Atlanta Beltline Northwest Trail Segment 1 Breaks Ground

Segment 1 of the Northwest Trail connects from Peachtree Park Drive to Kinsey Court, traversing through the Peachtree Park Apartments community. KAIZEN is proud to be the lead consultant on a dedicated design team to deliever this project for the Atlanta Beltline Inc and PATH Foundation.

The proposed suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek

Proposed trail access point and plaza at the end of Kinsey Ct.

Photo Source: Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta Beltline, Inc. President & CEO Clyde Higgs and other community leaders broke ground on Northwest Trail—Segment 1 on Oct. 31, 2024, marking the Beltline’s first expansion into this area of Buckhead.

Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Plan Released!

Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Inc. releases the plan for the 220-mile of trail to connect Greene, Hancock, Washington, Johnson, Emanuel, Bulloch, Effingham, and Chatham Counties. KAIZEN assisted the PATH Foundation and worked with Georgia Hi-Lo Trail Stakeholders to develop this extensive plan. The plan outlines the vision of the project, establishes the value of multi-use trails, and explains implementation phases and timeline.

Take a look at the final report from this link!

Ribbon Cutting at Firefly Trail Greene County

KAIZEN & PATH celebrate the ribbon cutting of the 6.3 miles of new Firefly Trail that connects Union Point to near the north border of Greene County through City of Woodville.

Celebrate the progress of our Tucker Trail Model Project construction!

Yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony for Tucker Trail Model Project was a fantastic event! This is the start of a 31-mile network that will provide connections throughout the City of Tucker.

DeKalb County South Peachtree Creek Trail Study

DeKalb County, with assistance from the PATH Foundation, KAIZEN, and Alta Planning + Design team is studying ways to better connect our communities in District 2 with existing greenway trails like the South Fork Peachtree Creek Trail.

Click here for the Northern Study Area Survey or here for the Southern Study Area Survey.

Image courtesy to Alta Planning + Design.

Carrollton Greenbelt - Southern Spur to Downtown

Thankful for PATH and their partners with City of Carrollton and Carrollton GreenBelt, we look forward to the southern GreenBelt spur to downtown opening early 2021!

Abutment installed for new trail bridge in Tanner Medical Campus

Trail under construction adjacent to the Cotton Mill Farmers’ Market

Trail crossing with RRFB system to be installed at Dixie Street

Westside BeltLine Connector - the 300th Mile of PATH Trails

Congradulations to PATH Foundation on pouring the 300th mile of PATH trail and inlaid the 300 Mile Marker on the Westside BeltLine Connector last week! Here are two shots of the fresh concrete—once the trail is opened, we'd love to see y'all in a picture with it. We look forward to seeing y'all's shining faces with it and to building our next 100 miles!

A shot took prior to the installing of the 300th Mile Marker, showing a bench pad laid out with pavers to be installed inside the concrete banding.

Signs installed on the new trail bridge over Boone Blvd south from the 300th Mile Marker

Newnan LINC Construction Update - the installation of Trail Bridge over I-85

The iconic LINC bridge has been installed in October! This is an exciting moment to have it as a connection between both sides of I-85.

The rest of the trail is expected to be finished by the end of this year. Stay turned for the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Newnan LINC Construction Update - Trail Bridge over I-85 Up-coming!

Newnan LINC second phase is under construction since this summer. This is the 1st portion of the 3.5-mile Newnan Downtown Connector trail.

This phase of the LINC trail will connect from Ashley Park Blvd. to Summerlin Blvd, where the model project ended. It will be a 10’ to 12’ multi-use trail that includes a 278-foot long iconic bridge across I-85. The design team has obtained final approval from Georgia Department of Transportation for the bridge construction and custom signage attached to the outside bridge frame with internal lighting.

Construction is expected to be finished this year.

A vision graphic of the bridge over I-85 that was developed during conceptual design stage

Approved bridge drawing

Trail under construction approaching I-85 on the west side of the highway

Groundwork Jacksonville proudly presented the Emerald Trail Model Project design

In Jacksonville, Florida, Groundwork Jacksonville brought PATH and KAIZEN design team in to help creating the Emerald Trail master plan vision and identify the model project. Now, they are moving forward the model project through the design process. Congratulations to Groundwork Jacksonville and the City of Jacksonville! We look forward to riding along the Emerald Trail in 2021!

Experience the digital flythrough of the first 1.3-mile model project of the planned 30-mile Emerald Trail at the link below. Pond, an architecture, engineering, planning, and construction firm, provided the design for the LaVilla Link Model Project, part of the Emerald Trail Master Plan.