{"65171":{"#nid":"65171","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Construction Comes to North Avenue","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus footprint grows, Georgia Tech planners realize North Avenue is no longer a boundary for campus but rather a road bisecting it. Over spring break, construction crews began to improve both the safety and aesthetics of the streetscape.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe project is part of a larger vision to transform the North Avenue corridor between the interstate and the Coca-Cola complex, featuring wider sidewalks, better lighting and underground utilities.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAccording to David Bowman, the project\u2019s lead architect, the plan is to open up some of the spaces adjacent to North Avenue \u2014 Tech Tower lawn, for example \u2014 part of a greater effort to connect the street to campus. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWhen we\u2019re finished, the community will have 10-foot wide sidewalks on both sides of the street, as well as a buffer zone from vehicular traffic where we will place trees and streetlights,\u201d Bowman said.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech will also install a pedestrian-activated traffic signal for safer street crossing. This type of signal, known as a HAWK beacon, is a relatively new solution that is gaining wider use among traffic engineers across the country. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EBut improvements will not come without some inconvenience. The project will occur in four phases, starting at the Wardlaw Center and moving westward along North Avenue. The first phase includes the demolition and reconstruction of the Wardlaw front stairs, as well as landscaping along the front of the building and work to address waterproofing issues along the building\u2019s walkways and exterior brick walls. \u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EDuring this phase, which is expected to last two months, pedestrian traffic will be rerouted. Expected completion for the entire project is November, which is dependent on timely permitting by Georgia Department of Transportation.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAs the campus footprint grows, Georgia Tech planners realize North Avenue is no longer a boundary for campus but rather a road bisecting it. Over spring break, construction crews began to improve both the safety and aesthetics of the streetscape.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2011-03-28 07:50:17","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:08:26","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-03-21T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"65172":{"id":"65172","type":"image","title":"North Avenue Construction Map","body":null,"created":"1449176801","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:06:41","changed":"1475894574","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:42:54","alt":"North Avenue Construction Map","file":{"fid":"193199","name":"construction_map_nodate.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/construction_map_nodate.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/construction_map_nodate.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1445164,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/construction_map_nodate.jpg?itok=7tcwBUMI"}}},"media_ids":["65172"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.facilities.gatech.edu\/dc\/","title":"Facilities Design and Construction"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1400","name":"Construction"},{"id":"12507","name":"North Avenue"},{"id":"12508","name":"Wardlaw Building"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-385-4142\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}