Let’s discuss the Atlanta Beltline - the face of Atlanta urbanism

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Let's talk about the Atlanta Beltline, the largest urban redevelopment project & rail trail in the American South. Lot's to talk about here, both good and bad, hope y'all enjoy. Don't forget to like and subscribe, thanks for watching! New videos coming soon :)
Old subscribers will see that this video marks a complete rebrand of my channel - in both content and quality. I've gotten super into city planning the past several years, to the point where I want to make content related to it, and here we are. Put a lot of work into this one, and expect more videos very soon!
Timestamps
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - Background
1:13 - In person experience
3:26 - Trail is now too busy
4:15 - Atlanta Streetcar East extension, NIMBYism
5:15 - Affordable housing
6:35 - Housing speculation and displacement
8:12 - The problem with rail trails
9:10 - Close out
Sources
Atlanta’s BeltLine shows how urban parks can drive ‘green gentrification’ if cities don’t think about affordable housing at the start
theconversation.com/atlantas-...
Sustainable for Whom? Green Urban Development, Environmental Gentrification, and the Atlanta Beltline by Daniel Immergluck:
scholarworks.gsu.edu/cgi/view...
How the Atlanta Beltline broke its promise on affordable housing
www.ajc.com/news/local/how-th...
Exclusionary policies of the past and present: How single-family zoning structures inequality
www.atlcitydesign.com/blog/20...
Atlanta BeltLine Affordable Housing Dashboard
www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboard...
Technical Memorandum 3 - Ridership Modeling Analysis and Results
beltline.org/wp-content/uploa...
Graphics & Media
Atlanta Beltline, Inc. Streetcar Extension Mockup
vimeo.com/740426533/6aef507132
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@kylejones4440 9 месяцев назад

The Beltline being that busy is a great thing, it means there is demand for walkability and demand equals investment. Obviously, American cities have a long way to go regarding dense urbanism, but the beltline is making strides in that direction. Gentrification is not a bad thing, but displacement is. I hope Atlanta hires more specialized planners to better prepare for gentrification and its effects.

@nathandaven 9 месяцев назад

Yup I couldn’t have said it better! People here in the city scream about gentrification, its probably the biggest thing on peoples minds, which is completely fair as i adressed in the video. Thanks for commenting, I appreciate it!

@sbradshaw1886 7 месяцев назад

The city has had ten years to hire "specialized planners." They could care less. If anyone cared they would stop being misleading using "affordable housing" w/o being honest about AMI. There's no such thing as affordable housing and it's frustrating every time I hear that word from the Beltline, a "city official", or someone that claims to care about the community.

@tedcnnturner 9 месяцев назад

I've been to Atlanta in May/June this year as a tourist from the Czech republic, but I didn't manage to visit Beltline :-( I lived in Peachtree tower, so I was close to CNN, Centenial park and so on... but also visited LottaFrutta and botanical garden. I hope I will be able to return next year.

@nathandaven 9 месяцев назад

Yeah Lottafrutta is awesome great choice! I was able to visit Prague last year and had a great time as well, y'all have the best beer I've had 👍 Thanks for watching!

@ramencurry6672 8 месяцев назад

In my opinion you should visit a different city that’s more unique like Newport Rhode Island, Boston, San Antonio Texas, Seattle or the Grand Canyon. Atlanta is too generic..A lot of Hollywood movies are made in Atlanta because it looks like other cities in America. It doesn’t have that much of a distinct quality to it unless for some reason you’re obsessed with Atlanta

@nathandaven 9 месяцев назад

Hi yall! Old subscribers will see that this video marks a complete rebrand of my channel - in both content and quality. I've gotten super into city planning the past several years, to the point where I want to make content related to it, and here we are. Put a lot of work into this one, and expect more videos very soon! Thanks for watching!

@danielzuckerman4530 9 месяцев назад

I understand the skepticism at the end, it is indeed warranted, but I have a mostly optimistic view of the beltway project. I think any progress US cities make towards more people centric urbanization is a boon. The project might feel cantankerous and clumsy now, but it has decades of car dependent sprawl to work against, and it will probably take decades more to feel less of these "growing pains".

@nathandaven 9 месяцев назад

Totally, its one of most exciting projects happening in the US right now. But, considering the history of Atlanta, i think its important to keep pressure on the city to keep equity in the picture. This thing is gonna keep steam rolling forward with or without it as im sure we all know hahaha. Thanks for taking the time to comment, I appreciate it!

@BishopZoneTV 8 месяцев назад

Great video, I agree with a majority of your points. With that said though I do miss the Beltline. That was one of my favorite things about Atlanta, even if I had to drive to get there. I moved back to Houston and while they have urban trails it pales in comparison to the vibe and energy of the Beltline. I understand the skepticism but being in another sprawling sunbelt city that seems to be even more stagnant when it comes to true urbanism, I do appreciate the upgrades Atlanta has made even if half ass!

@devanwilliams4049 8 месяцев назад

I bike on the belt line quite frequently and I’m interested as to how they will expand down to the south side of the city as there are already new apartments going up along unpaved parts of the beltline. I’m excited about the project but also scared about how it will impact long term residents in regard to cost of living. Especially on the west side. Good video

@nathandaven 8 месяцев назад

I've actually made a video on that topic, the video isn't as polished as this one but still covers it well. And, I will be talking about the Betline extension in the next video so look out for that

@nvmcrider8475 Месяц назад

Make up your mind, do you want a nice area while displacing the poor or do you want a poor (affordable) undesirable area. You cant have your cake and eat it too. If you make an area nice, prices go up. Please provide an example where this hasn’t happened.

@user-tp2fr9sr8z 8 месяцев назад

Point of clarification (timepoint 3:05) between the "TAD" and the "SSD" for the BeltLine. The BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD) created in 2005 is not a tax increase, but rather an agreement by the school district, county and city to channel taxes generated by increasing property values above base year revenue into a dedicated project fund. The BeltLine Special Services District (SSD) created in 2021 increases the millage rate on some commercial and multifamily properties that may or may not also be included in the TAD area. Thanks for your awesome coverage!

@philipbanks2462 7 месяцев назад

Great video thanks for sharing! Atlanta seems to be an immensely different city from when I finished at Morehouse in 2014 and returned home for the Bay Area. At that time I saw the astronomically undervalued property on the SW side just blocks from downtown and knew from experience that gentrification would be tearing through in no time. Sadly I was right, sounds like rent alone is rapidly catching up to the Bay Area. Unimaginable.

@mariavilleda5086 2 месяца назад

Great video :)

@VerdictsDC 9 месяцев назад

Reminds me of Allen Fisher's video on the Schuylkill River Trail

@nathandaven 9 месяцев назад

Ill take being compared to Alan as a plus!! Appreciate you checking out the video, i appreciate it!

@cristianMoon24 8 месяцев назад

I definitely see urbanism being built for the rich. Examples water street in Tampa and Hudson yards in New York.

@ayeeeeeeee6240 9 месяцев назад

so happy ive found this channel

@seeatlanta1408 6 месяцев назад

I agree with the last point in this video. These walking trails which are advertised as walkable, are just marketing excuses. Not to compare NYC to Atlanta because there's just no comparison, but my point is that places like NY and Chicago, most of the city is a "beltline", which means that there aren't many defined walking trails. You're able to walk pretty much anywhere in these cities. Chicago has the 606 and Manhattan has the highline, but those are just small ADDITIONAL amenities that the city provides. You can be dropped off anywhere in Manhattan and you can walk to any other part of Manhattan and be surrounding by interesting places, people, restaurants and parks. Also, what's not being said is that MOST people in metro Atlanta have to DRIVE to the beltline.

@stalactite22 9 месяцев назад

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@dandelves 3 месяца назад

I have yet to read any literature on gentrification, so I could not say whether it is good or bad, but as with most things, it sounds like a double-edged sword.

@tfoster-kh2ki 6 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed this video keep it up. However the rail would’ve made more sense if they built it along side Beltline from the start, that was initial plan. Now they’re squeezing it in. There’s room to put it on the street along the southeast through chosewood park and Lakewood Heights and southwest sides Lucile and MLK of the Beltline

@nathandaven 6 месяцев назад

They've reserved space for rail since the beginning but I agree, they should have done the transit first. I have a more recent video on Beltline Rail if that interests you! Thanks for watching!

@TJ-pn4sp 8 месяцев назад

💘 Promo-SM

@wulver810 19 дней назад

What could be put into place to make business gain profit off of low-income areas? McDonalds isn't even affordable for low-income areas. An area cannot remain low-income if something is created that boosts demand for that area. Just prepare for it and work to afford it, if not you will be missing out and possibly have to leave because you failed to change.

@richardcampbell7255 4 месяца назад

That is a really bad take about the Beltline being basically auto infrastructure. In many other communities, such popular “recreational” paths have been the initial cycling infrastructure that has built support and momentum for other cycling infrastructure like protected bike lanes first connecting to it then creating networks around the city. They prove that people want to cycle.

@stevenmcgillivray9283 5 месяцев назад

A waste of taxpayer(s) money just as the streetcar is.

@user-oq9tw6tj8p 8 месяцев назад

Who gives a shit about poor people. The beltline is amazing and I walk it every chance I get, however I would never walk it if was in the old fourth ward from the 90’s