cheshire bridge road corridor study

Vision Statement

Imagine a delightful street featuring shade trees, outdoor cafes, fountains, public art and an eclectic mix of restaurants, neighborhood businesses and specialty shops.  This is the future Cheshire Bridge neighborhood, a multi-ethnic community that integrates open-air shopping, dining and entertainment with new residential development.  At the heart of this neighborhood is the symbolic bridge overlooking South Fork Peachtree Creek.  During special occasions throughout the year, the area comes to life with festivals.  Below the bridge are walking trails reaching out to other intown neighborhoods.  This vibrant and dynamic urban neighborhood is a place to live, work, shop, and play, a destination spot for visitors, and a convenient and safe neighborhood for residents.

Cheshire Bridge… the neighborhood that connects.

The Cheshire Bridge Road Study is the result of twelve months of collaboration from May of 1998 through May of 1999 between business and property owners, concerned citizens, marketing and transportation consultants, and City of Atlanta Staff.  Critical to this was the Cheshire Bridge Road Task Force, a group of representatives from the various interests in the corridor, that served as the primary liaisons for their respective communities, and whose members worked hand-in-hand with City staff to plan for the corridor’s future. Through countless hours of planning and discussion, as well as two daylong community workshops, the plan was developed to its full extent.

Executive Summary, April 1999 (PDF, 83 KB)

Full Study Document, June 1999 

• Table of Contents & Chapters 1-3 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Chapter 1: Introduction
• Chapter 2: Urban Design
• Chapter 3: Marketing and Image
• Chapters 4-6 (PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Chapter 4: Transportation
• Chapter 5: Land Use
• Chapter 6: Environment & Open Space
• Chapters 7 & 8 (PDF, 2.7 MB)
• Chapter 7: Recomendations
• Chapter 8: Action Plan
• Appendix pages 1-32 (maps) (PDF, 9.4 MB)
• Appendix pages 33-69 (PDF, 3.5 MB)