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The following content includes reports, maps, and analysis which detail the origin and document the need for investment in the Clifton Corridor in the years leading up to the present. Please examine the information and select the document or map of interest. Documents exceeding 5 MB have been noted.

Corridor Genesis - South DeKalb Lindbergh Major Investment Study (2000)

The I-20 East Corridor and Clifton Corridor were once a part of a single study effort. This analysis details travel patterns and proposed transit options identified in the late 1990s that spanned the entire southeastern and central portions of DeKalb County from the Linbergh Center area all the way to I-20.

Click on the individual chapters to view them:

Click here for the entire South DeKalb - Lindbergh Corridor MIS Report (PDF, 55.9 MB)

Alignment Concepts

Section 1: Lindbergh Center Station to Cheshire Bridge Road

Section 2: Cheshire Bridge Road to Briarcliff Road

Section 3: Briarcliff Road to Clifton Road at Haygood Road

Section 4: Clifton Road at Haygood Road to North Decatur Road

Section 5: North Decatur Road Segment to Suburban Plaza

Light Rail/Bus Rapid Transit Concept: 8-10-2011

Section 6: Suburban Plaza to Avondale Station

Light Rail/Bus Rapid Transit Concept: 8-10-2011

Station Concept Maps

August 10, 2011 Concepts

October 25, 2011 Concepts

Proposed Station Concept	Detail	Print Size	Last Update
Lindbergh Center	at-grade on Lindbergh Lane parking already available at existing station bus bays	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011
Cheshire Bridge/Morningside	at-grade adjacent to CSX right-of-way some parking bus bays	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011
Sage Hill/Briarcliff (South of CSX Option)	at-grade adjacent to CSX right-of-way parking bus bays station may be located north of CSX right-of-way	11x17 (South of CSX Option) 36 x 40	10/25/2011
CDC (Clifton Road Option) CDC/Emory (South of CSX Option)	Clifton Road Option - at-grade with center platforms South of CSX Option - at-grade no parking with either option	11x17 (Clifton Road Option) 11x17 (South of CSX Option) 36 x 44	10/25/2011
Emory/Gatewood (Clifton Road)	elevated no parking	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011
Emory/Clairmont	subterranean no parking	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011
Suburban Plaza	at-grade parking bus bays	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011
DeKalb Medical Center	at-grade no parking	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011
Avondale	on new bridge structure parking already available at existing station bus bays	11x17 36 x 40	10/25/2011

Alternative Development Maps

Pre-screening Alternatives

Potential Alignment Corridors: Includes the set of potential alignments refined from community input obtained during the Public Information Open Houses held on March 16th and 23rd. Alignments identified on the map that did not meet the purpose and need for the project were eliminated from further analysis. See the Alternatives Advancing to Screen I Analysis map below.

Screen I (Initial Screening) Alternatives Assessed

Alternatives Advancing to Screen I Analysis (MODIFIED-Summer 2010): Identifies the three (3) surviving alignment corridors and couples each alignment with a viable transit technology resulting in six (6) proposed alternatives. The map displays how bus rapid transit, light rail transit, or a hybrid of both light rail and heavy rail transit (heavy rail is only viable between Lindbergh Center and North Decatur Road adjacent to the CSX freight line) might serve the study area.

Alternatives Advancing to Screen I Analysis (MODIFIED-Winter 2010/2011): Includes adjustments made upon completing outreach activities during the Spring, Summer, and early Fall 2010. This map was used as a poster during the most recent Technical Advisory and Stakeholder Advisory Committee meetings. All proposed Light Rail and Bus Rapid Transit options have been redirected to Avondale Station - however a bus circulator linking downtown Decatur to the CDC/Emory/VA area is recommended for further study.

Screen I (Initial Screening) Results Maps

Alternatives Resulting from Screen I Analysis [NEW]: This map depicts the three (3) transit options that are recommended for advancement into the Screen 2 process. These options include light rail (LRT1) bus rapid transit (BRT1) and heavy rail (HRT4).

Special Scenarios to be Assessed in Screen 2

Combined Technology Scenario 1: This map depicts a transit option that combines heavy rail (HRT4) with bus rapid transit (BRT1) Heavy rail would be extended into the corridor to a potential station near North Decatur and Clairmont Road. Bus rapid transit would only operate from North Decatur/Clairmont Road Station to Avondale Station via DeKalb Medical Center.

Combined Technology Scenario 2: This map depics a transit option that combines heavy rail (HRT4) with light rail transit (LRT1). The Heavy rail would operate similar to Scenario 1. Light rail transit would only operate from the North Decatur/Clairmont Road Station to Avondale Station via the DeKalb Medical Center.

Combined Technology Scenario 3: This map depics a transit option that combines heavy rail (HRT4) with light rail (LRT1). The heavy and light rail vehicles would share the same trackage between the Lindbergh Center area and the proposed station near North Decatur and Clairmont Road. The light rail will continue from this point to Avondale Station similar to Scenario 2.

Travel Zone Maps

To help facilitate discussion, the study area was paritioned into three travel zones. Each zone was intended to help focus attention on travel patterns occuring within the specific delineated area, and to help identify activity nodes that might be conducive to the development of a transit stop. The green or orange lines identified in the zone maps represent connections and transit stop locations discussed with the Stakeholder Advisory Committee and with attendees who participated in the Open Houses on March 16th and 23rd. Portions of streets or roads where participants felt widening for transit usage purposes might be problematic were identified as Areas of Concern on the map. Only lines drawn that fell within the study area travel zones are represented in each zone map. The Community Transit Connection Map in the next section represents all the ideas drawn in by members of the community.

Travel Zone 1: MARTA Red/Gold Line to Emory

Travel Zone 2: Emory to MARTA Blue Line

Travel Zone 3: MARTA Red/Gold Line to MARTA Blue Line (Includes areas outside of Travel Zones 1 and 2)