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With roadwork underway, stadium communities question the future of MLK Drive

Carrie Savary (left) and Yvonne Jones joined other members of the Westside Neighborhoods Coalition at a press conference and rally at the corner of MLK Drive and Northside Drive Wednesday. Residents want more detailed plans about how the road will be rerouted when the new Falcons stadium is built.
Carrie Savary (left) and Yvonne Jones joined other members of the Westside Neighborhoods Coalition at a press conference and rally at the corner of MLK Drive and Northside Drive Wednesday. Residents want more detailed plans about how the road will be rerouted when the new Falcons stadium is built.
By Katie Leslie
Feb 7, 2014

A handful of neighborhood residents gathered at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. and Northside drives, just feet from two historic black churches that are moving to make way for the new $1.2 billion Atlanta Falcons stadium.

Holding signs that read “All of Martin Luther King Drive is a legacy,” they called for city and Falcons officials to spell out plans for rerouting the civil rights leader’s hallmark street.

With road construction now underway for the future stadium, many nearby residents are questioning traffic route proposals they fear could worsen commutes, further isolate their neighborhoods from downtown Atlanta and undermine efforts to transform Martin Luther King Jr. Drive into a grand boulevard.

So far, they’ve received few answers.

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