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ON THE AGENDA
Meetings
Atlanta Bicycle Coalition will host Atlanta On the Move Forum for mayoral candidates on Sept. 19, 6 to 9 p.m., at Loudermilk Conference Center, 40 Courtland St. NE. Information: atlantabike.org.
The Atlanta City Council meets Sept. 5 and Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. Agendas and more information at 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.
NEWS
The Atlanta City Council is expected to vote on whether to annex Emory University into the city from DeKalb County at its Sept. 5 meeting.
The cities of Atlanta and Decatur are exploring the removal of monuments and changing street names linked to the Confederacy in the wake of white supremacist violence in Charlottesville, VA.

State lawmakers have revived a plan to build a multimodal passenger terminal in Downtown to serve as a hub for MARTA, regional passenger train service, local and regional buses and an expanded Atlanta Streetcar service.
The Atlanta Urban Design Commission has approved a resolution nominating the century-old Pratt-Pullman Yard in Kirkwood as a landmark district.
MARTA arrested 538 fare evaders during a six-week effort over the summer, according to an announcement from the transit system.