Denver9/28_Kate Little

ATLANTA BELTLINE

DENVER

September 28, 2010

The BeltLine is in the heart of the Atlanta region & utilizes historic freight rail ROW circling the City.

WHERE IS THE BELTLINE?

The BeltLine is in the heart of the Atlanta region & utilizes historic freight rail ROW circling the City.

WHERE IS THE BELTLINE?

• Connects 45 neighborhoods

• 6,500 acre redevelopment area

• 22% of City of Atlanta population

lives in the BeltLine planning area

• 8% of the City’s land mass is inside

the BeltLine TAD

• 40% increase in Atlanta’s park land

WHAT IS THE BELTLINE?

ATLANTIC STATION

Trails33 miles

Affordable & Workforce Housing5,000 Units

Existing Communities & Historic Preservation

Public Art &Streetscapes

Parks1300 + new acres

Jobs & Economic Development20 areas, 30k jobs

Environmental Clean-up 1100 + acres

WHAT IS THE BELTLINE?Key Elements

Transit 22-mile loop

ADVOCACY EFFORTS

AHAND and member CDCs advocated for:

• Creation of housing trust fund with portion of bond proceeds

• HTF oversight group

RESULTS• City Council established the BeltLine Affordable Housing Advisory Board (“BAHAB”) - AHAND has joint appointment of one seat

• BeltLine TAD authorizing legislation requires 15% of net bond proceeds capitalize the BeltLine Affordable Housing Trust Fund (“BAHTF”)

• 5,600 unit goal established by City Council• 2,800 unit goal without APS participation

GEORGIA STAND UP

• Alliance of community, labor and faith organizations

• Promotes economic justice and smart growth strategies thru research, education, and advocacy

• “Think and act tank for working communities”

PROGRAMS

• Outreach & Leadership Education

- Policy Institute for Civic Leadership

- Alliance Meetings

- Outreach to Neighborhood Organizations

• Research & Policy Analysis

- Community Participatory Research

- Framing Research

• Regional Equity & Smart Growth Campaigns

- Community Benefits Agreements

- The BeltLine

SUCCESSES

• Input to BeltLine Workplan (300+ individual surveys & consensus survey compled by 50+ Atlanta leaders)

• Secured 2 seats on the BeltLine Tax Allocation District Advisory Council, specifically designated for experts on community benefit principles and labor

• Community benefits for BeltLine: City requires all developments to include CB principles of prevailing wage; use of apprenticeship & pre-apprenticeship programs; First Source Hiring; others principles desired by community