The Atlanta Regional Commission announced it cancelled 14 Flint River Gateway Trail projects after the federal government rescinded a $64.9 million Reconnecting Communities and Neighborhoods grant.

At the Oct. 8 board meeting, Transportation Planning Principal Michael Haire announced the cancellation but said the ARC is still working on a few projects.

“The ARC is still committed to seeing this initiative through, and we have recently expanded an existing trails master plan to encompass the extent of these projects,” Haire said. “To have these on paper and use that to apply for additional federal funds in the future as they become available.”

The regional commission is working on an ambitious 31-mile trail plan across South Metro Atlanta that would connect College Park, East Point and H

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