The Atlanta BeltLine. B u i l d i n g L i v a b l e C i t i e s a n d C o m m u n i t i e s

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1 The Atlanta BeltLine B u i l d i n g L i v a b l e C i t i e s a n d C o m m u n i t i e s Rendering of the Atlanta BeltLine Corridor at Ponce De Leon Avenue October 2010

2 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE The builders of the BeltLine & responsible for all operational aspects planning, design, property acquisition & implementation Community outreach & engagement, liaison with government & non-profit partners Raise funds from foundations, corporations & philanthropic community, address social impacts, conduct tours & community and neighborhood outreach

3 PARTNERS & PARTNERSHIP KEY PARTNERS Public side Formed by Atlanta Development Authority Planning, design, implementation and engaging residents in these processes Private side Awareness and education Raises private funding Social Impacts PATH Foundation Trust for Public Land Trees Atlanta MARTA Piedmont Conservancy Many others Partners Community Public input Grass roots support Volunteering s, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Planning and Community Development Public Works Watershed Management Funding $2.8 billion Multiple public and private funding sources

4 WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE? The Atlanta BeltLine is in the heart of the region & utilizes historic freight rail ROW circling the City.

5 WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE? I-75 BUCKHEAD Atlanta Memorial I-85 Connects 45 neighborhoods Waterworks Ardmore Piedmont Peachtree Creek North Woods Expansion 6,500 acre redevelopment area 22% of City of Atlanta population lives in the BeltLine planning area Westside Reservoir Maddox Washington MIDTOWN Historic Fourth Ward 8% of the City s land mass is inside the BeltLine TAD 40% increase in Atlanta s parkland Enota Four Corners Oakland Cemetery Grant DOWNTOWN Stanton Glenwood W. Southside H.S. Murphy Crossing Boulevard Crossing Hillside I-75/85

6 WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE? T r a n s i t I-75 Waterworks BUCKHEAD Atlanta Memorial Ardmore Piedmont Peachtree Creek I-85 North Woods Expansion Connecting all of Atlanta s major submarkets. 22-mile Transit Loop with 5 new potential connections to existing MARTA service Westside Reservoir Maddox Washington MIDTOWN Historic Fourth Ward 50 stations Pedestrian-friendly rail transit Enota Four Corners Oakland Cemetery Grant DOWNTOWN Stanton Glenwood W. Southside H.S. Murphy Crossing Boulevard Crossing Hillside I-75/85

7 WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE? P a r k s & T r a i l s Westside Reservoir Maddox I-75 Waterworks BUCKHEAD Atlanta Memorial Ardmore Piedmont MIDTOWN Historic Fourth Ward Peachtree Creek North Woods Expansion I miles of trails connecting parks, businesses, neighborhoods, and cultural destinations Up to 1,300 acres of new parks and greenspace Connects and improves existing parks Arboretum - a 22-mile linear collection of trees Washington Enota Four Corners Oakland Cemetery Grant DOWNTOWN Stanton Glenwood W. Southside H.S. Murphy Crossing Boulevard Crossing Hillside I-75/85

8 WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE? C o m p l e t e C o m m u n i t i e s I-75 Waterworks BUCKHEAD Atlanta Memorial Ardmore Piedmont Peachtree Creek I-85 North Woods Expansion 20 compact development areas Complete Communities promoting urban style development with mixed income housing Pedestrian friendly and transit-oriented Westside Reservoir MIDTOWN Historic Fourth Ward Appropriate transitions and scales to complement existing neighborhoods Maddox Washington Enota Four Corners Oakland Cemetery Grant DOWNTOWN Stanton Glenwood W. Southside H.S. Murphy Crossing Boulevard Crossing Hillside I-75/85

9 WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE? S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t I-75 BUCKHEAD Atlanta Memorial I-85 Environmental Clean up approx. 1,100 acres Ardmore Peachtree Creek Adaptive use of historic structures Waterworks Piedmont North Woods Expansion $200 million + for affordable housing Westside Reservoir Maddox MIDTOWN Historic Fourth Ward 50 private developments to date, $1.1 billion Community Land Trust Washington Enota Four Corners Oakland Cemetery Grant DOWNTOWN Stanton Glenwood W. Southside H.S. Murphy Crossing Boulevard Crossing Hillside I-75/85

10 BELTLINE FUNDING A n t i c i p a t e d F u n d i n g Source of Funds In Millions $287 $725 TAD BLP Fed Funds Other Activity Capital Costs Amount (In Millions) Land $ 570 s & Trails $ 340 Transit & Transportation Improvements $1,375 Workforce Housing & Incentives $ 360 Admin & Project Management $ 32 $60 $1,700 APS Projects $ 95 Total Capital Cost $2,772 Source: TAD Redevelopment Plan, Nov 2005

11 NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANNING C o m m u n i t y E n g a g e m e n t F r a m e w o r k Advocacy Community Representative on ABI Board Atlanta BeltLine Network Advocacy Group Director of Community Engagement and ABI Staff support these efforts. Community-wide Input Atlanta BeltLine Quarterly Briefings Atlanta BeltLine Study Groups (SW, SE, NE, N, and W) Community Conversations Legislative TAD (Tax Allocation District) TAD Advisory Board (TADAC) Subcommittees Equitable Development Financial Feedback Decision Support Tool BeltLine Affordable Housing Board (BAHAB) Subcommittees Equitable Development Financial Feedback Decision Support Tool

12 NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANNING C o m m u n i t y B e n e f i t s Atlanta BeltLine-wide Principles Safe Green Preserves historic assets Small business opportunities Geographically Specific Principles Principles that inform economic development incentives Grocery stores Day care centers Community space Principles that are common across geographies and become Citywide principles

13 NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANNING C o m m u n i t y B e n e f i t s J o b s P r o g r a m Connecting residents to Atlanta BeltLine construction jobs Training oall Trainees will receive NCCER and OSHA Certification oopportunity to be hired for Atlanta BeltLine funded construction jobs Construction Monitoring oagreement created to ensure compliance ostarting with work at 2 Neighborhood s

14 NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANNING S u b a r e a M a s t e r P l a n s & S t u d y G r o u p s Land Use recommendations Transportation improvements Master Plans 5 of 10 plans adopted Expected adoption of all 10 plans by the end of Q1 2011

15 MAINTAINING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT C o m m u n i t y E v e n t s a n d V o l u n t e e r i s m Volunteer Opportunities Festivals, Events, Groundbreakings, Ribbon Cuttings Advocacy- Atlanta BeltLine Network Atlanta BeltLine Ambassadors Adopt-the-Atlanta BeltLine Art on the Atlanta BeltLine

16 MAINTAINING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT E x c i t e m e n t t h r o u g h A r t

17 GRASSROOTS LEGACY

18 PROJECT OVERVIEW Video Presentation

// Atlanta BeltLine Housing Initiative Program

// Atlanta BeltLine Housing Initiative Program March 12, 2015 3/12/2015 Atlanta BeltLine // 2015 Page 1 // Where is the Atlanta BeltLine? In the heart of the Atlanta region Connects many of Atlanta s cultural