multi-use paths

Contour drawing of a bicycle along a house

Marietta May 3, 2024

Public meeting about Marietta’s proposed East Dixie Avenue multi-use trail

The City of Marietta will submit a second-round application to the Recreational Trails Program, which is administered by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. The purpose of Marietta’s grant application…

map of Windy Hill and Terrell Mill roads with the new connector joining them

Transportation October 15, 2022

Windy Hill-Terrell Mill Road Connector is complete and ready for use

Cobb County announced that the Windy Hill-Terrell Mill Road Connector had its ribbon-cutting ceremony, and that it not only has something for drivers of motor vehicles hoping to bypass the…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Town Center October 4, 2021

Next phase of Busbee Trail nears completion

According to the newsletter from the Town Center Community Improvement District, the next phase of a multi-use path along Busbee Drive which will connect Kennesaw State University to the CobbLinc…

Silver Comet Trail May 29, 2020

Railroad track removal underway for Silver Comet Trail extension

An eastward expansion of the beloved Silver Comet Trail is now underway in earnest, with former CSX Corp. rail tracks being removed on a 2.3-mile extension that will take the…

Riverview Landing multi-family phase nearing completion

Riverview Landing October 24, 2019

Riverview Landing’s multi-family units near completion

It’s been awhile since we’ve posted an update on the Riverview Landing development at Riverview Road on the Chattahoochee. Today I wandered over to the site, which is about a…

Greenways and Trails, Greenways and Trails Master Plan April 11, 2018

Trails would connect the entire county under Greenways and Trails Master Plan

The draft of Cobb County’s Greenways and Trails Master Plan was displayed in an open house at the Cobb Civic Center Tuesday evening. Consultants from the engineering firm Gresham Smith and…

Cyclist on the Silver Comet Trail in article about Silver Comet Trail reopen

Greenways and Trails April 9, 2018

Open House for Cobb County Greenways and Trails draft plan

Cobb County is holding an open house to showcase the draft of the Greenways and Trails Master Plan tomorrow evening at 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, April 10 at the Cobb County Civic…

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Elections November 2, 2024

With Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk and Donald Trump, Republicans’ ‘strict father’ has become the creepy uncle

by Karrin Vasby Anderson, Colorado State University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When Tucker Carlson, the reactionary pundit fired in 2023 from Fox News, preceded…

International November 2, 2024

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Elections November 2, 2024

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Elections November 2, 2024

U.S. Justice Department stresses protection of voters’ rights

by Ariana Figueroa, Georgia Recorder, [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2024 WASHINGTON — With less than a week before the polls close…

Health Care November 2, 2024

‘A Pressure Campaign’: Beverly Hills Settles After Allegedly Blocking Abortion Clinic

This article by Christine Mai-Duc first appeared in KFF Health News, republished with permission. Christine Mai-Duc Updated October 31, 2024 Originally Published October 31, 2024 The city of Beverly Hills…

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multi-use paths

Public meeting about Marietta’s proposed East Dixie Avenue multi-use trail

Windy Hill-Terrell Mill Road Connector is complete and ready for use

Next phase of Busbee Trail nears completion

Railroad track removal underway for Silver Comet Trail extension

Riverview Landing’s multi-family units near completion

Trails would connect the entire county under Greenways and Trails Master Plan

Open House for Cobb County Greenways and Trails draft plan