What is it?
Where is it?
Why is it happening?
When is it happening?
Who's making it happen?

What is it?

The Peachtree Boulevard transformation is the major enhancement of a stretch of Peachtree Road in Buckhead into a more livable, walkable, bikable and drivable promenade. The transformation will allow Peachtree to live up to its reputation as Atlanta’s “signature street.” It will become a destination, not just a throughway. Wider sidewalks, a landscaped median, bike lanes – everything a thriving urban community needs

Where is it?

The transformation covers about 1.5 miles on Peachtree Road through the heart of Buckhead, from Maple Drive south of Piedmont, past Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza to Roxboro Road.

Why is it happening?

The Peachtree Boulevard transformation will spur an increase in urban living, making Buckhead more desirable, attractive and beautified with:

• 11,500 linear feet of new 11-foot wide sidewalks
• 186 willow oak trees and 50,000 square feet of green space
• 83 modern benches
• 188 modern light posts
• 48 newly painted crosswalks
• bike lanes
• enhanced transit stops
• 6-foot-wide landscaped median with flower plantings

When will it happen?

Phase I, which runs from Maple Drive south of Piedmont to the MARTA overpass, was dedicated in October 2007. Phase II, which extends past Lenox Mall and Phipps Plaza to Roxboro Road, began in March 2010 and is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2012.

Who’s making it happen?

The Buckhead Community Improvement District, Georgia Department of Transportation and the City of Atlanta.