Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to change course on Beltline rail

Atlanta mayor pulls back support for eastside Beltline rail service

Mayor Andre Dickens withdrew his support for beginning phase one of the Beltline light rail project on the eastside, instead pushing for streetcar expansion to the southside.

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens wants to change course on Beltline rail

The mayor is opposed to starting the build-out of a Beltline rail network with the proposed streetcar extension that would run along the Eastside Trail.

Atlanta mayor announces changing ‘vision’ of streetcar, Beltline access at MARTA board meeting

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens attended Thursday’s MARTA board meeting to discuss, among other topics, a proposed change to plans for how the MARTA streetcar service would access the Beltline.

Atlanta Mayor Dickens pulls support from Streetcar East extension onto Beltline

Mayor Andre Dickens no longer supports extending the Atlanta Streetcar onto the Beltline, senior staff said Thursday.

Dickens rejects new MARTA audit findings, pulls support of streetcar extension on Eastside Trail

Mayor Andre Dickens speaks to the MARTA Board of Directors on March 13, 2025. (Screencap courtesy MARTA)Mayor Andre Dickens appeared at the MARTA Board of Directors meeting on March 13 to reject the findings of a new spending audit and to announce he was pulling his support for the streetcar extension along the Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail.The new audit of the More MARTA capital fund program claims the transit agency only owes $865,630 rather…

City commits to Beltline rail on Southside trail  - SaportaReport

During a tense address from the City of Atlanta to the MARTA Board of Directors, city officials committed to building light rail on the Beltline — but not as the planned streetcar extension. Chief Policy Advisor Courtney English announced the news on behalf of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens during public “Transit for All” remarks focused on the More MARTA audit and Little Five Points MARTA Station renovations.“We are committed to building rail on t…