Highland Avenue (Atlanta)

streetscape in Inman Park
Streetscape in Inman Park
Druid Hills Baptist Church at the southeast corner of North Highland and Ponce de Leon Avenue
Plaza Theatre at Briarcliff Plaza, southwest corner of North Highland and Ponce de Leon Avenue
Virginia-Highland welcome sign at the corner of North Highland and Virginia Avenue

Highland Avenue, east of the BeltLine North Highland Avenue, is a major thoroughfare in northeast Atlanta, forming a major business corridor connecting five Intown neighborhoods:

Business districts

The North Highland corridor connects multiple small business districts within each neighborhood in Morningside, Virginia-Highland, Poncey Highland, Inman Park and the Old Fourth Ward. Local businesses market the corridor as the "Highland Corridor".[2][3]

Events

The same Highland corridor is the focus of one of the annual Atlanta Streets Alive pedestrian and cycling events.[4]

Traffic

North Highland Avenue is the focus of a traffic and pedestrian study by the City of Atlanta.[5]

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