Atlanta BeltLine receives $3 million donation from Woodruff Foundation

Grant from Midtown-based private foundation will help support the development of the recently opened Eastside Trail.

by Patch Staff The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership announced Friday it will receive a generous grant from the Woodruff Foundation to support the Atlanta BeltLine project's expansion, specifically the development of the Gateway connecting the Eastside Trail to Historic Fourth Ward Park. The $3 million grant will also support the development of the portion of the Eastside Trail through Reynoldstown; design for this trail segment will begin by the end of the year. With this contribution, private sector investment in the project now exceeds $41 million. "As a neighborhood, Reynoldstown is super excited to know that our section of the BeltLine will be soon be a vital link in connecting the neighborhoods of Ormewood Park, Glenwood Park, …

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Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail Opening Day

Monday opened the eagerly awaited Eastside Trail of the Atlanta BeltLine. This is the day in pictures.

Monday was a milestone for the Atlanta BeltLine: The opening of the Eastside Trail. The trail, which comprises a 2.25-mile-long stretch of the Atlanta BeltLine, connects Inman Park and Old Fourth Ward to Midtown and Virginia-Highland. It also connects with the first two trails on the Atlanta BeltLine - the West End Trail and the Northside Trail. Monday's opening day festivities featured a host dignitaries from metro Atlanta including Mayor Kasim Reed and Atlanta City Councilmen Kwanza Hall and Alex Wan, to bicycle and walking enthusiasts. This was the day in pictures.

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Plenty of "New" in Old Fourth Ward

All around the historic intown neighborhood are signs of change, which will be showcased in upcoming lantern parade, fall festival.

To stand in Historic Fourth Ward Park, is to get a 360-degree view of a tilt-a-whirl of change. The 17.6-acre park itself, roughly bounded by North Avenue, Freedom Parkway and Glen Iris Drive, is part of the Atlanta BeltLine Project, the planned 22-mile necklace of parks, trails and transit around the city. The park links to the BeltLine's Eastside Trail, which officially opens Oct. 15.  Just off the trail is North American Properties' planned $35 million luxury apartment complex. To the north of the park, is the $180 million Ponce City Market project, the massive redevelopment of the old City Hall East building. To the west, AMLI Residential's 337-unit apartment complex. Further west is Boulevard, which is the center of an economic and …

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REMINDER: BeltLine Project Will Close Part Of Ponce

Area of Ponce de Leon Avenue between the Midtown Place Shopping Center and Ponce de Leon Place affected this weekend and next.

A portion of Ponce de Leon Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic this weekend and next weekend for the Atlanta BeltLine's ongoing construction of the Eastside Trail project. Closures are scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. Friday and end at 5 a.m. Monday of the affected weekends. Currently under construction, the Eastside Trail spans more than two miles from the southeast tip of Piedmont Park to Inman Park and the Old Fourth Ward neighborhoods. The project, which includes a 14-foot-wide, multi-use concrete trail that is to be used for walking, biking, running and skating, is the next major component of the Atlanta BeltLine slated to open to the public. The section of road between Ponce de Leon Place and the Midtown Place Shopping Center (…

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BeltLine Sets April Completion for Eastside Trail

Crews have met some challenges converting the former rail corridor.

Next spring a trail linking Midtown, Virginia-Highland, Poncey Highland, Old Fourth Ward and Inman Park will open along an old rail corridor with cool, secluded city views. Phase one of the Eastside Trail -- which includes a 2.5-mile concrete path that will connect three parks: Piedmont Park, Freedom Park and Historic Fourth Ward Park -- should be complete in April, Atlanta BeltLine spokesman Ethan Davidson said Wednesday. "It's been a very interesting project so far," he said. The BeltLine began construction earlier this year, fencing off various portions to complete the work. The trail will run from 10th Street and Monroe Drive to DeKalb Avenue. The PATH Foundation has served as the construction manager for the project. Among the …

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