The BeltLine idea was submitted to city officials in 2001 by a former Georgia Tech graduate student, Ryan Gravel. He grew up in the Atlanta suburbs, but had spent a year studying in Paris, where he got around without a car. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“It was just an idea, really,” said Mr. Gravel, now a planner in Atlanta. For all its economic success, locals have long known that Atlanta has had numerous unmet needs. Officials at Atlanta BeltLine Inc., the quasi-governmental agency overseeing the project, have pointed to other plans they hope will keep low-income residents along the BeltLine.

Source: New York Times September 12, 2016 00:56 UTC