New MMPT Renderings (Atlanta, Buckhead: condo, tax, to live)

[thebigATL]

This is what everyone dreamed of transit,pedestrian,towers retail and more all I gotta say go head DOWNTOWN!!! The stadium is about to be built,2 major museums,and underground might be for sale and be revitalize,Proposed Renovation of Centennial Park,Atlanta streetcar now this? This is great for downtown and this is atleast 3+ billion dollars worth of development for downtown.

Like I said the City is prepared for a BOOM. Now just Midtown but, Downtown,Midtown and Buckhead, lets go Atlanta!!!

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by thebigATL

This is what everyone dreamed of transit,pedestrian,towers retail and more all I gotta say go head DOWNTOWN!!! The stadium is about to be built,2 major museums,and underground might be for sale and be revitalize,Proposed Renovation of Centennial Park,Atlanta streetcar now this? This is great for downtown and this is atleast 3+ billion dollars worth of development for downtown.

No part of Atlanta has even come close to having the kind of public investment pumped into it that downtown has had over the last 50 years.

So it is well overdue for an explosion!

[sirrob]

Originally Posted by Zanarkand A East

After watching that video, there's a new development in my pants.

lol

[HH82]

I like how they threw the streetcar spur that's part of the second phase of the network into the video. This whole thing looks amazing. This is one pipe dream that needs to come true.

[cqholt]

I will gladly pay a little more in taxes for this to happen.

[jsvh]

It looks like the streetcar is running east-west along a improved Alabama St. None of the recent plans for the Beltline/streetcar have this. They have the street car connecting to the MMPT along Peachtree (running north-south).

[HH82]

Originally Posted by jsvh

It looks like the streetcar is running east-west along a improved Alabama St. None of the recent plans for the Beltline/streetcar have this. They have the street car connecting to the MMPT along Peachtree (running north-south).

That's correct. My mistake. I got turned around and forgot I was looking at the proposed Alabama Street.

[Born 2 Roll]

I like it.

I especially like that the proposal for the station includes plans to construct much high-rise, high-density development around the station.

Though, I do think that the MMPT structure itself also needs to be more of a high-density, high-rise mixed-use development above the station/train-bus terminal so that the maximum amount of revenue is generated from real estate profits and maximum ridership.

Originally Posted by noah

Who is paying for it?

At this point, it will most-likely be the revenues from the surrounding high-rise, high-density mixed-use real estate development that pays for the construction of the MMPT in Downtown Atlanta.

[HH82]

Originally Posted by Born 2 Roll

Though, I do think that the MMPT structure itself also needs to be more of a high-density, high-rise mixed-use development above the station/train-bus terminal so that the maximum amount of revenue is generated from real estate profits and maximum ridership.

I agree. The plans allow for three overbuild skyscrapers to be built directly on top of the MMPT itself, so if the demand is there, that contingency will go into effect I'm sure.

[Atlwarrior]

This is nice, now this is what makes a city international. About time the State show Atlanta some love.