PATH400

The PATH400 Greenway Trail is a multi-use trail under construction[http://patch.com/georgia/buckhead/first-phase-of-path400-to-break-ground-feb-17#.U_V5pkvFtKk "First phase of PATH400", Buckhead Patch] along the Georgia 400 freeway in Buckhead, Atlanta. Once complete, the trail will be {{convert|10-14|ft|m}} wide and traverse the cities of Atlanta, Sandy Springs and Dunwoody.

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| length = {{convert|5.2|mi|km}}

| location = Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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Trail

PATH400 will be approximately {{convert|5.2|mile|km}} long, extending from Loridans Drive south to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Peachtree Creek spur trail. The trail will be {{convert|10-14|ft|m}} wide and traverse the neighborhoods of North Buckhead, Peachtree Park and Lindmont LaVista.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local/northside-get-its-version-the-beltline-trail/uE0nN6o51k9DO5yuuQRilI/|title=Northside to get its version of the BeltLine trail|last=Tagami|first=Ty|website=ajc|access-date=2018-01-08}} It is intended to be the "spine of Buckhead’s Trails and Greenways Subsystem, part of the Buckhead Collection, connecting parks, trails, schools and neighborhoods to the urban core of Buckhead and ultimately to the Atlanta BeltLine."

The PATH400 Trail is a partnership between Buckhead CID, Livable Buckhead and the PATH Foundation, and is estimated to cost $10 million.{{cite web|url=http://livablebuckhead.com/greenspace-2/path400-trail/|title=PATH400^SM|website=Livable Buckhead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.buckheadcid.com/projects/path-400-greenway-trail/|title=PATH400 Greenway Trail|date=5 May 2012|publisher=}} City and Federal funding of $12.66 million was approved at the end of 2017.{{Cite news|url=http://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/northside_sandy_springs/news/buckhead-s-path-set-to-receive-m-in-city-federal/article_b2e8e14c-e445-11e7-9840-b7d0657e9166.html|title=Buckhead's Path400 set to receive $12.66M in city, federal funding|work=MDJOnline.com|access-date=2018-01-08|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2017/12/19/path400-set-receive-7-million-federal-funds/|title=PATH400 set to receive over $7M in federal funds - Reporter Newspapers|website=www.reporternewspapers.net|access-date=2018-01-08}}

Future expansion

= Buckhead =

In October 2019, the HUB404 Conservancy began fundraising to build a 9 acre park atop the Georgia State Route 400 to connect the PATH400 trail with Lenox Road and the MARTA Buckhead station.{{Cite web |last=Green |first=Josh |date=2019-10-31 |title=Official timeline, immersive video released for Buckhead’s highway-topping park |url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/10/31/20940718/hub404-buckhead-atlanta-highway-park-marta-georgia400 |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Curbed Atlanta |language=en}} As of 2023, the Buckhead CID is continuing to secure public funds for the estimated $270 million project.{{Cite web |last=Bagby |first=Dyana |date=2023-09-06 |title=Buckhead's HUB404 project presented $750,000 check in federal funding |url=https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/09/06/buckheads-hub404-project-presented-750000-check-in-federal-funding/ |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Rough Draft Atlanta |language=en-US}}

=Dunwoody=

Additional plans include connecting Dunwoody to the multi-use trail, with connections to trail networks along Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Hammon Drive, and Mount Vernon Highways.{{Cite web |last=SUMLIN |first=HAYDEN |date=2024-11-21 |title=PATH400 takes shape as Sandy Springs funds extension project |url=https://www.appenmedia.com/sandy_springs/path400-takes-shape-as-sandy-springs-funds-extension-project/article_c0231bba-a82a-11ef-a8b4-a77580f2c43a.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Appen Media |language=en}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local/northside-get-its-version-the-beltline-trail/uE0nN6o51k9DO5yuuQRilI//# |title=PATH400 Greenway Trail to connect Atlanta BeltLine to Dunwoody |access-date=2017-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209141004/http://www.ajc.com/news/local/northside-get-its-version-the-beltline-trail/uE0nN6o51k9DO5yuuQRilI/# |archive-date=2017-12-09 |url-status=dead }}

=Sandy Springs=

On October 25, 2017, consultants presented early plans for an extension of the PATH400 to the city of Sandy Springs.{{cite web|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2017/10/25/consultants-present-early-plan-path400-extension-sandy-springs/|title=Consultants present early plan for PATH400 extension to Sandy Springs|date=25 October 2017|publisher=}} In May 2024, Sandy Springs awarded a $20.1 million contract to extend the trail by 2.3 miles, to be built in two segments.{{Cite web |last=SUMLIN |first=HAYDEN |date=2024-05-23 |title=Sandy Springs approves contract for PATH 400 construction |url=https://www.appenmedia.com/sandy_springs/sandy-springs-approves-contract-for-path-400-construction/article_b54ef246-1931-11ef-ae2a-574d7a95b6d6.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Appen Media |language=en}} The second segment which spans {{Convert|.5|mi}} and is estimated to cost $15 million, remains unfunded.

=Roswell=

According to a staff memo to the council, Roswell is working with Sandy Springs to jointly submit support packages to GDOT. The city of Roswell has been considering expanding the trail northward to Roswell.{{cite web |title=Roswell backs trail along Ga. 400 |url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local/roswell-backs-trail-along-400/E3mIwHJHwGOHIa0kOmArvK/ |publisher=}}

Art

Colorful crosswalks and Star Wars themed chalk art have been displayed on the greenway.{{cite web|url=http://path400greenway.org/events/star-wars-chalk-art/|title=Star Wars Chalk Art – Path 400 Greenway|website=path400greenway.org}}{{cite web|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2017/11/12/colorful-crosswalk-art-proposed-near-buckheads-path400|title=Colorful crosswalk art proposed near Buckhead's PATH400|date=12 November 2017|publisher=}}