ON THE AGENDA

Meetings

The Atlanta City Council meets Feb. 5 and Feb. 19 at 1 p.m. at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. For agendas and more information, visit citycouncil.atlantaga.gov.

NPU-E, which covers Midtown, Ansley Park, Home Park and Loring Heights, meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Peachtree Christian Church, 1580 Peachtree St.

The Decatur City Commission meets in open session on the first and third Mondays of each month at City Hall, 509 North McDonough Street, at 7:30 p.m.

Midtown Alliance will hold its annual meeting on Feb. 13, 7 a.m. at the Fox Theatre with keynote by transportation expert Janette Sadik-Khan. Tickets are available now at midtownatl.com.

NEWS

MARTA has applied for a federal transportation grant to fund a 9.4-mile bus rapid transit line connecting the Arts Center station to Summerhill, which is part of the massive redevelopment of the Turner Field area. The bus would use a dedicated lane, have 30 stops and a one-way travel times of 16 minutes. The estimated cost: $48.6 million.

The City of Atlanta has reached an agreement with the Atlanta Public Schools to transfer deeds for 50 properties to the school system. APS plans to sell the properties for potential mixed-use developments.

Atlanta Public Schools will make up instructional time lost during recent winter weather closures by adding 30 minutes to the end of the day from Jan. 29 through March 30.

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ administration has proposed legislation to eliminate cash bonds to secure release from the City of Atlanta Detention Center.