CITYSCAPES
. OVERVIEW
Statement on Peachtree & West Peachtree Intersection
(March 4, 2010)
Twenty million dollars in streetscape improvements have benefited Midtown over the past seven years. They are a collaboration of the Midtown Alliance, the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the City of Atlanta, and meet all relevant roadway and pedestrian design standards.
The improvements at Peachtree and West Peachtree were finished 18 months ago. Prior to this week, neither we nor the City of Atlanta have received any reports of public safety complaints related to this intersection.
After learning on Tuesday that a driver had reported a damaged tire from a curb at this intersection, we smoothed the edge of the curb on Wednesday. Since this is a state route, we are working with GDOT to assess any additional modifications.
The Midtown Alliance works to make Midtown a premier urban center by improving and sustaining the quality of life for those who live, work and play in the area. We accomplish this through comprehensive planning and development that enhance public safety, improve the physical environment, and strengthen the urban amenities which give the area its unique character.
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Creating a Pedestrian-Friendly Community. Midtown Alliance, with the financial support of the Midtown Improvement District (MID), has embarked on a multi-year, $75 million public improvements program for ten major corridors, encompassing more than 25 miles of improvements. The goals of Midtown Cityscapes are to improve sidewalk conditions and traffic flow, add lights and trees, create urban parks and green space, and promote pedestrian usage.
Thoroughly deliberated and carefully structured, Cityscapes is transforming key Midtown streets and public spaces into a model urban community. Features of the massive public improvement program include sidewalks wide enough for passing pedestrians; lights that illuminate sidewalks, streets and buildings; and trees planted along street curbs to provide shade, protect people from traffic and create a visually appealing sense of place.
*Midtown Alliance is pleased to announce the project to upgrade the traffic signals heads and pedestrian signals heads will start early February and continue through June 2010. The upgrades consist of replacing all incandescent signal heads with energy efficient LED signal heads. About one-half of the existing pedestrian heads will be replaced with new countdown pedestrian heads. This work will not affect the traffic timing. In order to perform the work there will be lane closures from 9:30 AM to 4:00 PM.