Opening of new Beltline segment creates 6.8 miles of continuous Westside Trail

A view of Westside Trail Segment which officially opened on June Photo courtesy ABI A ribbon cutting was held Monday June for a new segment of the Westside Trail creating the longest continuous trail corridor on the Atlanta Beltline Walkers runners and cyclists can now journey continuous miles from Pittsburgh Yards to Blandtown on the Westside Trail with the official opening of Segment The trail segment stretches miles from the existing Westside Trail terminus at Lena Street north to Law Street where it connects to the Westside Beltline Connector and Westside Trail Segment It transforms a fragmented pathway into a seamless corridor that runs along Washington Park A new sign along the Westside Trail welcomes visitors to historic Washington Park Courtesy ABI Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens Atlanta Beltline Inc President and CEO Clyde Higgs along with local elected representatives and other area leaders gathered for the ribbon cutting The Beltline noted its goal is to deliver nearly miles of continuous paved trail ahead of the FIFA World Cup next summer The deadline to finish all miles of the Beltline and miles of connector trails remains See all the construction updates on the Atlanta Beltline here The post Opening of new Beltline segment creates miles of continuous Westside Trail appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta