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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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

October 2010

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The builders of the BeltLine & responsible for all operational aspects – planning, design,

property acquisition & implementation

Raise funds from foundations, corporations

& philanthropic

community, address social impacts, conduct tours &

community and neighborhood outreach Community outreach &

engagement, liaison with government & non-profit

partners

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Partners Community

Funding

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

• $2.8 billion

• Multiple public and private funding sources

• Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs

• Planning and Community Development

• Public Works

• Watershed Management • PATH Foundation

• Trust for Public Land • Trees Atlanta • MARTA • Piedmont Park Conservancy • Many others • Public input

• Grass roots support • Volunteering

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The Atlanta BeltLine is in the heart of the region & utilizes historic freight rail ROW circling the City.

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WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE?

• Connects 45 neighborhoods • 6,500 acre redevelopment area

• 22% of City of Atlanta population lives in the BeltLine planning area

• 8% of the City’s land mass is inside the BeltLine TAD

• 40% increase in Atlanta’s parkland

Historic Fourth Ward Park

Boulevard Crossing Park

Peachtree Creek Park

Murphy Crossing Park Hillside Park Maddox Park Westside Reservoir Park Waterworks Piedmont Park Glenwood W. Park Southside H.S. Park Stanton Park Enota Park Ardmore Park Four Corners Park Atlanta Memorial Park

North Woods Expansion

Washington Park Grant Park Oakland Cemetery I-75/85 I-20 I-75 I-20 BUCKHEAD MIDTOWN DOWNTOWN I-85

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• Connecting all of Atlanta’s major submarkets.

• 22-mile Transit Loop with 5 new

potential connections to existing

MARTA service

• 50 stations

• Pedestrian-friendly rail transit

T r a n s i t

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WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE?

Washington Park Grant Park Oakland Cemetery I-75/85 I-20 I-75 I-20 BUCKHEAD MIDTOWN DOWNTOWN

I-85 • _{33 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

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C o m p l e t e C o m m u n i t i e s

WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE?

• 20 compact development areas

• Complete Communities promoting urban

style development with mixed income housing

• Pedestrian friendly and transit-oriented

• Appropriate transitions and scales to

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S u s t a i n a b l e D e v e l o p m e n t

WHAT IS THE ATLANTA BELTLINE?

• Environmental Clean up approx. 1,100 acres

• Adaptive use of historic structures

• $200 million + for affordable housing

• 50 private developments to date, $1.1 billion

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BELTLINE

FUNDING

A n t i c i p a t e d F u n d i n g

In Millions TAD BLP Fed Funds Other $287 $1,700 $60 $725

Capital Costs

Activity Amount (In Millions) Land $ 570

Parks & Trails $ 340

Transit & Transportation Improvements $1,375 Workforce Housing & Incentives $ 360 Admin & Project Management $ 32

APS Projects $ 95

Total Capital Cost $2,772

Source: TAD Redevelopment Plan, Nov 2005

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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

Community Representative on ABI Board

Atlanta BeltLine Network Advocacy Group Atlanta BeltLine Quarterly Briefings Atlanta BeltLine Study Groups (SW, SE, NE, N, and W) TAD

(Tax Allocation District) TAD Advisory Board

(TADAC) •Subcommittees •Equitable Development

•Financial – Feedback •Decision Support Tool

•Director of Community

Engagement and ABI Staff support these

efforts.

BeltLine Affordable Housing Board (BAHAB)

•Subcommittees •Equitable Development

•Financial – Feedback •Decision Support Tool Community

Conversations

Community-wide Input

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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

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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 Parks

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• Land Use recommendations • Transportation improvements • Park Master Plans

• 5 of 10 plans adopted

• Expected adoption of all 10 plans by the end of Q1 2011

NEIGHBORHOOD LEVEL PLANNING

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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

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MAINTAINING GRASSROOTS SUPPORT

E x c i t e m e n t t h r o u g h A r t

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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