Beltline to lay down mulch and open part of path
Fresh from my four-hour Beltline walk this morning, I’m pleased to say the Chief Beltline Volunteer (Angel Poventud) says the organization that’s building the trail and transit line will put mulch down on a portion of the path so that people can begin to use it.
Angel, who led a small group on a tour of the southwestern and southeastern stretches of the 22-mile rail corridor today, said the Beltline folks hope to have the mulch down and part of the path open by February or March of next year.
I would like to think I’m responsible for this turn of events because I suggested something similar in an earlier post!
But I would guess many people have suggested this very same idea to the Beltline folks.
Open it up while you work out the details so that people can begin to imagine the possibilities and incorporate the path into their lives.
As part of the project, mulch will cover portions of the western part of the trail, near West End, and portions of the northeastern section, from I-85 south to Dekalb Ave., said Ethan Davidson, an spokesman for the Beltline.
Davidson said the Beltline is still working out the details of the mulch plan and could not say when the project would begin or confirm when the path will open to the public.
“We are looking to open up stretches to the public as soon as possible,” he said.
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, for many people in Atlanta the Beltline is something imaginary or nebulous or at the very least hidden in plain sight.
I will be posting more comment and photos from this morning’s walk, which passed through the West End, Adair Park, Grant Park, Ormewood Park, Glenwood Park and Reynoldstown neighborhoods.
(The photo above shows a part of our group as we walked the part of the Beltline that crosses over Glenwood Ave. and through the Glenwood Park neighborhood.)
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This is good news. I like the idea of making the Beltine a nicer place to walk immediately while we wait for further progress to happen. I think it would be cool to see some spots with the kind of landscaping seen in the mulch-surfaced parks that popped up in the last year west of Oakland cemetery.
I hope there will be some volunteer opportunities when it comes time to put the mulch down.
It probably will be like the parks you mention near the King Memorial MARTA — though what’s the deal with those parks? They seem to take passive use a bit too far. There are no benches or any other features that might allow me to enjoy them. In fact, some people have used them as parking lots for Oakland Cemetery.
But yes, this is good news about the Beltline!
This only makes sense. Tangible benefits will keep interest and support for the project high. My only question is why are they taking so long?
I think part of it is the money. I mean, mulch costs money to buy and it costs money then to lay down the mulch.
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