Highland Avenue (Atlanta) Explained

Highland Avenue, east of the BeltLine North Highland Avenue, is a major thoroughfare in northeast Atlanta, forming a major business corridor connecting five Intown neighborhoods:

• Highland Avenue begins at Central Park Place NE in the Old Fourth Ward and proceeds eastward past the Atlanta Medical Center and crossing Freedom Parkway a first time.
• It crosses the BeltLine where it becomes North Highland Avenue NE and forms the main retail and entertainment street of Inman Park.
• North Highland Avenue then bends north and crosses Freedom Parkway again, entering the Poncey-Highland neighborhood which takes part of its name from the avenue.
• It then crosses Ponce de Leon Avenue, entering Virginia-Highland, the second neighborhood to take part of its name from the avenue.
• Crossing Amsterdam Ave., North Highland Ave. enters Morningside/Lenox Park, then ends at the intersection with Johnson Road.^[1]

Business districts

The North Highland corridor connects multiple small business districts within each neighborhood in Morningside, Virginia-Highland, Poncey Highland, Inman Park and the Old Fourth Ward. Local businesses market the corridor as the "Highland Corridor".^{[2] [3]}

Events

The same Highland corridor is the focus of one of the annual Atlanta Streets Alive pedestrian and cycling events.^[4]

Traffic

North Highland Avenue is the focus of a traffic and pedestrian study by the City of Atlanta.^[5]

External links

• "North Highland Avenue at the BeltLine", photos of transformation
• "Flashback Fotos: Journey Down Highland Avenue", Atlanta Journal-Constitution site - online gallery of historic photos of North Highland Avenue

Notes and References

1. Web site: OpenStreetMap. Map of Highland Ave., Atlanta, Georgia. OSM.org. June 1, 2018.
2. Web site: Local Businesses Publish Highland Corridor Map. Virginia-Highland Voice. vahi.org. December 3, 2012.
3. Web site: Highland Corridor map. Virginia-Highland Voice. vahi.org.
4. Web site: The Route: October 6, 2013 • 2-6PM Highland/Monroe-Boulevard/Virginia . AtlantaStreetsAlive.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131104215946/https://www.atlantastreetsalive.com/the-route-connecting-neighborhoods. November 4, 2013. Atlanta Streets Alive. October 6, 2013 .
5. Web site: North Highland Avenue Study. Bureau of Planning, Department of Planning, Development and Neighborhood Conservation, City of Atlanta. atlantaga.gov. December 1999. June 1, 2018.