10 Comments on Beltline bushwhacking

Veteran’s Day Hike « Chamblee54 on Wed, 11th Nov 2009 5:24 pm


[...] was a beltway hike on Veteran’s Day. Five people took part. There is another report here. The hike began on time, which may be a first. The start was behind Amsterdam Avenue, and [...]

Jack Stenger on Fri, 13th Nov 2009 3:02 pm


Re: Beltline: I don’t necessarily trust “green space” in Atlanta. It usually becomes the haunt of the dispossessed and the dissolute. (See: Woodruff Park).

Jeanne Bonner on Sat, 14th Nov 2009 9:49 am


Woodruff Park is such an interesting place, IMO. Fantastic location, and I love the chess board at the southern tip. It’s surrounded by places to eat and drink so you can easily grab something and then enjoy it in the park, surrounded by skyscrapers. During the summer, the library set up a book and magazine stand that I thought was a great addition. And I also like the way the park is a thoroughfare for GSU students trucking between classes in buildings in different parts of the campus.

But, to your point, Jack, clearly the park attracts a different type of user than, say, Piedmont Park. Why is that? Is it just a natural product of being near a major transportation hub (Five Points Station)?

Jack Stenger on Mon, 16th Nov 2009 8:56 pm


” … Is it just a natural product of being near a major transportation hub (Five Points Station)?”

Jeanne: That’s likely it. But of course there are probably about 18 other reasons, and about nine others that we don’t see/understand.

Jimmy @ The Careerist on Tue, 17th Nov 2009 10:57 am


Great news! I live in this area and as I was running across the bridge that connects Inman park to Old Fourth Ward last week, I thought I noticed some additional clearing of the kudzu. If we get another day of temps in the 60’s, I’ll have to go down there and explore.

As Jack noted above however, I’m curious to know whether or not the city plans on actually maintaining these new trails.

josh on Tue, 17th Nov 2009 11:02 am


On the subject of parks near Five Points Station, have you seen the proposed “Green Line” plan to redevelop the swath of downtown between GA State MARTA Station and Phillips Arena (and over/around the MARTA and train lines)? It creates new streets and covers Underground/Alabama Street, some surface parking lots, Five Points Station and parts of that massive railway chasm that bounds our downtown.

http://www.atlantadowntown.com/initiatives/green-line-plan

I like the ambition, dread the price tag and wonder how we balance it with some other massive, transformative, 20-year projects in the works right now.

Don’t tell anyone: They’re working on the Beltine! | My Green ATL on Tue, 8th Dec 2009 10:16 am


[...] Bonner actually got the scoop (with pictures) a month ago on the progress on Atlanta Unsheltered, our sister blog. But Yousef made a good point in her report yesterday when she used the word [...]

Beltline trail work begins, groundbreaking ceremony on Saturday | Fresh Loaf on Thu, 10th Dec 2009 11:37 am


[...] Unfiltered’s Jeanne Bonner has photos and a report from the field. WABE’s Odette Yousef also has a report that’s worth a listen. Local [...]

Robert Olson on Thu, 10th Dec 2009 9:02 pm


This is great and all, I mean that, but this needs to be more than a mulch covered recreational path. Let’s face it, light rail isn’t coming for years. There’s absolutely no reason, none, that this shouldn’t be a paved path now. There’s a desperate need for bicycle transportation routes in this city, and this link would be crucial. If, fifteen or twenty years down the road, light rail actually does come to fruition, the pavement will have reached it’s useful lifespan anyway. Until then, we need more than dirt jogging paths. We need transportation infrastructure that won’t get us killed.

This gesture makes it clear that the beltline group isn’t completely inept, but it shows that they’re damn close.

Angel Poventud on Tue, 15th Dec 2009 6:14 pm


Hey Robert. Just wanted to mention to you that the permanent trail work will begin over the 8 miles of temp trails late in 2010. We still need to finish the 2 year Environmental Impact Study which will be done in the Spring of 2010 and the 5 remaining Master Plans that are scheduled to begin in early 2010 not to mention the design work that is getting started in early 2010. We are going to see a lot more work in the corridor starting now for the next 21 years. The real work starts now. Get involved and stay informed. Have a great day and I look forward to seeing you on the BeltLine.

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