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5th Street Complete Street IMPORTANT DATES

A BETTER PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE Target Project Start - May. 2018

Target Design Finish - Feb. 2021
Project Overview Project Funding Target Construction Start - Oct. 2021
• $1.5M in City of Atlanta TSPLOST funds for Target Construction Finish - Dec. 2022
As a key east-west corridor Construction
connecting Georgia Tech, • $750,000 in GTIB state grant funds for
the Midtown Improvement Construction
District, and the Midtown • $750,000 in Midtown Improvement District funds
Garden District, 5th Street • Total funding: $3.03M
is one of the most popular
multi-modal streets in Public Outreach To Date
Atlanta. Despite its many In April 2018, design development kicked off by
users, the existing street soliciting public input on the existing conditions of
and sidewalk conditions on 5th Street. Input received and the team’s responses
this major connector vary are provided here.
in quality and character
affecting user safety Following this initial public outreach phase, TSW
developed conceptual designs for the corridor. In
and experience. Current and anticipated future development along the corridor is expected to increase October 2018, Midtown Alliance, in partnership with
activity of all user groups, necessitating vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle improvements consistent with the City of Atlanta, shared the concept design of the
streetscape environments currently found throughout much of the Midtown Improvement District. Proposed 5th Street Complete Street project with the public
enhancements to the 5th Street corridor between Williams and Myrtle Streets (roughly 0.6 miles) include: and solicited feedback (comments received are
• Replacement of damaged sidewalks and curbing. summarized here). The project team received input
• Additional/upgraded ADA ramps and crosswalks at all intersections. from key project stakeholders that the project would
• Complete pedestrian lighting for safety. be improved by retaining on-street parking and
• Infill street trees and furniture. providing more substantial mid-block crossings in the
• Milling, repaving, and restriping of roadway. Tech Square area while still achieving safety benefits
• Upgrade existing bike lanes and signage. for pedestrians, cyclists, and scooter riders. The team
responded by revising the concept design with a
Midtown Alliance, with its design team led protected two-way cycle track, which preserves more parking spaces, and adding elevation to the previously
by TSW, and in partnership with the City proposed mid-block crossings in the blocks between Williams Street and West Peachtree Street. Midtown
of Atlanta’s TSPLOST Program, began the Alliance hosted a second public open house on September 18, 2019 to share the revised design with the
SCOPE Design and Engineering phase of the 5th public (design boards are available to view here). All comments received during this second outreach phase,
Includes bicycle, pedestrian, and multi-modal Street Complete Street project in 2018. Work and responses to those comments, are detailed here.
improvements along 1.5 miles of 5th St, from continued in 2019 and 2020 to accomplish
Williams St near Tech Square to Myrtle St in the following activities: What’s Next?
the Midtown Garden District. The project will • Existing conditions survey and analysis Design, Engineering and Permitting will continue through 2020 with construction projected to commence in
replace damaged sidewalks and curbs; upgrade • City and stakeholder coordination late 2021. Please stay tuned for project updates! If you have general comments or questions, please contact
crosswalks as needed to be ADA-compliant; • Conceptual & schematic design transportation@midtownatl.com.
infill and replace pedestrian-scale lighting; infill • Development of construction documents
and replace street trees; resurface and restripe • City approvals and permitting
roadway pavement; and upgrade the existing • Construction bid and award
bicycle facilities with high-quality connections
to the larger Midtown bicycle network.