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Mayor Announces Plans To Expand Atlanta Streetcar System, Build Largest Park
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Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed says there are plans to expand the Atlanta Streetcar system to the east, which would connect it with the Atlanta BeltLine trail.
He also says he wants to transform the abandoned Bellwood Quarry on Atlanta's westside into the city's largest park.
Reed announced the plans Wednesday, during the annual State of the City business breakfast.
Reed said the city is taking the "first steps" to connect the Atlanta Streetcar's downtown track eastward by three-quarters of a mile. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the extension would connect the streetcar with the BeltLine.
The streetcar's current 2.7-mile route opened on Dec. 30 and includes a dozen stops.
Tags: Atlanta BeltLine, Atlanta Streetcar, annual state of the city address, mayor kasim reed, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, extending the atlanta streetcar part of mayor kasim reed's goals
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