Quick Wins – Chosewood Park BeltLine Access

Nearly a mile of BeltLine frontage, zero off-street BeltLine access.

Chosewood Park is seeing explosive growth – most of which can be attributed to the long-awaited opening of the BeltLine Southside Trail next year.

Most of these developments tout direct BeltLine access as one of their biggest selling points. There’s just one problem though. That direct BeltLine access depends on the 2nd phase of Boulevard Crossing Park. This phase is currently unfunded and has even disappeared from the latest BeltLine Design and Construction updates page.

Constructing an interim trail between Englewood Boulevard and The BeltLine through the future park’s land will provide direct, safe, off-road access between the 1000s of new residences and the mainline trail.

Using temporary materials such as mulch or gravel along with using the path of least resistance provides a quick solution while ensuring there’s not much wasted time or effort if / when Boulevard Crossing Park is funded.

Without the trail, the Chosewood Park neighborhood will not only be without direct BeltLine access but will need to use sidewalks along busy Boulevard or Hill St. This section of BeltLine will also stretch .6 miles without a single access point.

While a temporary solution, this trail would also fit into a wider network of planned and logical trail locations dramatically increasing options to get around without a car. It will also help facilitate connections between Chosewood Park to Benteen Elementary School, Grant Park, the Cherokee Ave cycle track and hopefully one-day even more infill with Choseline.

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Phil Veasley, PE, CNU-A, The Urban Connector, is a Professional Engineer with Nelson\Nygaard Consulting Associates focused on creating safer, more vibrant cities through strategic multimodal infrastructure design. With expertise spanning traffic analysis, hand sketching, conceptual design, and full construction documentation, he thrives on transforming roads into great streets where people of all ages and abilities can flourish. Based in Atlanta, Phil is a passionate advocate for walkable, dense, and equitable neighborhoods. Outside of work, his passion is exploring urban life through sketching infill ideas and navigating cities primarily by bike or foot. His on-the-ground perspective informs his professional work, helping him design transportation systems that are not only functional but also people-centered and inspiring. Phil brings both technical depth and a city lover’s enthusiasm to every project, drawing on the belief that infrastructure and urban form must go hand in hand to support vibrant, inclusive communities where everyone has access to opportunity and quality of life.

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