The Atlanta Beltline turned a mostly derelict 22-mile loop around the city into a wildly popular — and profitable — urban park. It also contributed to displacing longtime residents.
The Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail. With more than 2.5 million visits a year, the Beltline has generated over $9 billion in private investments for the city.
The president is looking to add troops to city streets while cutting funds for programs that work, experts and local officials say. But one idea, beautifying neighborhoods, has buy-in.
Just as manufacturing towns failed to recognize the looming threat of new technology, cities now risk underestimating the disruption of artificial intelligence.
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