Clifton Corridor


The Clifton Corridor is a proposed public transportation corridor in and near Atlanta, Georgia. It stretches from Lindbergh Center eastwards, following the existing CSX rail corridor to Emory University, with possible continuation along the northern edge of Decatur via Suburban Plaza on N. Decatur Rd. and on to the Avondale MARTA station. In March 2012, after considering bus, light rail and heavy rail rapid-transit options, MARTA recommended a light rail option.
MARTA proposes stations at:
In Summer 2012, there was a referendum on a 1-cent sales tax to fund traffic and road improvements. If approved, the tax would have provided $700 million to fund rapid transit along the Clifton Corridor. The measure was defeated by voters.
Emory strongly supports rapid transit in the corridor.
By the summer of 2018, MARTA updated the Clifton Corridor fact sheet with Alternative 6 shown as the selected routing split into two phases. Construction of first phase from Lindburgh to North Decatur / Clairmont is expected to begin in 2022 and be complete and operational by 2026. The initial segment is etimated to cost between $900 million to $1.3 billion, with build-out of the full line running $1.8–2.1 billion.