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High winds down trees, cut power in Dunwoody By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Downed trees and power lines litter Chamblee Dunwoody Road Dec. 29 after a minor tornado touched down overnight. City officials said most power was restored the following day.
DUNWOODY, Ga. — An early morning storm and brief tornado brought down trees and knocked out power in several locations around Dunwoody Dec. 29. The National Weather Service confirmed Jan. 1 that a low-rated tornado touched down briefly near the Jefferson apartments off Ashford Center Parkway and traveled 0.51 miles east to Summerford Drive. Tornados are rated based on estimated wind speeds and related damage with the Enhanced Fujita Scale, or EF Scale. The Dec. 29 tornado received the lowest rating,
EF0, with wind speeds between 6585 mph. The tornado touched down at 4:46 a.m. and was gone a minute later. The survey summary, sent to DeKalb County officials from the National Weather Service, said the tornado damaged approximately 10 homes and one apartment unit, where the roof of a three-story building was partially ripped off. The summary estimated 50-100 large trees and several power poles were snapped or uprooted, causing significant damage to two homes. Despite other structural damage and wind speeds nearing 90 mph,
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Sandy Springs to consider draft for key change along major corridor SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — With funding from the Atlanta Regional Commission, Sandy Springs is nearing a final blueprint for the Peachtree Dunwoody Road corridor, including the North Springs MARTA rail station. The Sandy Springs City Council and Planning Commission heard the presentation of the North Springs MARTA
Corridor study in mid-December, setting up approval of the transportation plan at a January meeting. The MARTA corridor study seeks to make the North Springs station a more walkable destination. It includes improvements to multimodal safety and comfort on Peachtree Dunwoody Road with connections to the planned extension of PATH400, a regional multi-use trail along Ga. 400 connecting Atlanta’s Midtown to north of I-285.
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The scope of the two-pronged plan includes Peachtree Dunwoody Road from Spalding Drive to Abernathy Road and the 27.7-acre MARTA-owned property surrounding the North Springs station. Peachtree Dunwoody Road currently features variable lane widths and sidewalks. Urban planners want a more consistent cross section throughout the corridor with a 12-foot-wide path on the
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The plan identifies opportunities to enhance walking and biking access to the station, integrate placemaking features and outline a vision for potential future development. With grants through the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative and Transit-Oriented Development programs, city consultants began work last March to oversee community engagement, planning, design and economic analysis.
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By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com