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There are an awful lot of could's in the article.

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...mentum.html?iana=hpmvp_atl_news_headline

A long sought-after pedestrian bridge connecting hundreds of homes with Midtown’s Atlantic Station has new momentum, says the president of a neighborhood association.

Ron Grunwald, president of the Loring Heights Neighborhood Association, said it held recent meetings about the planned bridge with stakeholders. The discussions have picked up as Hines, the global real estate company and owner of Atlantic Station, continues an overhaul of the nearly 140-acre mixed-use development.

“With the growth we’ve been experiencing in the Midtown, Atlantic Station and West Midtown neighborhoods, the interconnection for pedestrians and cyclists has never been more important,” Grunwald said in a statement.

The planned bridge is not yet funded. It would be built next to the 400 Bishop loft-office project over the railway beside Atlantic Station. It could connect Atlantic Station to new developments on Bishop Street, hundreds of homes in the Loring Heights neighborhood, and the future route of the Atlanta Beltline.

“Everyone wants to see a safer crossing condition implemented as soon as possible,” Grunwald said. “We’ve been advocating for this bridge for nearly two decades, and we are excited to play a role in ultimately linking paths from Georgia Tech to Atlantic Station to the Beltline and from Peachtree Street to West Midtown.”

Hines could provide easements or rights of way for the pedestrian bridge.