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County OKs $200,000 for Georgia State’s Stone Mountain Trail cultural corridor project

DeKalb County Board of Commissioners, Planning, Economic Development and Community Services (PECS) Committee · February 10, 2026
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Summary

Georgia State presented a participatory plan to transform a five‑mile stretch of the Stone Mountain Trail into a cultural corridor with artistic crosswalks and safety features; the committee approved a $200,000 CIP allocation to fund design and initial work.

Georgia State University associate professor Fernando Roche presented "Connecting Communities," a participatory design proposal to convert a five‑mile segment of the Stone Mountain Trail into a cultural corridor that couples public art, wayfinding and safety improvements.

Roche said the plan targets 15 major intersections, 10 small restriping locations,…

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