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Mapping Atlanta: Mapping what exists
and how it came to exist, giving us a notion of how to move forward with The Stitch Atlanta’s Infrastructure History
1830s Railroad Origins
1940s–1970s Interstate Expansion Highways reshaped Atlanta into a car dependent city, dividing neighborhoods and accelerating suburban growth.
1970s–Present MARTA Rail transit returned to the city, though limited regional participation constrained its impact.
Atlanta began as Terminus, the endpoint of a railroad line. Rail infrastructure created the city and established it as a transportation hub.
Early 1900s Streetcar Expansion
1950s–Present Aviation Hub Hartsfield-Jackson Airport positioned Atlanta as a global transportation center.
2000s–Present The BeltLine Former rail corridors were reused to reconnect neighborhoods through public space and mobility.
Streetcars enabled outward neighborhood growth while maintaining connections to the city center.
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