Inside Modern Atlanta: Capital of the US South

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Atlanta is transforming from a car-dependent sprawl into a web of walkable urban communities connected by low-carbon transportation options. With 50% of its land shaded by trees, the ATL is the most successful urban forest in the United States. Subscribe for more cities: https://www.youtube.com/TheDailyConversation/ Videos quoted: History of MARTA https://youtu.be/t2r1YMC9Sm4?si=0ZmFHkLMAm3OZiKK Westside BeltLine opens https://youtu.be/6z1RMvGgj2M?si=IWnTi1nIIHfHN4C2 A Highway to Independence for disabled https://youtu.be/D5D3XpTC9UY?si=ODtxC-kBROaMXTnX Losing weight on the BeltLine https://youtu.be/dwDfOy2wq2M?si=C9RmqqrA3w_w2r1f Mayor Andre Dickens interview: streetcar on the beltline https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM6sCd7m9Fo Faction: small driverless vehicles https://youtu.be/f7XigUsgZ8I?si=YiXaU_N5UeHQihCE Dangerously crowded Beltline https://youtu.be/-D4yML7DfTc?si=6BI5f3eIILbVj2Qo E-bike rebate program https://youtu.be/LBNkdY1qlJI?si=XOh6F6Hok0wDnfLA Centennial yards https://youtu.be/mODC7wTMgDQ?si=7Gq_d3hGHh18QmAx Conversation with developer Christopher Leinberger https://youtu.be/htP03f3YIAU?si=E9rdKK8Ic_NQUMsA Other sources: Sixth largest metro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_statistical_area Southern US https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_United_States# Metro Atlanta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metro_Atlanta $207 Million for The Stitch https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/downtown-stitch-construction-project-beltline-funding-207-million Beltline & Transit Map https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/BeltLine-transit-map.png.webp?w=950&ssl=1 MARTA BRT https://www.itsmarta.com/brt.aspx Centennial Yards https://centennialyards.com/ Few places in the U.S. will see more climate migrants than Atlanta https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/04/atlantas-population-could-boom-as-people-flee-sea-level-rise-wildfires-and-hurricanes/#:~:text=Atlanta%2C%20unlike%20most%20major%20cities,large%20bodies%20of%20water%20upstream Least dense major metros https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/17nu3gj/oc_population_density_spread_of_the_largest_50/ Where it all went wrong for MARTA https://www.atlantamagazine.com/great-reads/marta-tsplost-transportation/ Music "Adamah, Instrumental" - Tristan Barton "Better Believe" - Tiko Tiko "Run, Instrumental" - Tristan Barton 0:00 Welcome to Atlanta 1:01 How slavery and segregation held the ATL back 1:38 The impact of the BeltLine 2:51 Streetcar on the Beltline 3:20 Small driverless vehicles 4:14 Is it already too crowded? 5:01 E-bike rebate program 5:16 The Stitch 5:49 MARTA and Bus Rapid Transit 6:10 Centennial Yards downtown redevelopment 6:25 America's embrace of walkable urbanism 6:45 Future growth and environmental challenges 7:40 The most successful urban forest in the country This is Futurizing Atlanta Home to the government of Georgia, the Centers for Disease Control, top universities, and numerous Fortune 100 companies, Atlanta is the largest state capital by population in the nation and last year jumped ahead of Miami, Philly, and DC to become the 6th largest metro area. It is the dynamic hub of the South and has the busiest airport in the world. But its public transportation system has been left behind after decades of underfunding. When white residents left the city for the suburbs, they elected leaders who perpetuated segregationist policies. This racism is what Atlanta’s most storied man, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his fellow Civil Rights activists, struggled against. BeltLine, currently one of the largest-scale urban renewal projects in the United States. The nearly complete, 22-mile network of multi-use trails and parks along a former rail corridor that loops around downtown westside APS schools, Atlanta University Center Streetcar Mayor Andre Dickens driverless pods, but it’s an alternative that might provide more value and flexibility. For example, a company called Faction uses small, lightweight vehicles that are much cheaper to build, and use just 10% of the energy of a traditional ev. Atlanta was awarded a $207 million Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant from the Biden-Harris administration’s infrastructure bill to help build Phase 1 of The Stitch The Stitch will also feature the Civic Center station of MARTA, the city’s two-line metro network Atlantans falcons braves hawks university emory cdc georgia tech Bus Rapid Transit. redevelopment Mercedes Benz stadium ‘The Gulch.’ Hurricane Helene Florida Gulf Coast and river swept North Carolina mountains Westside Park the most successful urban forest in the United States with 50% of its land shaded by trees Trey young acuna coca cola home depot truist park olympics 1996 olympics