Politics & Government
Johns Creek Trail Project Gets Federal Funding
The city is slated to receive $200,000 for the Barnwell Road multi-use trail.
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and local governments have decided that the region’s $14,360,000 of Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) funding should focus on advancing greenway trail segments, walking and cycling improvements within activity centers and promoting safe routes to schools and transit stations.
And that means federal dollars to help fund Johns Creek's Barnwell Road Multi-use trail project which is earmarked to receive $200,000.
“Currently, all or parts of some 20,000 metro Atlanta commutes are made on bicycles each week, plus many more on foot and transit,” said John Orr, Manager of ARC’s Transportation Access & Mobility Division.
“And in today’s world of increasing congestion and decreasing funding, biking and walking are viable modes of transportation in places where they are safe and convenient.”
In addition to transportation access and safety, much of the TAP funding will be spent to lay a foundation for greenway trail connections throughout the region and to help develop a regional network that eventually reaches from Alabama to Covington and from Cumming to Senoia. Special attention is being paid to projects that are located in key locations and are critical for bike and pedestrian safety. Projects to be funded through the TAP include:
“Currently, all or parts of some 20,000 metro Atlanta commutes are made on bicycles each week, plus many more on foot and transit,” said John Orr, Manager of ARC’s Transportation Access & Mobility Division.
“And in today’s world of increasing congestion and decreasing funding, biking and walking are viable modes of transportation in places where they are safe and convenient.”
In addition to transportation access and safety, much of the TAP funding will be spent to lay a foundation for greenway trail connections throughout the region and to help develop a regional network that eventually reaches from Alabama to Covington and from Cumming to Senoia. Special attention is being paid to projects that are located in key locations and are critical for bike and pedestrian safety. Projects to be funded through the TAP include:
- City of Atlanta Pedestrian Accessibility Project; City of Atlanta; $5,880,000
- Stone Mountain-Lithonia Road Bicycle and Pedestrian; DeKalb County; $1,750,000
- Atlanta Beltline Trail from Glenwood Avenue to Allen Avenue; City of Atlanta; $719,000
- Bob Callan Trail Phase II, US 41 Trail and Trailhead; Cobb County; $620,000
- Western Gwinnett Bikeway Extension; Gwinnett County; $900,000
- Sigman Road Multi-Use Trail; Rockdale County; $250,000
- CHC Regional Greenway Trail - Douglas County Extension from Boundary Waters Park to Sweetwater Creek State Park; Douglas County; $1,300,000
- Dallas Battlefield Trail, Phase 2; City of Dallas; $200,000
- Perimeter Commuter Trail System Study; Perimeter Center CIDs; $400,000
- Georgetown Area Multimodal Project; City of Dunwoody; $200,000
- Path Forward Program; Fayette County; $841,000
- Norcross to Lilburn Multiuse Trail; Gwinnett County; $300,000
- Rottenwood Creek Trail Phase 2; City of Marietta; $200,000
- Town Center / Noonday Creek Trail / KSU Bike-Ped Connector; Cobb County; $200,000
- Barnwell Road Multi-Use Trail; City of Johns Creek; $200,000
- Global Gateway Connector Project; City of College Park; $200,000
- Bethany, Cogburn, Windward Connection; City of Milton; $200,000
The TAP is a continuation and combination of the former Transportation Enhancements, Safe Routes to School and Recreational Trail programs under previous federal funding bills.
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Source: Atlanta Regional Commission
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