The Atlanta Beltline Inc. may have an easier time getting help from the private sector to build out its transit future, thanks to a bill that cleared the Georgia House of Representatives on Monday.
House Bill 960, sponsored by Rep. Jay Roberts, R-Ocilla, would broaden existing urban redevelopment laws to allow projects like the Beltline the option of using a public-private partnership to help realize its transit goals, like a future light-rail system.
The Atlanta Beltline hasn't yet decided whether to enlist a private company for the transit project, but HB 960 would give "clarity in existing laws" to lay out a framework for such a relationship, said Beltline government affairs director Jill Johnson.
The bill passed 158 to 4 and now heads to the Senate.
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