Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. leaders and community members broke ground on the new 1.2-mile section of the BeltLine’s Southside Trail.
Known as Segments 4 and 5, the new paved trail will connect the Glenwood Park and Grant Park neighborhoods, from Glenwood Avenue to Boulevard.
“The next expansion of the Southside Trail is a significant move towards a more connected and thriving Atlanta,” said Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. “This 1.2-mile segment will provide safer and more accessible routes for residents, students and visitors alike, linking communities to job centers north and south of I-20.”
When complete, this will result in nearly 5 miles of multi-use trail stretching through intown neighborhoods to the east and south.
The Southside Trail expansion will create safer routes to schools for students and families at Parkside Elementary and Maynard Jackson High School. Maynard Jackson is only the second Atlanta public high school to be located directly on the BeltLine, with the first being Midtown High School.
“Within two years, we expect that the BeltLine will be 80 percent complete or under construction – and this section of the trail is part of that progress. In our vision, Atlanta is connected through accessible and sustainable trails to homes, jobs and opportunities,” said Clyde Higgs, president and CEO of Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. “The Southside Trail expansion will bring connectivity to these neighborhoods and safer routes for kids and parents.”
Nearly 16 miles of Atlanta BeltLine paved, multi-use trails have been built to date.
“The Beltline is the most important transportation project to happen in Atlanta in my lifetime,” said Abiy Kaltiso, Transportation Chair South Atlanta for Neighborhood Development (SAND). “It’s exciting not only because it will shift car trips to pedestrian and cycling trips, but more importantly because it reconnects neighborhoods that were historically disconnected as a result…
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