The Gadfly is right about the path issue refusing to die. A few years back an uncaring group tried to get the Atlanta Track Club to put in a path (this was before the PATH Foundation became prominent) -- we had a big shootout at a meeting with the ATC, the Parks Dept and neighbors, and fortunately we were able to kill the path. But, like a forest fire with embers under the soil, it keeps coming back. What we need is a way to get the city to declare the issue finally dead, and please don't bring it up again. Is there anyone out there who feels strongly enough about it to take the path-killing project on?
Perhaps some sort of movie zombie would be a better analogy. This issue does keep "reanimating" When the PATH Foundation wanted to put a trail through Memorial Park, Councilwoman Muller was very helpful, even though a lot of people in Springlake liked it.PATH still did that eyesore across the road, which I'm sure everyone now regrets. Nothing should be done at all to our part of Memorial Park until the Beltline is up and "running" (haha). It would be foolhardy to make any design changes without knowing what effects the extensive new trails,Northside Dr.changes,new construction on Howell Mill, etc. will have on traffic on our streets and usage of our park. We should wait.There is a lot happening already to affect our neighborhood.
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The Gadfly is right about the path issue refusing to die. A few years back an uncaring group tried to get the Atlanta Track Club to put in a path (this was before the PATH Foundation became prominent) -- we had a big shootout at a meeting with the ATC, the Parks Dept and neighbors, and fortunately we were able to kill the path. But, like a forest fire with embers under the soil, it keeps coming back. What we need is a way to get the city to declare the issue finally dead, and please don't bring it up again. Is there anyone out there who feels strongly enough about it to take the path-killing project on?
Perhaps some sort of movie zombie would be a better analogy. This issue does keep "reanimating" When the PATH Foundation wanted to put a trail through Memorial Park, Councilwoman Muller was very helpful, even though a lot of people in Springlake liked it.PATH still did that eyesore across the road, which I'm sure everyone now regrets. Nothing should be done at all to our part of Memorial Park until the Beltline is up and "running" (haha). It would be foolhardy to make any design changes without knowing what effects the extensive new trails,Northside Dr.changes,new construction on Howell Mill, etc. will have on traffic on our streets and usage of our park. We should wait.There is a lot happening already to affect our neighborhood.
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