Wednesday, June 20, 2001
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Wednesday, June 20, 2001 |
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'Dream plan' for West Village will be presented to PTC council
By JOHN
MUNFORD
A plan to manage congested traffic and expand the cart path system in the growing West Village area of Peachtree City will be presented to the City Council at its meeting Thursday night. A citizen-led task force has prepared the plan over a series of meetings the past few months. Hopes are that some of the projects could be funded by grants from the Atlanta Regional Commission. The latest plan includes a possible location for a small rail station south of The Avenue at Peachtree City off Clover Reach, and a cart path bridge over Ga. Highway 54 west, to serve as the "gateway" entrance to Peachtree City. The new location for the rail station could prevent it from having a "regional" draw yet allow for access to be built on both sides of the railroad, according to committee member Jerry Peterson of Pathway Communities. The rail station location won't likely be a project that funding is sought for in the near future. City officials consider the cart path system infrastructure key to the area, and getting across highways 54 and 74 will be crucial to connecting the West Village area to the rest of town. The committee has focused on the cart path system connections and an alternate local road system for the area. The latest drawings call for access roads built north and south of Hwy. 54 so local residents can avoid clogged highway traffic to get around town. The access roads would be behind commercial developments to allow access to Huddleston Drive from MacDuff Parkway, which will host most of the area's residential traffic. The north access road would connect to MacDuff Parkway and continue behind planned commercial units before hooking up directly to Huddleston Drive. The southern access road would divert local traffic off the highway at MacDuff, traveling south of the tennis center to connect at Huddleston Drive. Once the plan has been approved by council, it can be submitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission for review to determine if the projects can be funded under its Liveable Centers Initiative program, which is designed to create places people can live, work and play without having to use an automobile for transportation. City planner David Rast, who has moderated the group, said the ARC often points to Peachtree City's path system as a successful program that could improve the chances of gaining grant approval.
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