Page 14 - 2019 Dunwoody Guide

Headway on the
Dunwoody Trailway

Dunwoody officials were proud to
cut the ribbon on a 145-foot pedestrian
bridge over the north fork of Nancy
Creek. As an important component
of the Dunwoody Trailway, the
bridge connects the community of
Georgetown with Perimeter Center.
The Dunwoody Trailway will eventually
connect all of Dunwoody and provide
alternative means of transportation
throughout the city.
Plans are in the works to build
Connecting Dunwoody Road from Perimeter Mall
a commuter trail along Ashford

at Hammond Drive to Mount Vernon
Road. This will improve the walkability
Dunwoody of the Perimeter Dunwoody Market
and provide another connection
to neighborhoods.
A new park called Perimeter Center
A City on a Mission Park East is also in the planning stages,
with direct access to the Dunwoody
by Bonnie Hunter Trailway near the new pedestrian bridge.
The City of Dunwoody is and residents wished for more green
dedicated to fostering a welcoming space, parks, trails, and bike paths. Today,
and connected community. One the City of Dunwoody and its community
of the most recent endeavors is a partners are hard at work, making those “We are connecting the
placemaking plan appropriately named wishes a reality. east with the west and
Connecting Dunwoody. residents with businesses.”
A placemaking plan is a collaborative
process that improves communities by Dunwoody Mayor
reinventing public spaces, connecting Denis Shortal
people and places with the goal of a
more cohesive community. Relying
on community-based participation,
Connecting Dunwoody strives to
improve the use of community resources.
The goal is to take Dunwoody and further
connect this vibrant place to its people
and history.
Connecting Dunwoody was years in
the making. Input from a visitor survey
by Discover Dunwoody, a citizen survey
by the City of Dunwoody, and a 2016
Parks Master Plan survey were compiled,
and the results were unanimous. Visitors

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