On Monday, the Atlanta City Council approved a 0.6 mile trail through the English Avenue community. The long awaited project connects the Westside Beltline Connector Trail, which runs through English Avenue and the PATH Parkway Trail, which runs though Georgia Tech.

The PATH Westside Connector – Hollowell Trail was included on a project list for the 2022 Public Improvement Bonds, which included the PATH Westside Connector & Safety Improvements Safety project to be funded by the 2022 Public Improvement Bond funds in an amount not to exceed $8M.

The existing abandoned Bankhead Avenue Bridge which sits at the edge of Northside Drive and Hollowell Parkway is slated to be demolished, which would allow for a new bridge to be built in order to provide a safe bike and pedestrian crossing of the existing active rail lines.

Georgia Institute of Technology will provide $100K to be used solely for pre-construction services on the Westside Connector.

West Midtown Activate Owner, LLC (Lincoln) and SCG Carriage Works, LLC will each provide donated funds in the amount
$100,000.00) each.

The Bankhead Avenue Bridge (alternately, Bankhead Highway Bridge) was a primary east-west connecting point between Midtown and Westside neighborhoods in the days before Interstate 20 and other routes over the railroad were built.

It closed in 1991. The eastern half was removed in the late 1990s, and plans for the remaining structure to serve as a retail slab with skyline views fell apart decades ago.

In recent years, there has been a flurry of nearby residential developments including Echo Street West and Modera Westside Trail.