The BeltLine just unveiled a $3.5B light-rail draft: a 22-mile loop plus crosstown links, ~10-min trains, and 4 new MARTA infill stations to tie heavy and light rail together. In total, dozens of stops would connect neighborhoods citywide. It costs about $1B less than GA-400 toll lanes, yet covers far more miles. Still only a draft—funding and timeline TBD. Thoughts? | The Urban Atlanta

Georgia is taking a serious look at passenger rail between Atlanta and Savannah — and for the first time in decades, the project is moving forward in a real way. GDOT has launched a $10 million federally backed study to create what’s called a Service Development Plan. The goal is to figure out if, when, and how Georgia could actually build a modern intercity passenger rail line linking our capital city to the coast. A big part of this process is deciding the 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞. Right now, at least five