| | | |  | | While we encourage everyone to stay safely at home as much as possible during the current public health crisis, the Atlanta BeltLine is not closed to the public. If you choose to visit during the COVID-19 pandemic, do not congregate in large groups and please follow the guidelines below and all prescribed safety protocols designed to limit the spread of the virus. If we all take the current threat to health and safety seriously and do our part, we will get through this - together. | | | We Will Get Through This - Together | | | In the last ten days, the world as we knew it has been turned upside down. We find ourselves isolated, glued to the news, scrambling to maintain some semblance of continuity with work, school, and family as we are forced to re-evaluate how we do life in the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the uncertainty of the hour, the tremendous display of global solidarity we've seen has been a powerful testimony as people innovate how they stay connected, make ends meet, or support those hit hardest by the effects of the virus. We are all connected by a fundamental desire to overcome, to push through, and ultimately to come out on the other side stronger.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has taken proactive steps to mitigate the spread and impact of COVID-19 by signing Executive Orders limiting the number of people that can gather, restricting restaurants to take out service, and closing bars and gyms, and directing all Atlanta residents to stay in their homes for 14 days, with certain specific exceptions. In support of these orders, we have: - suspended all BeltLine events and programs through at least April 17
- installed signage encouraging social distancing and other safe behavior along all mainline segments of the Atlanta BeltLine
- closed the Atlanta BeltLine Center, and
- implemented a mandatory telework policy for our staff.
While trails throughout the city - including the BeltLine - remain open as transportation corridors, we strongly encourage everyone to stay at home at this time. If you do visit the Atlanta BeltLine during this period, it is critical to our collective health that you follow all CDC recommendations, remain at least 6 feet apart, and avoid congregating. During this unprecedented time, we want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your ongoing support and urge everyone to exercise the utmost precautionary measures to reduce the spread of Coronavirus in Atlanta. We are in this together, and we're going to get through it together as a stronger, better community.
Stay safe, Atlanta. | |  | | As we all ride out the storm of COVID-19 together, we get how rough it is to be locked inside and socially isolated. Although the Atlanta BeltLine may traditionally be a place for connectivity, this is not the time or place to socialize, and we do not condone congregating, clustering, or gathering along the trail. The trail is first and foremost a transit corridor. To trail users buying last minute essentials, getting some fresh air and exercise, or walking the stir-crazy pet (or kid), we are integrating reminders to improve our city-wide efforts to #FlattenTheCurve. Some friendly reminders: - Avoid peak trail hours
- Stay at a safe distance (6-10 feet)
- Keep moving
- Drink water regularly
- Wash and sanitize hands often
We are all in this together, and we encourage everyone to be smart, stay safe, and do their part! Learn more about our Be Smart, Stay Safe etiquette campaign here. | |  | | Our partners at our urban farm, Aluma Farm, on the Atlanta BeltLine Westside Trail want to make sure that everyone has access to fresh, healthy produce during these uncertain times. They are now offering produce for sale online. Orders can be picked up at the farmstand between 3 and 6 p.m. To help ease the burden of folks who are out of work or otherwise in need, they are offering a Sliding Scale payment option. They also offer 50% off on all purchases made with EBT as a standard practice. Check out this blog post for more information. | |  | | Deadline Extension for Art on the Atlanta BeltLine's Open Call The effects of COVID-19 on the world have been staggering, and the creative community has been hit particularly hard. We stand with creatives, freelance art support staff, and everyone else who has been negatively impacted by the present crisis. As the dust settles on the recent scuffle to help contain the spread of coronavirus, we have extended the deadline for our Art on the Atlanta BeltLine (AoAB) 2020-2021 Exhibition Open Call. Please read our blog post for additional information.
Art on the Atlanta BeltLine is presented by Northside Hospital, Georgia Natural Gas, and Ponce City Market. Additional sponsors include Park Tavern at the Gold level; Kroger at the Silver level; Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, MailChimp, WarnerMedia, and Uber at the Bronze level; and Flashpoint Artists Initiative, Inman Park Neighborhood Association and Michael Ross | Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby's at the Patron level.
Major support for this project is provided by the City of Atlanta Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs. Major funding for this organization is provided by the Fulton County Board of Commissioners. This project is also supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts. To find out more about how National Endowment for the Arts grants impact individuals and communities, visit www.arts.gov. | | Homestead Exemption Workshop Materials Available for Download
Among the events we've been forced to cancel due to the COVID-19 virus were a series of home empowerment workshops designed to help people understand and, if appropriate, file for their homestead exemption. We've found that many residents of Atlanta BeltLine neighborhoods not only don't know how this exemption can help them lower their property taxes, many don't even know it exists. The deadline to apply for the homestead exemption is April 1 so we wanted to make the workshop materials available to you in case you'd like to learn about and possibly apply for this exemption. Download the workshop presentation, application and other materials here.
Thanks to Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and The Annie E. Casey Foundation for their support of our 2020 home empowerment workshops. | | Useful Information & Helpful Resources - Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website to learn everything you need to know about the COVID-19 virus and the steps you can take to help prevent its spread.
- While there is still great uncertainty about the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the Atlanta BeltLine's affordable housing partners, Woda Cooper Companies, is already implementing initiatives to assist households impacted by the crisis.
- Visit this Atlanta Magazine webpage to learn how you can help Atlantans in need during the COVID-19 crisis.
- The social media movement #greatamericantakeout encourages everyone at home due to the coronavirus pandemic to order takeout or home delivery to support the restaurant industry. The Great American Takeout was yesterday, March 24, but you can still support these great local businesses. For a list of local restaurants you can order from, check out this frequently updated list from the AJC.
- Please remember to support our Supporter Perks local restaurants and businesses during this challenging time. Many are offering to-go and delivery service and all would appreciate your support through online sales of gift cards. Your support during this time would mean so much to the businesses and their employees.
- If you're healthy and ready to volunteer, Atlanta Public Schools and Atlanta Community Food Bank need your help to pack food bags for students and families across 5 school sites! Hands On Atlanta is taking every precaution and following CDC safety guidelines, including social distancing while at the project. Learn more and sign up now.
- Visit this Open Hand Atlanta page to learn about additional opportunities for you, your family and your friends to volunteer during the crisis.
| | Connectors Circle institutional donors have given $10,000 or more in unrestricted gifts in the past year. These gifts are critical to advancing the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership's work and vision. Thank you!
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