The “Last Mile”

The Connect Atlanta Plan, approved by the Atlanta City

Council in December 2008, is the city’s first comprehensive

transportation master plan. The recommendations of this plan,

combined with the Atlanta region’s long-term regional transit

vision (known as “Concept 3”), will increase urban mobility,

sustainable development and the

livability of the City of Atlanta.

The vision is built on a foundation

of well-planned transportation

options, like the streetcar network,

that will provide the connectivity

needed by current residents and

visitors, and is required to remain

competitive for future economic

development opportunities.

The first priority outlined within the

Connect Atlanta Plan– building

transit infrastructure – includes

“identifying areas within the City with

the potential to grow successfully

and targeting the infrastructure

required to achieve success.” The

streetcar is the mode and the

means to accomplish this goal.

As complementary elements like the

Beltline, expanded express bus service, intercity passenger

rail, and the Downtown multi-modal station are completed,

the region will have unprecedented access to the “last mile”

in the heart of Atlanta. Though some of these elements are

still in planning and development, it is essential to continue

advancing infrastructure, like the Atlanta Streetcar, to make

our long-term vision a reality.

The Connect Atlanta Plan, approved by the Atlanta City Council in December 2008, is the city’s firstcomprehensive transportation master plan. The recommendations of this plan, combined with the Atlanta region’s long-term regional transit vision (known as “Concept 3”), will increase urban mobility, sustainable development and the livability of the City of Atlanta. The vision is built on a foundation of well-plannedtransportation options, like the streetcar network, that will provide the connectivity needed by current residents and visitors, and is required to remain competitive for future economic development opportunities.

The first priority outlined within the Connect Atlanta Plan– building transit infrastructure – includes “identifying areas within the City with the potential to grow successfully and targeting the infrastructure required to achieve success.” The streetcar is the mode and the means to accomplish this goal.

As complementary elements like the Beltline, expanded express bus service, intercity passenger rail, and the Downtown multi-modal station are completed, the region will have unprecedented access to the “last mile” in the heart of Atlanta. Though some of these elements are still in planning and development, it is essential to continue advancing infrastructure, like the Atlanta Streetcar, to make our long-term vision a reality.