With its local businesses, nifty ramp, and new Atlanta Beltline link, Westview’s commercial nucleus is looking a bit like Old Fourth Ward West these days. 

Atlanta Beltline Inc. recently wrapped all work in Westview on Ralph David Abernathy Boulard streetscape upgrades and a fresh, needed access point to the Westside Trail. 

The .5-mile streetscape improvement project runs through the heart of Westview’s business district, between Willard and East Ontario avenues, and includes wider sidewalks, traffic lane realignments, new trees, and stretches of protected bike lanes. 

Overview of the Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard streetscape upgrades in Westview's commercial core. Photo by LoKnows Drones, with permission from Atlanta Beltline Inc.

A plaza installed between Westview businesses and the new Beltline link. Photo by Erin Sintos, with permission from Atlanta Beltline Inc.

The RDA Access Point (located at 1385 Ralph David Abernathy) provides ramp and stair access, a small plaza, and new lighting and trees between the street and Beltline. 

Beltline leaders say both initiatives boost safety for pedestrians and other non-motorists in the area and should lend a spark to adjacent Westview businesses along Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. 

Those include The Barber Loft, Augie’s Café, D’ Café, Slutty Vegan, Westview Corner Grocery, Official Ink Tattoo, The KE’NEKT, and others. 

The Westside Trail's new Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard access point. Photo by Erin Sintos, with permission from Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Enota Park, at last

In other Westview news, Beltline officials announced this week they plan to officially break ground on the long-awaited Enota Park project on Tuesday in commemoration of Earth Day 2025. 

The expansion of Enota Park—it’s little more than a .3-acre playground surrounded by woods today—has been in the works for nearly 20 years. 

A “sprayground plaza” and new structures planned at Enota Park. Atlanta Beltline Inc.; designs, Pond & Co.

Envisioned as a gateway between the Westside Trail and Westview, the reimagined, expanded park will span 8 acres, or about half the size of Historic Fourth Ward Park on the Eastside Trail. Features will include a large pavilion covered by a solar shade structure, an activity field, splash pad, passive gardens, a new playground, recreation areas, and a basketball court. 

Atlanta Beltline Inc. will manage the park’s construction. Officials have told Urbanize the work is scheduled to finish in 18 months, meaning the new park would open to the public in late 2026. 

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