City projects will move forward thanks to TSPLOST, MARTA referenda

With voters’ recent approval of the TSPLOST and MARTA Expansion referenda, the City of Atlanta will be able to to design and build Complete Streets projects that work for people on foot, on bikes and operating vehicles over the next five year. The synchronization of traffic signals and an investment in sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure will also be possible as well as the construction of new bike paths.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed announced that the city will buy the remaining land needed to finish the Atlanta Beltline. MARTA will also be able to invest in system improvements.

With the TSPLOST and MARTA projects, combined with the infrastructure improvement program known as Renew Atlanta, 94 percent of the city residents and 98 percent of jobs will be within a half-mile of a new transportation project, Reed said.