InfraStrategies supported Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) with the development of a ​financial plan and implementation strategy for the remaining portions of the ​22-mile multiuse trail loop, connector trails, parks, and other proposed ​improvements around the core of Atlanta, Georgia. Program funding also ​supported the Beltline’s affordable housing and economic development goals.

The team worked with ABI leadership to develop a financial model, ​recommend a baseline program of funded projects that will be completed with ​available funding by 2031, and recommend strategies to fund and implement ​additional program elements. The team also recommended financial strategies ​to fund long-term operations and maintenance costs of the Atlanta BeltLine ​assets after the Atlanta BeltLine’s primary funding source – the Atlanta ​BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD) – expires in December 2030. Findings ​were documented in the 2030 Strategic Implementation Plan Update, ​published in late 2023.

In 2023, InfraStrategies led the development of Ride Gwinnett’s first financial ​model, a systemwide fare policy assessment, and tailored financial strategies ​for the new Gwinnett County Transit Development Plan (TDP). InfraStrategies ​performed a detailed assessment of funding options, recommended a ​countywide 1 percent sales tax as the preferred local funding source, ​developed a 30-year fiscally constrained financial plan with estimated annual ​costs and revenues, crafted an implementation plan and strategy, assessed ​potential fare policy changes and fareless alternatives, and quantified potential ​plan benefits, household impacts, and county job creation.

The final plan ​called for the delivery of countywide microtransit service, a 26 miles of Bus ​Rapid Transit (BRT) project, 115 miles of BRT-lite service, 20 transit transfer ​centers, 2 airport ride connectors, and nearly 346 miles of fixed-route service ​within the first 10 years. The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners ​unanimously approved the $17 billion TDP in September 2023. The Board ​plans to call for a 30-year 1 percent county sales tax referendum for transit in ​January 2024 to place a question for Gwinnett County voters on the ​November 2024 ballot.

The final TDP and financial recommendations can be accessed on the Gwinnett ​County website.