Buckhead Village Road Re-Striping Meeting is Wednesday

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Buckhead Village residents are encouraged to attend the rescheduled public information meeting concerning the proposed re-striping of the main east-west arteries in and out of the area.

According to BuckheadView, the City of Atlanta and the Buckhead Community Improvement District will be at Atlanta International School from 6 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday to share the latest information on the re-striping plans and to get feedback from Buckhead Village stakeholders.

The meeting was originally scheduled for Feb. 25, but inclement weather forced a postponement.

The re-striping project as currently proposed will bring West Paces Ferry up to two lanes in each direction, add a center turn lane between Slaton Drive and Peachtree Road, convert the westbound bike lane into a shared lane, add an eastbound bike lane, and build a mid-block crossing at Whole Foods.

East Paces Ferry will likely be re-striped to the configuration it had before its most recent re-paving.

City planners believe that Pharr Road provides “a more consistent opportunity for a road striping improvements,” and current plans call for converting the thoroughfare into a three-lane road with protected bike lanes and on-street parking in some areas.

“With the recent momentum of development activity in the Village, these streets present opportunities to use the space in their right-of-way differently, making streets that are safer for bicycles and pedestrians and handle traffic more smoothly,” the city said in a statement.