Atlanta council adopts support for light rail along the full 22-mile Beltline

The resolution backs the existing transit right-of-way and rails on grass where feasible, and requests implementation and funding updates—not a construction award.

By NickO Report

Published Oct 5, 2026

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A paved trail recedes between buildings and rows of leafy trees, with a grassy strip on the right and tree shadows across the pavement. — City context: Atlanta Beltline Eastside Trail in Inman Park, photographed June 24, 2026. Photo: John Phelan / CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).John Phelan · CC-BY-4.0

Atlanta City Council adopted a substitute resolution Sept. 21 affirming support for light rail along the full 22-mile Beltline corridor. The adoption moves resolution 26-R-3999 beyond the previously reported committee recommendation.

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The resolution affirms use of the existing Beltline transit right-of-way and supports a rails-on-grass design where feasible. It recognizes light rail as a central component of the adopted Beltline vision.

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It requests coordinated implementation and funding updates from the administration, MARTA, Atlanta Beltline, Inc. and relevant city departments. The recorded action is adoption of a support-and-coordination resolution, not a construction award or evidence that rail installation has begun.

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