Englewood Blvd will be depended on by 1000s of new Chosewood Park residents. It needs to serve them safely.
Chosewood Park is seeing explosive growth – most of which can be attributed to the long-awaited opening of the BeltLine Southside Trail this year. 1000s of units are either under construction or in the planning pipeline along with massive parcels sitting ripe for housing.
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 and having to navigate broken or missing sidewalks along Englewood Blvd. This phase of Boulevard Crossing Park is currently unfunded and has even disappeared from the latest BeltLine Design and Construction updates page and there is no known plan for addressing the gaps on Englewood.
In addition, Englewood Blvd is the only continuous East-West roadway connection between Hill Street and Boulevard.
Filling those sidewalk gaps, adding crossings, and curb extensions along with formalizing some of the parking stalls creates a safe environment for what is going to prove to be a high pedestrian environment.
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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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