget

• 3-mile trail will connect 4 schools and 4 parks

• 14 access points

• $43M project includes $18M federal funds and $12M private funds

Eastside Trail Extension

• Phase I – Irwin to Kirkwood

• Construction prep began May 2016

• Timeline for completion – approximately 12 months after start

• $6M project includes $450k private funds

Southside Trail

• Includes 4-mile trail between University Ave & Memorial Drive

• Design to include lighting, retaining walls, vertical connections, storm drainage, signage / wayfinding, and bridges

• $7.2M project includes $4M federal funds

TSPLOST Referendum

WHAT’S IN PLAY FOR BELTLINE? Complete acquisition, design, and construction of entire

BeltLine 22 mile loop

Prepare BeltLine corridor to be transit ready

Build connector trail network to neighborhoods across the city

Stimulate economic development in all segments of the BeltLine Planning Area

Reduce cost of real estate and construction

Produce equitable development of investment around city

Leverage timely matching funds from private partners

TSPLOST Referendum

40 miles total:

• 16 miles of BeltLine in-corridor trails

• 17 miles of Connector trails

– SW BeltLine Connector

– Proctor Creek Greenway

– Pryor St. Trail

– Murphy Ave. Spur

Total Cost Est: $417.9M*

* Assumes 75/25 public/private cost share

MARTA Sales Tax Referendum

WHAT’S IN PLAY FOR BELTLINE? Fulfillment of core transportation mission

to achieve transit and trail connectivity across city

Historic opportunity to fulfill goal of stimulating TOD all around 22-mile loop

Potential to provide construction capital and O&M for entire Atlanta BeltLine loop and crosstown network

Enhance connections within and throughout MARTA transit system

MARTA Sales Tax Referendum

Light rail transit • Atlanta BeltLine

Loop • Irwin-AUC line • Downtown-Capitol

Ave line • Crosstown Midtown

line • Crosstown

Crescent line • Peachtree-Fort

Mac-Barge Rd line

MARTA Sales Tax Referendum

• Infill (new) MARTA / BeltLine Stations: – Armour

– Boone

– Murphy Crossing

Opportunities to Connect

Community Engagement Calendar

June 23 – Southwest Study Group: Proactive Rezoning July 11 – Southeast Study Group: Resident Round Table July 12 – Southside Trail Design: Glenwood to Ormewood July 18 – Northeast and Southeast Study Group: Bill Kennedy Way July 20 – Design Review Committee July 26 – TADAC July 28 – Southwest Study Group: Resident Round Table August – Citywide Conversation (TBD) August 9 – Southside Trail Design: Glenwood to Ormewood August 17 – Design Review Committee September – Quarterly Briefing (TBD)

Thank you