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Council approves grant of air-rights for state Capitol skybridge despite public concern
Summary
The council approved an air-rights grant and related permissions that will allow the Georgia Building Authority to construct a pedestrian bridge connecting two state buildings over Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. The vote followed questions about public access and impact on street-level activation downtown.
The Atlanta City Council voted to grant air-rights and easements that permit the Georgia Building Authority to construct an aerial pedestrian bridge over Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW, connecting the Georgia State Capitol complex to a new legislative office building. The measure passed following debate in a committee of the whole and subsequent votes in regular session.
Transportation committee chair Byron Amos presented the item as an…
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