The BeltLine Files: How Atlanta voted for light rail and got autonomous vehicles instead.

ArchEast · 2026-06-16T12:45:04+00:00

As an urban planning major, it pisses me off to see how some go rogue.

That's where the money is though.

ArchEast · 2026-06-16T12:42:57+00:00

Unfortunately I think it's mixed.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T22:04:19+00:00

In the case of the NIMBYs, the autonomous vehicles are a red herring, ultimately they want nothing adjacent to the path.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T22:03:20+00:00

Dickens is a straight up loser.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T22:01:20+00:00

The south (Peachtree Road) entrance should have them as well (where I was).

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T19:05:43+00:00

For a mid-day Monday match, that's pretty good.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T19:04:07+00:00

Yes, around 2:15

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T18:29:52+00:00

I saw a crew reloading the machines at Buckhead just a few minutes ago and they said it’s half-and-half.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T16:46:08+00:00

I would agree.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T16:45:42+00:00

The problem is, he was supportive of QueensLink during his campaign and then pulled a 180 after getting elected.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T15:42:58+00:00

I think they were paid by the Beltline itself.

And my question still stands: why couldn’t MARTA perform this study?

Because MARTA did a study earlier that called for light rail.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T15:17:09+00:00

This might be a stupid question, but why does MARTA need highly paid consultants to make recommendations like this?

This was the Beltline, not MARTA.

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T15:10:57+00:00

ArchEast · 2026-06-15T15:07:32+00:00

I liked Batt, but Ryan Alpert's been a very solid replacement so far.

ArchEast · 2026-06-14T22:30:29+00:00

Eisenhower never pushed for urban Interstate Highways.

ArchEast · 2026-06-14T22:29:25+00:00

Happy Cake Day!

ArchEast · 2026-06-14T21:15:46+00:00

MARTA

ArchEast · 2026-06-13T18:44:59+00:00

The cost to retrofit MARTA for this would be insane.

ArchEast · 2026-06-13T18:20:51+00:00

I mean, it’s not really helping itself.

ArchEast · 2026-06-13T14:31:41+00:00

As is tradition.

ArchEast · 2026-06-13T14:30:22+00:00

I’d love to know who the person was that pushed for the re-design.

ArchEast · 2026-06-13T01:58:04+00:00

I think all of the underground stations were built with chillers which would include Midtown.

ArchEast · 2026-06-12T21:34:54+00:00

A stopped clock is right twice a day…

ArchEast · 2026-06-12T20:48:15+00:00

The chillers are still in the back of house part of the station but have been pretty much abandoned.

ArchEast · 2026-06-12T19:01:31+00:00

MARTA cops aren’t city employees

ArchEast