New peachtree creek trail in Dekalb (Atlanta, Decatur: neighborhoods, construction, law school)

[bu2]

South Peachtree Creek Trail to link northeast DeKalb to Emory

New Trail connecting N. Druid Hills Road to existing Medlock/Mason Mill trail.

[cqholt]

PATH Foundation will complete Emory-area trails.

In May, construction will launch on two new multi-use trails planned to connect the finished South Peachtree Creek Trail, which opened northeast of Emory’s Clairmont campus in October, to the school’s main Druid Hills campus.

The project is scheduled to be finished sometime in 2020, but much of the system should be people-ready before students return to school for the upcoming fall semester, according to an Emory news release.

The trail will begin around Andrews Circle and Haygood Drive, next to Druid Hills High School, and shoot west toward the main campus and east toward North Decatur Road, where it will turn back toward Emory’s law school on Clifton Road.

The objective of these two PATH initiatives is to keep cyclists and walkers out of automobile traffic in the area. But they entail more than just new trails.

Both projects would also widen existing sidewalks, generally to around 10-feet wide, to create dual-direction paths.

https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/1/14...ty-druid-hills

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by cqholt

PATH Foundation will complete Emory-area trails.

https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/1/14...ty-druid-hills

Ed McBrayer deserves a statue.

He has transformed this town, and is still going stronger than ever.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Ed McBrayer deserves a statue.

He has transformed this town, and is still going stronger than ever.

My biggest takeaway from this article

PATH Foundation executive director Ed McBrayer in a prepared statement: “One of our goals is to connect all of Atlanta’s major universities to the PATH system.”

That would be huge!

[Iconographer]

I'd really like to see a PATH link from Emory to Lindbergh (and on to the Beltline) coupled with the LRT line. I can't imagine that it would be that difficult to facilitate.
I'm wondering what the the plans (if any) are for the PATH beyond N. Druid Hills Rd. As it is, users are dumped onto NDHR at Spring Creek Road; I can't imagine a more hostile environment for a pedestrian/biker. There is a large utility easement that runs by there, and I've often wondered if GA Power would allow this to be used for such a purpose.

https://pathfoundation.org/trails/so...e-creek-trail/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sp...!4d-84.3001976

Ideally, I'd like to see a PATH connection between MM Park and the Beltline that follows the course of South Fork Peachtree. I've hiked this before and it is beautiful.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by Iconographer

I'd really like to see a PATH link from Emory to Lindbergh (and on to the Beltline) coupled with the LRT line. I can't imagine that it would be that difficult to facilitate.
I'm wondering what the the plans (if any) are for the PATH beyond N. Druid Hills Rd. As it is, users are dumped onto NDHR at Spring Creek Road; I can't imagine a more hostile environment for a pedestrian/biker. There is a large utility easement that runs by there, and I've often wondered if GA Power would allow this to be used for such a purpose.

https://pathfoundation.org/trails/so...e-creek-trail/

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Sp...!4d-84.3001976

Ideally, I'd like to see a PATH connection between MM Park and the Beltline that follows the course of South Fork Peachtree. I've hiked this before and it is beautiful.

An example to look at is the NE BeltLine, where GA Power has transmission lines (that they are currently replacing and will construct the trail with large concrete pads heavy enough to support their trucks.
https://atlanta.curbed.com/2018/4/30...edmont-heights