Categories
Archives
Category Archives: In the News
Sea Island Road Trail Planned
PATH is partnering with the St. Simons Land Trust and Glynn County to propose a trail paralleling Sea Island Road from Demere Road to Frederica Road on the island. This is the last trail segment of the 2005 PATH master plan to be completed on St. Simons Island. The 2.5 mile-long trail project will include [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in General Leave a comment
University Trail
PATH crews will begin constructing the Carrollton Greenbelt Trail through the University of West Georgia (UWG) campus in Carrollton a few days after students are dismissed in April. Friends of the Greenbelt, the City of Carrollton, and PATH have been planning and designing the trail through UWG for several months. The Greenbelt Trail will be [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in General Leave a comment
Big Plans for Buckhead
Livable Buckhead is close to completing the public outreach and planning phase of the proposed greenway and trail along Georgia 400 between Loridans Drive and Peachtree Creek. The facility is the centerpiece of the proposed greening of Buckhead effort that includes parks, trails, streetscapes, and other amenities aimed at making the community the preferred place [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in General Leave a comment
10th Street Cycle Track
The City of Atlanta, the Midtown Alliance, and PATH are building the City’s first cycle track on Tenth Street between Monroe Drive and Charles Allen Drive. The track, (example pictured to right), will allow two-way bicycle traffic separated from travel lanes, between Charles Allen and the Atlanta BeltLine at Monroe Drive. Even better, the new [...]
Read Full Article
Finally We Are Studied!
After negotiating the myriad of issues from adjoining neighbors and tediously maneuvering through the govern- ment process, I have the privilege of riding my bike down each new trail and seeing the joy we have created on the faces of the people I meet. Every mile we build is worth the effort. I really do [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in Ed's Corner, General Leave a comment
They Don’t Maintain Themselves
A majority of trail users have no clue that many of the trails we build are maintained with donations. Most of the trails inside the City of Atlanta and DeKalb County are maintained by crews hired by PATH and paid for with contributions to our annual campaign. We thought we would give you an idea [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in General Leave a comment
Beaufort Beauty – The Spanish Moss Trail
PATH has had the good fortune this year of working with the James Cox, Jr. Foundation, the City and County of Beaufort, and local supporters to build the first mile of the Spanish Moss Trail in Beaufort, South Carolina. A grand opening ceremony was held November 20th inside the historic freight depot, a few blocks [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in General Leave a comment
Southwest Connection
Several years ago, Atlanta BeltLine supporters went to the Atlanta City Council members asking them to support the formation of a Tax Allocation District for the proposed Atlanta BeltLine trail and transit project. The lobbying effort was ultimately successful and the TAD legislation passed. One of the promises made in order to get the support [...]
Read Full Article
Also posted in General Leave a comment
Eastside BeltLine Trail Open for Business
Years of planning, engineering, designing, and construction are over for the first Atlanta BeltLine trail segment actually built on the abandoned rail right-of-way. On October 15th, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, Cox Enterprises Chairman Jim Kennedy, and Kaiser Permanente President Kerry Kohnen helped dedicate the Eastside BeltLine Trail from Piedmont Park to Irwin Street with over [...]
Read Full Article
Climb Time