Vision for a More Attractive, Efficient Piedmont Corridor
| The Piedmont Area Transportation Study recommends 47 projects with a total capital cost of $200 million to produce “mobility balance” – weaving together transit, pedestrian, bike and roadway improvements. |
Transit Improvements – Capital: $25.7 million
- Improve options for accessing Buckhead by establishing direct
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See the entire list of recommendations and the effect they’ll have on travel along Piedmont.
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 express bus service, increasing frequency of rail and bus service, and constructing I-85 HOV ramps to create access from the south
- Improve options for circulating within Buckhead by extending “the buc” shuttle service and constructing queue jumper lanes that allow buses to avoid sitting in traffic at traffic signals
Pedestrian and Bike Improvements – Capital $10 million
- Enhance the pedestrian environment and improve safety by widening sidewalks to 10 feet, adding landscape zones and
improving pedestrian crossing opportunities
- Design roadway sections in a way that will allow inclusion of bike
 lanes in the future
Roadway Operations Improvements – Capital $158.9 million
- Convert lanes to accommodate heavier southbound traffic volumes
- Create dedicated left-turn lanes at all major intersections
- Complete the I-85/GA 400 interchange by constructing ramps from I-85 to GA 400 in both directions
- Improve traffic flow at the intersection of Piedmont and Roswell by:
- Increasing the length of the Piedmont to Habersham left-turn lane;
- Widening Roswell Road to accommodate a lengthened left-turn lane onto Powers Ferry Road;
- and signalizing the Powers Ferry/Roswell intersection.
- Widen portions of Piedmont Road to create three lanes in each direction.
Regulatory and Transportation Demand Management Improvements – Capital: $5.5 million
- Enhance overlay zoning districts to include design guidelines that reflect the anticipated urban design for the corridor
- Offer greater incentives for implementation of teleworking, alternative work scheduling, vanpool, carpool and transit programs
- Expand the community improvement district in order to generate additional local funds for future transportation improvements.
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