Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, gives us the dirt on PATH400 progress.
Hello Trail Enthusiasts,
Sorry I’ve been a little quiet lately, but that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been anything going on for PATH400…quite the opposite actually!
Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, gives us the dirt on PATH400 progress.
Wow – things are moving fast on PATH400 right now! In the blink of an eye we went from a rough graded construction site to a completely poured concrete path – Holy cow! It is so much fun seeing it take shape – in fact nearly every picture on my phone is of the construction…how nerdy is that? (Don’t answer that question – it was rhetorical!) So for a little insiders peak into my phone content – we have created a nifty little video to show you some before and after views so far…take a look!
Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, gives us the dirt on PATH400 progress.
Earlier this week I dusted off my construction boots and took one of those awesome spring days to get out on our construction site with our partners Pete Pelligrini with PATH Foundation and Steve Sanchez with HGOR.
Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, gives us the dirt on PATH400 progress.
Love is in the air, so I figured it is a perfect day for me to talk about the love of my life…PATH400. Shhhh!!! – please don’t share this with my husband and son!
Let’s talk a little about the parts and people of PATH400 that I love…
Four years ago today we officially opened the first phase of PATH400. Today we are more than half way finished with the entire project with plans to extend to Sandy Springs.
Go Play In The Dirt!
The beginning of construction of the phase from Miami Circle to the Gordon Bynum pedestrian bridge means construction tours!
PATH400 Delivers!
Yet again PATH400 delivers on our promises – we are under construction! Crews are underway with final surveying and clearing to get some serious trail building going from the Gordon Bynum bridge at the back of Lenox Square all the way down to Miami Circle.
ATLANTA — The PATH400 trail won the Socrata People’s Choice Award and a $10,000 prize on September 23 at the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) Annual Meeting in Atlanta. The Socrata People’s Choice Award is awarded to the America’s Transportation Award project that receives the most online votes by the general public, and is presented with a $10,000 cash prize to be donated to a transportation charity or scholarship of the winner’s choosing. The PATH400 trail was one of just 12 projects from across the country that was vying for the national award.
PATH400 received the Quality of Life/Community Development, Small Category Award Tuesday at the 2018 SASHTO Annual Meeting in Houston, Texas. Livable Buckhead partnered with the Georgia Department of Transportation, the Buckhead Community Improvement District and the PATH Foundation to develop the 5.2-mile bikeable and walkable greenway through the heart of Atlanta’s north side. The partnership resulted in cost efficiencies and design innovations.
Construction Report – Well, the theme here is baby steps or maybe pushing a wet noodle – take your pick. As I mentioned in my last communication, we had to write up a report to tell the railroad folks EXACTLY how we are going to build the part behind Lenox Square that goes under their main freight line. We put the finishing touches on that approach and got it all submitted to the railroad a few weeks ago. So now we wait and politely play the squeaky wheel routine. I asked the Magic 8-Ball (used to make all of my major decisions) if we would get approval in June and its prediction was “concentrate and try again…” so I guess I will be in touch later.