Clifton Corridor
The Clifton Corridor is a proposed public transportation corridor in and near Atlanta, Georgia, roughly connecting the Buckhead, Emory University, and Decatur areas. Proposed route. The proposed route stretches from: MARTA selected light rail as the preferred mode for the corridor in 2012. Emory strongly supports rapid transit in the corridor. History. A local rail service along the Clifton Corridor was envisioned as early as 1961, when the line was included on maps for a potential regional transportation system. In March 2012, after considering bus, light rail and heavy rail rapid-transit options, MARTA recommended a light rail  option. In Summer 2012, there was a referendum on a 1-cent sales tax (SPLOST) 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. By the summer of 2018, MARTA updated the Clifton Corridor fact sheet with Alternative 6 shown as the selected routing split into two phases. At that time, MARTA estimated construction of first phase from Lindburgh to North Decatur / Clairmont to begin in 2022 and be complete and operational by 2026. The initial segment was estimated  to cost between $900 million to $1.3 billion, with build-out of the full line running $1.8–2.1 billion. However, as of January 2022 MARTA has not yet allocated funding for construction, which prevents the Federal Transit Administration from allocating matching funds. Stations. MARTA proposes stations at: