PHOTOS: Beltline opens first Southside trail

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10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Southwest Atlanta resident Ericka Lallis exercises on the Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — A mile markers is visible on the Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Construction is still underway on the Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — The Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — An informative sign welcomes visitors to the Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — A pedestrian on a bicycle rides down the Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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Credit: Alyssa Pointer

10/13/2021 — Atlanta, Georgia — Southwest Atlanta resident Ericka Lallis exercises on the Southside trial of the Atlanta BeltLine in the Pittsburgh community of Atlanta, Wednesday, October 13, 2021. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms gathered with leaders from the Beltline, city and community for a ribbon-cutting of the newly paved Southside Trail Tuesday morning. The mixed-use path runs for 0.8 miles from the existing Westside Trail at the end of University Avenue to Pittsburgh Yards, just west of the I-75/85 overpass. (Alyssa Pointer/ Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)

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