Bike lane expansion planned for 3rd Street in Midtown

Midtown Alliance is progressing a plan to expand east-west multimodal connectivity in Midtown on rd Street between Piedmont Avenue west to the end of rd Street at the rd Street tunnel under I- Pending future action by Georgia Tech the rd Street tunnel may one day be reopened to provide a connection to bicycle and pedestrian facilities west of the interstate on Georgia Tech s campus according to Midtown Alliance Bicycle lanes are right now in place on rd Street between Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets The new project proposes extending the rd Street bike lanes providing additional protection for cyclists and people using micromobility devices such as scooters A drop-in residents meeting hosted by Midtown Alliance to discuss the project and answer questions is set for Wednesday July from - p m at the corner of rd and Cypress streets In the event of inclement weather the meeting will be rescheduled to Thursday July In other Midtown street news roadway paving and bike lane installation on Juniper Street is underway as the complete street improvement project enters its final stage Expect intermittent lane closures on the corridor The post Bike lane expansion planned for rd Street in Midtown appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta