The Atlanta BeltLine has launched “Light the Line,” a campaign to raise $1.1 million to install lighting along the Eastside Trail.
Crowdfunding will be used to install the lights, which would be placed along the 2.3 mile segment that connects Krog Street Market to Piedmont Park.
During the construction phase of the trail, conduit was installed to support lights in the future. The BeltLine has designed a lighting plan that calls for 130 low-energy LED path lights every 90-feet. Funding for lighting will be built into the budget for future BeltLine trail segments.
Jamestown, developers of Ponce City Market, has agreed to contribute $100,000 to the campaign.
Of the $1.1 million campaign goal, $990,000 or 90 percent of the total, will go directly to the purchase and installation of the 130 lights. Of the remaining budget, $100,000 will help support BeltLine programming on the Eastside Trail, including free fitness classes and Art on the Atlanta BeltLine installations, and $10,000 will go toward campaign management expenses.
The public can make donations and find more information by visiting lighttheline.org.
