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Atlanta Beltline celebrates opening of Southside Trail segment

Kristal Dixon

An aerial view of brick apartment buildings on the left, a white curved path through a park in the center, two runners in the foreground, and dense trees on the right under a blue sky. — A segment of the Atlanta Beltline's Southside Trail. Photo: Courtesy of Erin Sintos

The Atlanta Beltline will celebrate the completion of two segments along its Southside Trail with a ribbon cutting Thursday.

The latest: The ribbon cutting will mark the opening of Segments 4 and 5, called the Southeast Trail, a 1.2-mile path that runs from Boulevard to Glenwood Avenue.

It completes the segment that runs from the Krog Street Tunnel to Boulevard.
It also brings the trail network's total miles paved to 14.8.

Zoom in: Along with improving connectivity for the Grant Park, Ormewood Park, Boulevard Heights and Glenwood Park neighborhoods, the trail also creates safer routes to school for students who attend Parkside Elementary and Maynard Jackson High schools, the Beltline said in a news release.

State of play: Beltline officials are also soliciting bids from companies to build Segment 3 of the Northeast Trail, as well as connector trails 1 through 4.

This 2.8-mile stretch runs from Buford Highway to Peachtree Creek and will include connections to MARTA's Lindbergh station, the Path400 trail, and commercial areas near Armour and Ottley drives.

What's next: The Beltline said construction on the remaining Southside Trail will be completed by June, bringing the network's paved path to 17.9 miles.

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