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What's Happening to the Sidewalks on 14th Street?
Midtown Cityscapes is spending $75 million, including federal money, to improve ten corridors in the area, including a stretch of 14th Street.
Sidewalks on the stretch of 14th Street between Peachtree and Piedmont Park are being ripped out, churning up mounds of red Georgian dirt. A resident of the Mayfair Tower Condominiums at 199 14th St. asked Midtown Patch to explain what's happening. In a word, cityscaping. The construction is part of a multi-year, $75 million public improvement project called Midtown Cityscapes. According to the overseeing organization, Midtown Alliance, it will "improve sidewalk conditions and traffic flow, add lights and trees, create urban parks and green space, and promote pedestrian usage." On 14th Street, contractors are widening sidewalks, installing new light poles and traffic signals, and burying phone lines. Only main power transmission lines will…
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Terry Smith
8:21 am on Monday, April 18, 2011
Good point Ken, also think of all the power outages which could be avoided if power lines were buried. Apparently that is just too logical for the city. What a shame. more ›