Clyde Higgs is leading what is arguably the largest urban redevelopment project in the country — a $5 billion transformation reshaping Atlanta one neighborhood at a time. As President and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine Inc., he’s responsible for a 22-mile corridor of parks, trails, and transit that’s meant to connect this entire city.
In this episode, Tharon sits down with Clyde for a real conversation about what it actually takes to lead a project this big. They get into the wins, the criticism around equity and gentrification, what’s really happening with transit on the Beltline, and what Atlanta’s explosive growth means for the people who call this city home.
This is the kind of conversation that goes past the headlines and into what’s actually shaping Atlanta’s future.