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County OKs $200,000 for Georgia State’s Stone Mountain Trail cultural corridor project
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, trail entrances and parking lots and two pedestrian byways. The project will use community co‑design workshops, listening sessions and student involvement to create prototypes that reflect local narratives; professional vendors would install thermoplastic crosswalk markings to meet safety and durability standards. Roche cited research showing that well‑designed artistic crosswalks can reduce pedestrian crashes and increase trail use when paired with programming.
Commissioners spoke in favor of the project's dual aims—public art and safety—and the committee approved allocation of $200,000 from the CIP fund to Georgia State (item 0104). Staff said procurement steps will follow and the team expects a phased six‑month timeline that includes discovery, participatory design workshops, prototype testing and documentation for future installation.
Next steps include contract finalization, community workshops across three municipalities (Avondale Estates, Clarkston, and Clarkson), and the production of construction‑ready documentation for selected crosswalks and markings.
