Runners, walkers, cyclists and scooters can now go 6.7 continuous miles on the Atlanta Beltline – the longest stretch completed so far – with the opening of a new segment of the Westside Trail this week.
Beltline users can travel on an uninterrupted paved trail from the Pittsburgh neighborhood to Blandtown, linking downtown to the west side, with the completion of the new 1.3-mile segment.
Local officials gathered this week to celebrate the new stretch, which passes through Washington Park, one of Atlanta’s most historic Black neighborhoods, and hugs a century-old park of the same name.
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