The Atlanta Beltline hosted a virtual meeting on Aug. 12 to present draft recommendations for a light rail corridor in the northwest corner of the city, as well as station locations around the 22-mile loop.

The current cost estimate to bring transit to the Beltline is more than $3.5 billion in 2025 dollars. The cost includes $270 million for transit vehicles and $210 million for support facilities. The funding mechanism and operations budget – and where it would come from – are still unknown.

During Tuesday night’s meeting, Beltline Project Engineer Shaun Green presented various alignment plans for the Northwest Quadrant, which would connect Bankhead to Armour Yards.

One plan Green presented had an elevated rail line running down the center of Peachtree Road (think Chicago’s L or portio

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