Clifton Corridor Transit Initative
Adopted LPA
Please note that the alignment is adjacent to, but not within, the CSX right of way.
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Light Rail Transit (LRT)
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Piedmont
Existing MARTA Heavy Rail
CHESHIRE BRIDGE
Optional Station
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CDC/EMORY POINT
EMORY-ROLLINS
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NORTH DECATUR
SUBURBAN PLAZA
DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER
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DeKalb Industrial
North Arcadia
AVONDALE
Clifton Corridor LPA (also referred to as LRT 1) would provide 8.79 miles of new light rail service from
Lindbergh Center MARTA Station to Avondale MARTA Station that generally include operations adjacent to
the CSX right-of-way. The LPA also includes in-street operations on the medians of Clifton Road (through the
CDC/Emory area), Scott Boulevard, North Decatur Road, DeKalb Industrial Way and North Arcadia Avenue.
•LRT 1 best meets the established Purpose and Need for the Clifton Corridor:
•Provides seamless rail connection across the entire corridor
•Provides reliable travel time to and from Clifton Corridor employment centers
•Connects Clifton Corridor with existing heavy rail system and other potential rail projects
•Light rail technology received the strongest public support throughout the study process
•LRT 1 is easier to integrate into the topography of the Clifton Corridor
•LRT 1 provides internal access to several proposed redevelopment sites such as Sage Hill, Suburban
Plaza and DeVry site
2030 Daily Boardings:
2030 New Transit Riders:
Project Costs:
Capital (per mile):
Right of Way:
Annual O&M:
2030 Travel Times:
Lindbergh Center to Emory:
Lindbergh Center to Avondale:
Airport to Emory:
2030 Employment within 1/2 mile of stations:
Level of Community Support:
Projected Residential or Commercial Displacements:
http://www.itsmarta.com/Clifton-Corr.aspx
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5,450
$1.15B ($132M)
$10.1M
$15.3M
13 minutes
26 minutes
43 minutes
15 jobs per acre
High
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LRT is powered by
overhead catenaries. It
operates individually or
in short trains, usually on
fixed rails in exclusive
right-of-way, but
occasionally in shared
traffic.
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