Freedom Park Trail to Come Out of the Dark Ages
Following months of complaints and stepped up pressure from Old Fourth Ward residents about 35 broken street lights, change finally comes.
Every morning and afternoon, you'll find Brad Smith walking his dog, Lady, along the Freedom Park Trail in Old Fourth Ward. The trail, which connects to Freedom Park in the Candler Park neighborhood, is popular with Smith, as it is with other dog owners, cyclists and walkers and runners. The problem is that many of the light posts that run along the Freedom Park Trail and on Freedom Parkway itself don't work. The trail threads from the Butler Street and Bedford Pine communities through Old Fourth Ward and Poncey-Highland and on to Candler Park. And with the recent end of Daylight Savings Time, it gets darker earlier, making walking, cycling or jogging less appealing. "I'd be happier if it were lit up," Smith said. Lamar Harden, a Midtown …
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Tim Smith
2:09 am on Thursday, December 6, 2012
Thanks, looking forward to hearing about that! My son used to ride his bike along the parkway from soccer practice, but as it got darker earlier, and the trail had literally no working lights, we've had to make other arrangements. more ›