City Of Dunwoody: Grant Funding Recommended For North Shallowford Road Path

Press release from the City of Dunwoody:

01/26/2022 10:12 a.m.

Dunwoody, GA – January 26, 2022 – The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), through the Livable Centers Initiative program, recommends awarding $560,000 in federal funding for the design phase of the North Shallowford Road Path project. These funds would be matched with $140,000 in city funds that have already been budgeted.  The project would extend from the existing path at Chamblee Dunwoody Road to Cotillion Drive, replace painted bike lanes with a 12-foot-wide path and add landscape buffers to insulate the trail for improved protection.  

ARC is accepting public comment for a proposed update of the region’s  Transportation Improvement Program, or TIP, which programs federal and state funding for transportation projects across metro Atlanta.

The update includes an additional $10.7 million to fund 17 Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) projects across the region. LCI is a grant program that assists local jurisdictions in transforming their communities into more vibrant, walkable places that offer increased mobility options and support community health and economic opportunity. Changes to other projects submitted by GDOT will also be a part of this amendment to the TIP.

ARC’s Transportation and Air Quality Committee (TAQC) and ARC Board will take action on this TIP Amendment in March following the public review and comment period, which ends on Feb. 11. You can submit public comments to transportation@atlantaregional.org.

A virtual public hearing will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at 10:30am. Requests to speak at this public hearing will be accepted by 4pm on Feb. 8 and must be sent to transportation@atlantaregional.org. Details are available on atlantaregional.org/amendment. 

Additional details about the project list can be found at atlantaregional.org/amendment.

This press release was produced by the City of Dunwoody. The views expressed here are the author’s own.