New Post Path to Phipps and Greenspace

From the October 2008 North Buckhead Newsletter

In 2005, NBCA and NPU-B negotiated rezoning conditions for the “Alexander Tract”, sandwiched between Phipps Boulevard and the cul-de-sac area on North Stratford Road.  Out of those negotiations came several conditions: an area of greenspace (park) would be set aside along North Stratford, and a pedestrian path would enable neighbors to walk to Phipps Boulevard from the area near the cul-de-sac to the end of Alexander Road which has sidewalks that lead to Phipps Boulevard.   

In September, NBCA and Post Properties executed an agreement that permits North Buckhead residents access the new path and park during daylight hours.  The full text of the agreed-upon rules are here (0.1 MB PDF) .  The map above shows the area involved in this agreement. 

Northern Concourse to MARTA

The new Post path doesn’t merely make Phipps Plaza closer for some North Buckhead pedestrians.  It also shortens the walk to “Northern Concourse”, a new pedestrian bridge to the Buckhead MARTA station from Stratford Road to the east. 

One of the worst aspects of having the MARTA Buckhead Station in the neighborhood is that it is extremely inaccessible for most of our residents.  The new concourse may help shoppers at Phipps Plaza, residents of the Park Avenue tower and other North Buckhead residents east of GA400.  With the concourse, it will be possible to walk along Phipps Boulevard, crossing the Buckhead Loop to the continuation of Phipps Boulevard over to Stratford Road and from there to MARTA (and Tower Place) via the concourse. 

We understand that construction of the Northern Concourse will start later this year.