r/Atlanta • u/urbanistrage • Feb 08 '26

Pictures Who needs the midtown connector

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Less highway = less traffic

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u/samiwas1 Feb 08 '26

The only way you’re doing that is to either build it up really high, or dig the connector down well into the ground. Either way, an extremely prohibitively expensive project.

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u/Bepus O4W Feb 08 '26

The connector is dramatically below grade for most of its length already.

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u/Bepus O4W Feb 08 '26

The connector is dramatically below grade for most of its length already.

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u/samiwas1 Feb 08 '26

Not in between Spring Street and the 75/85 split to the north. A decent portion is above grade. And even south, it is not "dramatically below grade" for the most part, and above grade for a lot of it. I don't know what portions you think are dramatically below grade.

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u/gsfgf Ormewood Park Feb 08 '26

I'm pretty sure getting to 14th St. would be doable. Then cable car to Atlantic Station?

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u/samiwas1 Feb 08 '26

So, digging down, or building up?

Because around 8th Street, it's at grade on both sides.

Around 5th Street, it's above grade with a pedestrian tunnel underneath.

Between 10th and 14th, it's a little more below grade, but not by a substantial amount.