Streetcar Line to Buckhead Back on Table

Monday, May 18th, 2015

A streetcar line from Buckhead to Fort McPherson appears to be back in play with the release of a new study that proposes expanding the Atlanta streetcar’s 2.7-mile loop around downtown to 50 miles of lines around metro Atlanta.

Called the “Crosstown Peachtree Line,” the Buckhead streetcar would travel between the MARTA stations at Lenox Square and Fort McPherson along Peachtree, West Peachtree, Peters and Lee streets. Stops on the line would include the Fox Theatre, Woodruff Arts Center and Piedmont Hospital.

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