{"425111":{"#nid":"425111","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Pedestrian\u0027s Guide to Construction: you can get there from here","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you regularly walk to classes or work on Cherry Street or Ferst Drive, a new renovation project is going to change your commute from now until early November.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EBut don\u0027t worry\u003C\/strong\u003E: you\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Ecan\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;get there from here.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EYou\u0027ll just need to schedule a little more time to get where you are going. Some of the more direct routes will be closed. For details,\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/merged-v5.pdf\u0022\u003Esee this map\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;(PDF).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHere\u0027s a look at how it will work:\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFerst Drive\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022275\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00225\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\u0022rtecenter\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe fenced walkway in front\u0026nbsp; of Montgomery Knight will lead to an existing sidewalk that runs west along Tech Parkway.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFences now block this roadway from vehicle traffic between the Cherry Street intersection and the Tech Trolley Turnaround (in front of the Weber buildings).\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPedestrians will use a fenced-off walkway that runs along one side of the streetdirectly in front of Montgomery Knight (MK). This walkway leads directly into an existing sidewalk on Tech Parkway which leads down to the Trolley Stop in front of Weber. (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/merged-v5.pdf\u0022\u003Esee map\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThey can also access the front door of MK by walking through a narrow alleyway between the Weber and Coon buildings.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0022Can I still just run across the street from\u0026nbsp;MK to my class in Weber (and vice versa)?\u0022\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor the most part, there will be\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eno direct route\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;between the entrances of\u0026nbsp; these two buildings.\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/strong\u003EPedestrians should plan to cross Ferst Drive at the Tech Trolley Turnaround (in front of Weber) and use the fenced walkway (and the Tech Parkway sidewalks) to travel up and down Ferst.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAlternately,\u0026nbsp; they can use the crosswalk directly in front of the MK entrance, which leads to the Coon-Weber alleyway. From there, they will need to walk to a basement entrance in the rear of Weber and use their key card to enter the building. (\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/ae.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/img\/merged-v5.pdf\u0022\u003Esee map\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ctable width=\u0022200\u0022 border=\u00220\u0022 cellspacing=\u00221\u0022 cellpadding=\u00225\u0022 align=\u0022right\u0022\u003E\u003Ctbody\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis is the Ferst Drive entrance to the Tech Parkway sidewalk. Pedestrians will take this walkway down to the Tech Trolley Turnaround where they can then cross Ferst Drive to enter the Weber buildings (I and II).\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECherry Street\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECherry Street has been blocked off from motor vehicle traffic from North Avenue to Ferst Drive. Foot traffic will be on one side of the street only.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAccess to Buildings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAll buidings will continue to be accessible to routine foot traffic during construction. The location of the sidewalks may change, from time to time, to accommodate the construction crews.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor both Weber buildings, there will be just\u003Cstrong\u003Eone front entrance\u003C\/strong\u003E: the west-facing doors nearest the Tech Trolley.\u0026nbsp; All other front entrances will be inaccessible during construction. In the rear of the Weber buildings, key cards can be used to access locked entrances.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPizza?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ENormal-sized deliveries (\u003Cem\u003Ee.g. pizza\u003C\/em\u003E) will be made via the side courtyard entrance of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EMK\u003C\/strong\u003E, or the main entrance, as always. All deliveries to the\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EWeber buildings\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;will be made through the Skiles Walkway, where a temporary ramp will be installed to facilitate. For assistance in planning larger deliveries, contact Assistant Director of Administrative Operations, Susan Jackson at\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:susan.jackson@ae.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Esusan.jackson@ae.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"A new renovation project on Cherry Street and Ferst Drive"}],"uid":"27456","created_gmt":"2015-07-15 14:57:07","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:19:04","author":"Britanny Grace","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2014-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2014-04-09T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1239","name":"School of Aerospace Engineering"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2082","name":"aerospace engineering"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":["communications@ae.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}