Hi, I recorded the video. I commute on the beltline to work almost every day. Normally it’s sane, but every weekend afternoon that has slightly decent weather it gets packed out pretty much like this (minus the asinine Parish tailgating). As far as I’m concerned, the recreational joggers, the dog walkers, and the families with kids can fuck right off. There are maybe a billion other places in the city that are just as or more suitable for jogging, dogwalking, and children playing but hundreds of morons pack out the beltline every weekend just because it’s a new thing. Cyclists should have priority on the beltline because of the awesome utility it offers by being relatively flat, paved, and straight. There exists no such equivalent for cycling in the city . I can get from one end to the other in about 8 minutes and change, which is almost as fast as driving to midtown. Walking from one end to the other takes about half an hour which leads me to believe that the pedos don’t have any sort of place they need to be on the other end and are merely walking the beltline to be like “hey everybody, I’m walking the beltline.” Also the children are more often than not completely unpredictable and I’m just counting down until one gets run over. If you want playtime there’s a good 20-30 feet of nice grassy area on either side of the pavement.
Atlanta Beltline getting dicey with too many different user interest. Can’t we all just get along?