McClatchey/Lowrey Stevens Park

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I am extremely excited that Park Pride has agreed to work with the Community to develop the vision for what used to be McClatchey School and Lowrey Stevens family cemetery. This five-acre area is immediately adjacent to PATH400 and has GREAT potential to be a really cool neighborhood park and interpretive history installation. There I go getting excited about history again. A steering committee has been formed and work will get underway in the coming months to get input. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram for announcements about upcoming neighborhood meetings. 

PATH400 Sandy Springs Extension Update

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We have a plan for heading on up to Sandy Springs! Over the last few months, designers met with a bunch of people who live right around the Loridans area of PATH400 and NPU-B to figure out what they wanted PATH400 to look like going forward.

Aside from excitement about the continuation, we heard a few things that we took into consideration in the design. The most important part – (Denise and LeeAnne this is for you) – is that the trail will remain on the highway side of the sound wall and there will be no breaks in the wall all the way up to the top of the toll plaza. We also heard a very strong desire to slow down traffic on Loridans, to screen the adjacent property, to minimize tree loss and to turn the highway bridge and old toll plaza into notable amenities.

Here is a concept to show you what it may look like and a very exciting (not) plan view of the alignment. 

 Loridans_Morph-sm  PATH400 City of Atlanta Layout

 

Naughty or Nice?

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Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, gives us the dirt on PATH400 progress.
denise and will path400-smI have some great news to share with you today – it appears that PATH400 was on Santa’s NICE list this year! How do I know? Well, we just received the best kind of present – the one you never want to return – cold hard cash – and a lot of it! 

Just how much cash you might ask? (How rude – didn’t your Mama tell you it isn’t nice to talk about money?) Oh well – let’s be tacky anyway.

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News – October 2017

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 Sandy Springs Extension: Our neighbors to the north are moving forward on the design for the PATH400 connector between the original 5.2 miles in Buckhead and the part that goes through the middle of the 285/400 interchange. This 2.1 mile missing link will run from Loridans right through the former toll plaza and all the way up to Glenridge Drive. Sandy Springs residents got a peek at initial design concepts, and they were enthusiastic about PATH400 coming to their neighborhood. For more information on this part of PATH400 and to learn about public meetings, contact Dan Coffer. 

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Outdoor October

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Outdoor October – October in Buckhead…the heat of the summer is a memory but the chill of winter is still on the horizon. Warm days, cool evenings make it the perfect time to outside. And for Buckhead getting outside should include getting on PATH400.
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Safety & Security on PATH400

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path400camerasDenise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, gives us the dirt on PATH400 progress.

A Closer Look at PATH400…SAFETY

Safety on PATH400 has been a consideration from the start.  Let’s face it, if you don’t feel safe you aren’t going to use it – plain and simple. So PATH400 has several safety features that you may not even know are there.
 
Let’s start with the easy one. Do you always feel like somebody’s watching you? If so, you’re not paranoid! PATH400 is outfitted with state-of-the-art security cameras at all major points of entry…and those cameras are monitored in the Atlanta Police Department’s Video Integration Center. “The VIC” (as all the cool kids call it) is in the same room as the city’s 911 operators. So, should there be an incident (let’s hope not) the 911 operators can take over the cameras and see what is going on. Zone 2 can log into them and spot issues as well.
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News on PATH400

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  • SweetWater Brewery and Livable Buckhead Team Up
  • Livable Buckhead and Office of Sustainability Install Planter Beds
  • Bike PATH400 with the AJC
  • Snakes Are On The Move Again

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News on PATH400

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Behind the Scenes Tour – What does being a donor to PATH400 get you? Well for one, a sneak peek into the next phase of PATH400 construction – behind the locked fences with your own personal tour guide (ahem – me of course)! As an added feature, participants havrthe opportunity to talk with Livable Buckhead board members during the tour.

15 lucky people enjoyed an amazing Spring day in a hike along the MARTA rail line to see the area between Miami Circle and the Gordon Bynum bridge. Luckily, not one sighting of a snake!

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We’re Halfway There

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Just three years after breaking ground, PATH400 has reached 50 percent completion with 2.5 miles of trail now open to the public. The two newest segments – one between Sidney Marcus Dr. and Miami Circle, the other between Old Ivy Rd. and Wieuca Rd. – officially opened to the public in the waning days of 2016, although nearby residents have been enjoying these sections of the trail since concrete was poured in the late fall.

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News – December 2016

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The “Force” is with PATH400 – On December 3rd, Livable Buckhead partnered with local artists Jessi Queen, Zach Herndon, Katie Bush, Rachel Tipton Boyd, Meg Mitchell, and James Wheeler, transforming the trail into an intergalactic experience with the release of Star Wars: Rogue One.

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The murals were completed on special panels built into the PATH400 soundproofing wall, designed with art installations in mind. Check them out online, or even better in person on PATH400! While you are out there, make sure to enjoy the holiday decorations dotting the greenway.

socialbutton-instagram-newSnap a picture and share it on Instagram with #path4002016. Share any great picture you may have taken throughout the year using the hashtag. We’ll choose our favorites to be included in our 2017 calendar. The Instagram user of the photo with the most likes will get a personal trail tour of the upcoming section of the greenway from Miami Circle to the Gordon Bynum Bridge. The tour, for up to six people, will include lunch at Eclipse di Luna at Miami Circle. You have until January 15th to post your pics and get the most likes…so get on it!

Screenshot_20161209-124329New PATH400 Website Launched – In mid-November, Livable Buckhead launched a new website for PATH400 users, path400greenway.org. The mobile-optimized site includes a Google map indicating access points, parking and other places of interest along the greenway.

In addition, the new website contains an event calendar to keep up with planned programming on the greenway, as well as a section entitled, “The Dirt.” This section contains news, press releases and articles of interest about PATH400, trails and greenspace.

Check out path400greenway.org now.