Big news for Midtown commuters and pedestrians: The Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATLDOT) and Midtown Alliance have hit a major milestone. The Juniper Complete Street Project, aimed at transforming the way folks move around Midtown, has just been announced as substantially complete.
The corridor in question, running twelve blocks from 14th Street down to Ponce de Leon Avenue, was designed with multimodal transit in mind. The renovated street now features a resurfaced two-lane road, safer bike lanes that are separated and protected, along with sidewalks that got a good stretch - they're wider now. Improvements carried with them new street trees and pedestrian-friendly LED lighting, making the trek down Juniper Street NE a sight easier on the eyes and feet.
Officials are chalking this up as a win for connectivity in Atlanta's bustling core. Between the stretches of residential blocks, businesses, and the laundry list of destinations that define Midtown, it's clear that getting around needed to be less of a chore. The Juniper Complete Street Project seems to be the answer, packing in newly upgraded traffic signals, and even a touch of green with its network of stormwater planters that do double duty absorbing rainwater.
Adding to the urban fabric, details like trash and recycling receptacles blend into the new streetscape, a subtle nod to the city's sustainability efforts. ATLDOT Commissioner Solomon Caviness and Midtown Alliance President & CEO Kevin Green celebrated the project's completion. According to a statement from the Atlanta Department of Transportation, the pair are expected to discuss the major infrastructure overhauls included in the project with anyone interested at the corner of Juniper Street NE and 10TH Street NE.
