A late effort by residents in the Lake Claire/Candler Park neighborhoods to save a half-acre of greenspace on DeKalb Ave is reportedly going before the Atlanta Tree Commission. Thomas Wheatley is good enough to alert us to his lastest posting on the matter.

It remains to be seen whether this last ditch effort by residents can save the area for cyclists that need a moment to regroup after seeing their lives flash before their eyes after trying to pedal down DeKalb Ave. Personally, I don’t think that any sort of bicycling should be promoted on that road unless it is entirely redesigned. It’s just too damn unsafe. Stick to McClendon instead.

Wheatley also reports that neighbors are on 24-hour watch to make sure that nothing sneaky occurs before the Tree Commission has its say. Seriously, where were all these passionate folks all the years this property sat vacant with a “For Sale” sign on it?