Atlanta Regional Commission looks to connect metro Atlanta with improved Multiuse Trail System (Alpharetta: houses, transportation)

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by tikigod311

Oh, I know. However, something could be said for using money for the pointless MLK MARTA station for something useful like this. I just think the current routing is a going to be a significant downside to the utility of Beltline Transit for citizens south of Memorial.

Only if those residents are using it to go north of the tracks, if instead they want to transfer to MARTA HRT, then it will be useful. Of if they want to access the amenities along western Memorial Dr.

[tikigod311]

Ehhh, they could hit HRT up w/ the new Krog St station and I think a lot of what people want to do is north of the tracks. Plus, a direct connection from say, Boulevard Heights to Armour/Lindbergh would be pretty sweet. (Although I am curious how long that ride would take)

Regardless, this is a pointless discussion on my part, there is no money for a tunnel. I wish that would happen eventually tho

[arjay57]

Wow, this is a biggie.

Plans to connect Buckhead with an urban wilderness stretching east to Emory University and beyond got a big boost in the form of a $500,000 pledge from the Kendeda Fund to the South Fork Conservancy, the non-profit conservancy announced Friday.

“Kendeda’s magnificent grant gives us a solid base on which we can work to raise additional money – including promised matching funds – and demonstrates that our goal is within reach,” South Fork board Chairman Bob Kerr said in a statement.

South Fork Conservancy builds and connects trails along Peachtree Creek in Atlanta and DeKalb County. The conservancy has ramped up its capacity this year, bringing Kimberly Estep on board in April as executive director and adding two additional board members this month.

Next up is the conservancy’s first capital campaign. The group hopes to raise more than $2 million to build an iconic pedestrian bridge, footpaths and other improvements that will link the Lindbergh area, PATH400 and the Atlanta BeltLine to South Fork’s existing creekside trails, according to the statement.

More....South Fork Conservancy receives $500,000 pledge from Kendeda Fund - SaportaReport

[netdragon]

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Connect the comet, baby http://www.connectthecomet.org/

[arjay57]

Whatever happened to the proposed bike/pedestrian trail from Freedom park to Emory?

Sounds like Druid Hills wasn't too big on the idea.

Proposed PATH trail from Freedom Park to Emory Village meets Druid Hills opposition

[magnetar]

Crime via a PATH trail?

Hopefully PATH will shift their funding and focus to the Trolley Line trail. It's the one planned to go right past my house, and I couldn't be happier about it.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by magnetar

Crime via a PATH trail?

Hopefully PATH will shift their funding and focus to the Trolley Line trail. It's the one planned to go right past my house, and I couldn't be happier about it.

Some folks just don't like the idea of people walking around near their home. There's no telling what they're up to.

[magnetar]

Some folks need to get a grip on reality.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by magnetar

Some folks need to get a grip on reality.

All I'm saying is those folks over in Druid Hills have paid a lot of money to have a little ER and some privacy.

[magnetar]

Neither of which would be negatively affected by a wider sidewalk than the one that's there now.