After a string of violent incidents occurred along Atlanta’s Edgewood Avenue corridor in recent years, business owners, residents and city leaders are weighing new strategies aimed at making one of the city’s busiest nightlife districts safer.
Among the proposals under consideration is a resolution that would temporarily suspend new alcohol licenses for businesses opening along the corridor for six months. The measure was discussed during the Atlanta City Council’s Public Safety and Legal Administration Committee meeting on June 22 and is one of several recommendations stemming from the Edgewood Corridor Public Safety Task Force.
Edgewood Avenue has long been known for its restaurants, bars and nightlife. But local business owners say improving safety will require a broader approach than limiting new liquor licenses…