Three candidates for Atlanta mayor stress importance of transportation, push for rail on the BeltLine

Three candidates for Atlanta mayor discussed the future of transit in the city in a virtual forum Wednesday night.

Emil Moffatt / WABE

Along with affordable housing and public safety – transit continues to be among the most talked-about issues of the Atlanta mayor’s race. And what the future of the BeltLine should look like was the main topic at a forum Wednesday featuring three of the top five polling candidates.

Councilmember Antonio Brown says old ideas of how to move people around Atlanta just aren’t working.

“You need to leadership that has a fresh perspective, that’s not caught up in the politics in the city,” said Brown.