'Uptown' MARTA Station would be Atlanta's first TJD

Dewberry Capital Corp. has outlined plans for what would be Atlanta's first "transit joint development" -- a new station constructed by the transit authority in collaboration with a developer -- as opposed to traditional "transit-oriented developments" like the BellSouth Corp. campus built near the existing Lindbergh Center station.

The proposed Uptown station would be part of a future Dewberry mixed-use development and cost an estimated $150 million to build, said Dewberry Partner Laura Hodgson.

"This could be a model for new infill MARTA stations," Hodgson said, noting that outgoing MARTA General Manager Nathaniel Ford is on board. MARTA also spent $32,000 studying the original proposal. "We can increase transit ridership by building these new portals."

Source: bizjournals.com