DEKALB AVE PILOT

LOCATION: Atlanta, GA

STATUS:      Report issued Spring 2019

AWARDS:    2019 UDC Community Design Award

PARTNERS: PropelATL

Working together with our partner, PropelATL (Formerly Atlanta Bike Coalition), we brainstormed, designed, and pitched a plan to Renew Atlanta for a tactical pilot project along portions of a busy Atlanta commuter corridor.

This corridor is plagued by frequent vehicle accidents and unsafe conditions for cyclists and pedestrians. Frustrated by the lack of infrastructure for alternate modes of transportation in Atlanta and by news of the diversion of taxpayer funding earmarked for a Dekalb Ave Complete Street, we outlined a “lighter, faster, cheaper” approach that could simultaneously improve safety and usability for all of Dekalb Ave’s users. This approach featured the implementation of protected bike lanes connecting the MARTA Stations of Edgewood and Inman Park.

We designed this plan with the goal of piloting the design to test and refine the scenario before committing significant time and funding to one solution. The project garnered local support and was awarded a 2019 Community Design Award from the Atlanta Urban Design Commission.

As of 2025 this proposal has not been adopted and implemented by the City.