Atlanta celebrates opening of Woodall Rail Trail segment

09.05.2025    Atlanta INtown Paper    19 views
Atlanta celebrates opening of Woodall Rail Trail segment

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens prepares to cut the ribbon on the first segment of the Woodall Rail Trail Courtesy Upper Westside District Improvement District A ribbon cutting was held Friday May for the opening of Woodall Rail Trail the first completed segment of the Silver Comet Connector in the City of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joined the Upper Westside Area Improvement District CID project partners and society members to celebrate the opening of the -mile trail segment which also restores access to a -acre natural preserve The million trail was funded by state and federal grants as well as matching funds from the CID and the PATH Foundation The trail follows Woodall Creek a tributary of Peachtree Creek through a forested corridor teeming with native plants and wildlife It begins at the future Northwest BeltLine connection at Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard and Elaine Avenue and stretches north to Chattahoochee Avenue at The Works Additional segments will eventually connect to the Silver Comet Trail and create a -mile contiguous path to Anniston AL eventually becoming the longest paved trail in the United States The post Atlanta celebrates opening of Woodall Rail Trail segment appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta

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