25 Things We’re Looking Forward to Seeing in 2025
01/02/2025
We’re standing at the threshold of a brand new year, filled with anticipation for more good things coming to Midtown Atlanta. Here’s a rundown of 25 district-defining projects, events and shared wins we’re looking forward to seeing in 2025. Let’s go!
Getting Around
1. Wrapping 5th Street Complete Street Enhancements: New bike lanes, signals and improvements for people walking along this busy corridor are coming together in recent weeks, with work focusing on the area near Tech Square.
2. Completing Work on Juniper Street Upgrades: The project on the eastern edge of the Midtown Improvement District recently saw signal poles get installed, with street resurfacing and bike lane install coming next.
3. Moving Dirt on the 15th Street Extension: When completed later this summer, the new street between Williams and West Peachtree streets will create more mobility options for people driving, walking, biking and connecting to MARTA.
4. Forging Ahead on 10th Street Bridge Improvements: Top-side pedestrian, bicycle, vehicular and traffic operations features are coming to the bridge, a crucial link between Midtown and West Midtown that 35K people navigate daily.
5. Bringing New Life to Spring Street (US/19): New upgrades including a barrier-separated bike lane, streetscaping and sidewalk improvements, are coming to the top end of Spring Street near SCAD and the Center for Puppetry Arts.
6. Putting Shovels in the Ground for the Piedmont Complete Street: Improvements planned for this corridor will create a northbound pairing to complement Juniper Street improvements and make it easier to access Piedmont Park.
7. Enjoying More Frequent Rail and Bus Service Intown: MARTA announced increased rail frequency on weekdays to every 10 minutes during peak hours (6-9am and 3-7pm), and every 12 minutes during midday hours. The #40 bus that runs on Peachtree Street between Midtown and Downtown will also see expanded service times.
8. Riding in the New MARTA Railcars: Who isn’t excited to take a ride in the brand new railcars, complete with snazzy upgrades? Watch for updates from MARTA on when the new fleet will start streaking down the tracks.
Land Use and Development
9. Walking Into More Brand New Buildings: New development that is scheduled to deliver in 2025 will add some 1,100 residential units and 15K SF of retail space, as Midtown’s momentum continues to surge.
10. Getting a First Look at the City of Atlanta’s “Plan A” Comprehensive Plan: Informed by public input over the past year, the city’s updated vision for guiding land use, development, transportation and more in the years ahead will be shared in a first draft this spring.
Street-Level Experience
11. Celebrating 25 Years of Improving Midtown: The Midtown Improvement District’s 25th anniversary takes place this year, a milestone that reflects the vision and strategic investment of property owners and the dynamic partnership between the public and private sectors for an exceptional urban experience on the ground.
12. Experiencing 80+ Free Community Events Produced by Midtown Alliance: Get ready for more of the free outdoor events you love, from movie nights in 10th Street Park and live performances on the Midtown Art Walk to fitness classes on the North Avenue MARTA plaza. Watch for more info on dates soon!
13. Petting Cute Costumed Dogs at the 3rd Annual Midtown Mutt Gala: This adorable social event has grown in magnitude each year we produce it, and 2025 will be the biggest one yet. Mark your calendar now: the 2025 Midtown Mutt Gala takes place Sunday, May 4.
14. Reimagining the Peachtree Street Experience: Midtown Alliance and its partners have been busy gathering community input and thinking big about the ways ATL’s signature street can be improved through design changes. The goals? Create a more vibrant street and safer conditions for everyone. Work in 2025 will include moving the initiative from concept to design and securing funding.
15. Continuing the Trend of Less Property Crime, Including Theft from Auto: The most prevalent type of crime in the district is items being stolen from parked cars. But Midtown Blue and APD have been making steady progress by working in partnership with parking operators to audit security and refine strategies to achieve a -12% reduction in year-over-year incidents based on data through late-November 2024.
16. Gearing Up for More Biketober and Midtown Walk Challenge Events: Bolstered by strong participation from Midtown workers and residents, these fun and active challenge events are helping more people discover Midtown on foot and by bike … and win cool prizes. Is this the year that YOU will get involved?
17. Adding More Street Trees to Midtown Corridors: Did you know Midtown Alliance and property owners have added 2,600 street trees to the district over time? It’s a signature feature that gives Midtown that neighborhood feel. And several of the corridor streetscape projects underway will include components to add even more trees.
18. Showing Out for Parades: Streets are for more than just moving cars - they are also for hosting parades that bring people together. And Peachtree Street in Midtown Atlanta is the route of choice for a number of parades that celebrate the best of our city. Watch for details about the Atlanta St. Patrick’s Parade coming on Saturday March 15, Atlanta Pride Parade, Georgia Veteran’s Parade, Peachtree Road Race, the return of Atlanta Streets Alive and more.
Art! Everywhere!
19. Welcoming New Artists in Residence and New Studio Spaces to Midtown: Midtown Alliance’s Heart of the Arts program has cultivated unique partnerships between commercial property owners and talented artists, with spaces to create art and integrate artists into the Midtown community. We’re getting ready to welcome a new cohort of artists in residence in 2025 - the third cohort for this program - and we cannot wait for you to meet them.
20. Expanding the Southeast’s Largest Outdoor Art Gallery: Get ready for even more art to enjoy on Midtown’s street banners in 2025, the encore act to what we started last year that showcases hundreds of works from professional and amateur artists.
Community Dialog
21. Bringing Young Professionals Together: Midtown Alliance’s “Young Professionals of Midtown” special interest group is now enrolling new members who want to expand their network and get involved in making Midtown an exceptional urban place. Get plugged in to events and volunteer opportunities all through the year.
22. Rallying the Community at the 2025 Midtown Alliance Annual Meeting: More than 1,000 business and civic leaders attend this annual event to imagine the future of Midtown and find their role in it. Stay tuned, as we are working to announce a date for this event soon.
23. Adding a Brand New Channel for Timely Communications to Keep You Informed: You asked. We listened. We’re starting a new text messaging channel in mid-2025 to send news and alerts related to Midtown. Stay tuned for sign up info.
24. Applying What We’ll Learn from the 2025 Midtown Community Survey: Every three years, Midtown Alliance fields a survey to measure community priorities and feedback. The findings go a long way toward prioritizing our work. We’re fielding the next survey in the spring, with an ambitious goal to garner 5,500 responses. Can we count on you to help us out?
25. Hearing from You, Whether It’s Praise or Constructive Feedback: Midtown Alliance wants to hear from you in 2025. Happy with the outcome of a project or service you received? Got suggestions on what we can do better? Questions about who to contact to resolve an issue? You can drop us a line at Info@MidtownATL.com and we’ll respond.
Cheers to a new year! Let's get started!
