Kobza, Kim P. (2006/2007). The Atlanta BeltLine and Neighborhood America. Public Manager. ProQuest.

Kim P. Kobza, in The Atlanta BeltLine and Neighborhood America, argues that there is a need for community interconnection and a way for the Atlanta community to share their views so there is a need of more ways of transportation that will help people be more connected. Kobza gives statistics of the 20% participation rate among the four main regions, Little Five Points, Midtown, Buckhead, and Downtown. The author also inserts an interview that was with Stacey Abrams, a BeltLine consultant. The article gives information on what the BeltLine is and the relationship between the community and the BeltLine. The audience is the Atlantans, or the Atlanta community.

Smiley, T. Kevin, Rushing, Wanda, Scott, Michele. (2014). Urban Studies Journal Limited. Sage

The authors argue that urban development influences cultural change in Memphis, TN which applies also to the Atlanta BeltLine. There was a case study for the sudden “boom” in bicycle use and how it affected the environment. The article connects the influence that bicyles have on the social and potential growth in Memphis. The audience is researchers and developers.

Hassen, Nadha, Kaufman, Pamela. (2016). Health Place Journal. Elsevier.

Kaufman and Hassen investigated the factors that help or hinder a community in a urban setting, by the BeltLine being an urban developement to enhance community interaction the article was a perfect source. They argue that health promotion and urban planning would help with the community involvement. They gathered information from other articles in different databases like MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Scopus, JSTOR, Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals and Canadian Periodicals Index Quarterly from 1995-2014. The article gives an in depth insight on how a built environment influences the engagement of the community that it is part of. The audience are other researchers.