Atlanta’s upcoming bike plans: Buffered lanes on Ponce, protected lane on Juniper, and more

City’s ‘poised to construct 34 miles of high-quality bicycle routes, paths and other facilities’ over next three years

Somewhat buried in the city’s press release about opening the new bike lanes near Tech Square, unveiling the free CycleAtlanta app, and kicking off City Hall’s first-ever Bike Expo — all in one day — was this nugget of information about the city’s plans for bicycling infrastructure:

Over the next three years, the City of Atlanta is poised to construct 34 miles of high-quality bicycle routes, paths and other facilities. These projects include ed. we added the links:

* New bicycle lanes along Auburn Avenue and Edgewood Avenue linking the Old Fourth Ward to Georgia State University.
* Georgia’s first protected one-way cycle track along Juniper Street connecting Piedmont Park to downtown Atlanta.
* Buffered bicycle lanes along Ponce de Leon Avenue providing a direct link from the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail and Ponce City Market to the heart of Midtown.
* Two-way cycle track between Centennial Olympic Park and Freedom Park.
* Bicycle lanes and cycle track connection between Brownwood Park and Grant Park.
* Direct connection between the Atlanta University Center, Castleberry Hill and downtown Atlanta.
* Over nine miles of shared-use path connections in northeast, northwest, southeast and southwest Atlanta connecting various business districts, parks and schools.

We first heard from a source that funding for the buffered bike lanes along Ponce de Leon Avenue — a project that could really help change how people move through the city — was expected to be allocated in 2014. We’re waiting for more details and will update when we hear word.