"When you look at the Beltline, the construction of a streetcar would be so simple. I think transit will be an integral part of it, and I think it's going to come a lot quicker than people anticipate. You can't have density without transit."

- Developer Wayne Mason, who owns and plans to redevelop a key swath of land from I-85 to DeKalb Avenue along the rail line formerly owned by Norfolk-Southern and known as the Beltline