Atlanta just opened another outdoor gathering place, this time the $500,000 Broad Street Pedestrian Plaza. Mayor Kasim Reed and other officials were on hand for a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the space.
The Broad Street Pedestrian Plaza will be an outdoor social space with adequate seating for nearby eateries and other businesses.
“The Broad Street Pedestrian Plaza is truly something special. If you look around Atlanta there is nothing else like it,” Mayor Reed said in a statement. “This new plaza is designed to be a thriving center of social interaction. Its proximity to Woodruff Park, Centennial Park, Georgia State University, MARTA and the Atlanta Streetcar guarantees that it will always have the kind of bustling foot traffic that attracts new business and supports the restaurants and companies already located here. I want to thank all the partners who have made this project a reality.”
In addition to Mayor Reed, at the event was joined by William Johnson, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Commissioner of Public Works, Terri Lee, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of City Planning and Jennifer Ball, VP of Planning and Economic Development, Central Atlanta Progress/Atlanta Downtown Improvement District.