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Community leaders tell committee they’ve seen little progress on $300 million Campbellton Road plans
Summary
Rev. Timothy Fleming and other community representatives told the Transportation Committee they have seen no visible development on Campbellton Road despite a reported $300 million allocation and repeated meetings with city staff.
Reverend Timothy Fleming, pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church, told the Transportation Committee the community near Campbellton Road has not seen promised development despite multiple meetings and what he described as a $300,000,000 allocation for the corridor.
"The community has always approached me for speaking on their behalf. We are getting a lot of complaints about MARTA, making his commitment and promises about the development of the transit system on Campbellton Road," Fleming said during the public-comment period. He said residents and merchants had been told there were plans and that staff had met with the community multiple times, but "nothing has happened" and community members are frustrated.
Fleming said the church has hosted town halls and that the congregation and neighborhood leaders want a follow-up and clearer answers about timelines and when visible project work will begin. He said he would schedule another town hall if city officials did not provide a satisfactory update.
Why it matters: Campbellton Road is the subject of a long-standing set of planning and transit initiatives. Community leaders said they are seeking clear, timely engagement and visible progress on projects and transit commitments that they say have been promised for several years.
Details and context: Fleming identified himself as pastor of Mount Carmel Baptist Church and representative of the Greenbriar and Campbellton Road Merchant Association. He said the community has been waiting for development for about five years and described prior meetings with city staff and the mayor's office. The comment was made during the committee's public-comment period; no formal action or vote on Campbellton development occurred during the meeting.
Next steps: Committee members later discussed Campbellton during MARTA’s presentation about the Campbellton Corridor project, which MARTA said would continue public engagement and reschedule leader roundtables. Council members said they would remain engaged and asked MARTA and city staff to provide community briefings.
