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Roswell bikes! Cycling festival returns to Canton Street By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com
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Hundreds of cyclists rode Roswell’s streets April 26 as part of the Roswell Criterium and Cycling Festival.
ROSWELL, Ga. – Canton Street had a different kind of traffic April 26 as the streets were cleared for the hundreds of competitive cyclists who took part in the annual Roswell Cycling Festival. As a Jaguar F-Type pace car from Hennessy Jaguar Land Rover Centres led the way, racers made their way on a route down the length of Canton Street and up Ga. 9, taking advantage of the warm, sunny day. The Roswell Cycling Festival, organized by Bike Roswell, included the Mayor’s Ride and both men’s and women’s races. A Kids Bicycle Safety Rodeo, hosted by the Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell, gave children an opportunity to complete a free bicycle skills and safety clinic.
It was followed by participation in age-specific races on the same course as the professional cyclists. Dozens of vendors lined the street to take part in the event, with restaurants getting into the action by holding a craft beer tasting. The Roswell Cycling Festival has entertained more than 65,000 spectators since it began in 2002. The races have attracted more than 8,500 junior and adult cyclists. This year’s Historic Roswell Criterium was part of the USA CRITS Speed Week Series. It is the second race of the series, which offers the biggest prize purse in American criterium racing with more than $125,000 All proceeds benefited Bike Roswell, a nonprofit organization promoting safe cycling in Roswell.
Alpharetta downtown under scrutiny Next meeting May 7 By JONATHAN COPSEY jonathan@appenmediagroup.com ALPHARETTA, Ga. – The public and the Alpharetta Planning Commission were able to see and make comments on designs for the new City Center development around City Hall in a meeting with the project development team April 23. Current plans for the de-
velopment include retail and restaurants on the ground floors of the buildings, with offices and apartments on the upper floors. Plans call for 165 for-rent apartments in the development. In total, there could be as much as 50,000 square feet of retail and 30,000 square feet of office in addition to the apartments. Forty-seven single-family homes are also planned for the development, across Haynes Bridge Road at the intersection with Thomp-
The City Center next appears for public hearings May 7 and May 18 at Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, Alpharetta. son Street. The architect for these is the same that designed Vickery Village. A large portion of the land is set aside for open space, mostly along Ga. 9 near the
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The concept for the downtown Alpharetta City Center includes retail and restaurants as well as office space and 165 apartments.
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