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Boosters say a $30 million donation from the James M. Cox Foundation will help close the loop on all 22 miles of the Atlanta BeltLine by 2030.

The Coca-Cola Foundation donated $2 million Thursday to the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership to help with planned developments at Westside Park and Enota Park.

The Atlanta BeltLine Wants to Prevent Displacement of Longtime Residents. Is it Too Late? A program to pay property-tax increases of nearby homeowners is welcome, but "about ten years too late," one advocate says. May 5, 2021, 10am PDT | rkaufman Share Concerns about affordable housing, gentrification and displacement have accompanied the development of the Atlanta BeltLine since its earliest days. The vision for the project — a 22-mile multi-use trail built on an old railway line looping the entire city of Atlanta — was so clear a catalyst for rising real estate value that the origi...

The Atlanta BeltLine has a new program to help nearby homeowners cover property-tax increases that likely result from the development. A welcome initiative, but “at least 10 years too late,” one advocate says. 

Wendy Stewart, Bank of America’s Atlanta Market President, says a selection committee selects awardees for the competitive Neighborhood Builders program based on their proposal and commitment to addressing challenging economic mobility issues and creating community development solutions. Over the course of the two-year program, Neighborhood Builders are given a $200,000 grant, one year of leadership training for the executive director and an emerging leader, plus access to a nationwide network of peer organizations that affords the nonprofits to expand their impact and increase their access...