Alpharetta, Georgia Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Transportation== ===Major highways=== *[[Image:Georgia 9.svg|25px]] [[State Route 9 (Georgia)|State Route 9]] *[[Image:Georgia 120.svg|25px]] [[State Route 120 (Georgia)|State Route 120]] *[[Image:Georgia 140.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 140|State Route 140]] *[[Image:Georgia 372.svg|25px]] [[Georgia State Route 372|State Route 372]] *[[Image:Georgia 400.svg|25px]] [[State Route 400 (Georgia)|State Route 400]] *[[File:US 19.svg|25px]] [[U.S. Route 19]] ===Pedestrians and cycling=== *There are plans for the creation of the Alpha Loop. The multi-use path will serve to connect residents of Alpharetta to activity centers, parks, and jobs by a network of multi-use trails providing safe alternatives to driving and offering recreational benefit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alpharetta.ga.us/government/departments/recreation-parks/alpha-loop|access-date=December 3, 2017|title=Introducing Alpha Loop|publisher=Alpharetta.ga.us|date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222921/http://www.alpharetta.ga.us/government/departments/recreation-parks/alpha-loop|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> *The [[Big Creek Greenway]] is a concrete multi-use trail that runs from Windward Parkway to Mansell Road. The concrete trail is approximately {{Convert|8|mi|km}} long and meanders along Big Creek parallel to North Point Parkway, from Windward Parkway at Marconi Drive on the north end to Mansell Road on the south end. A soft mulch trail encircles a large wetland between Haynes Bridge Road and Mansell Road. Wildlife such as blue heron, deer, ducks and Canada geese can be observed in this preserved water setting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alpharetta.ga.us/government/departments/recreation-parks/facilities/big-creek-greenway|access-date=December 3, 2017|title=Big Creek Greenway|publisher=Alpharetta.ga.us|date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171206023430/http://www.alpharetta.ga.us/government/departments/recreation-parks/facilities/big-creek-greenway|archive-date=December 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Future plans are to connect the trail to Cumming. ===Mass transit=== Alpharetta is not directly served by [[Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority|MARTA]] trains, but is connected by multiple bus routes. Currently, there have only been plans to connect Alpharetta to the rest of Metro Atlanta via heavy rail.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2015/4/27/9966942/plans-for-marta-rail-service-to-windward-take-shape|title=Plans for MARTA Rail to Alpharetta are Taking Shape|date=April 27, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171204222859/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2015/4/27/9966942/plans-for-marta-rail-service-to-windward-take-shape|archive-date=December 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itsmarta.com/uploadedFiles/SystemMap2017_w.pdf|title=System Map 2017|website=itsmarta.com|access-date=16 June 2023}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page