How Atlanta’s BeltLine went from train tracks to green space
How Atlanta’s BeltLine went from train tracks to green space
History fans among you will know that the city of Atlanta was originally called Terminus — named for the many rail lines that came together there.
Fast forward 160 years or so and parts of those old railroad beds have become something called the Atlanta BeltLine, a proposed 22-mile loop of trails, light-rail redevelopment and green space.
The Atlanta BeltLine is the brainchild of Ryan Gravel who tells the story in his book “Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities.”
Click the audio player above to hear his interview.
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