16b07382-dc91-453d-bcc0-f88160ba23a9Over the next year, Midtown Alliance will lead a comprehensive transportation and implementation plan to assess the district’s current transportation system and identify needs for future projects.

The Midtown Alliance wants to hear from residents, so visit this link to offer your ideas and for improvements.

The Midtown study come as the Georgia Department of Transportation is about to launch its on study to improve congestion on the Downtown Connector. Strategies under consideration in the GDOT study include the proposed 15th Street HOV Bridge/Interchange, which would provide direct access to and from Midtown for those in a high occupancy vehicle. The interchange would provide  access to I-85 and Georgia 400 from the northern part of Midtown and allow for better east-west connectivity.

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.