The Americus Beltway Multipurpose Recreational Trail

In 2014, the voters approved a SPLOST ballot initiative that collected funding from a sales tax in part for "the acquisition and construction of a beltway multipurpose recreational trail," an exciting and transformative addition to our community.

Trails are separated from the roadway and loved by a wide range of users, such as those walking, riding bicycles, pushing strollers, jogging, etc.

To help our city move this forward, we have sketched a vision to demonstrate where such a beltway trail could be developed. Such a multi-use trail would be accessible to residents from all sides of the city and provide not only a safe recreational space, but also connect countless community highlights and focal points. The beltway can also be extended to wider community priorities such as Sumter County High School, South Georgia Tech, Phoebe Sumter Medical Center, and the Sumter County Rec Fields.

It's hard to overstate the impact such a trail would have on our community, creating a terrific quality of life enhancement for our residents that would also attract new talent and tourists to the area.

The reason most people do not ride a bicycle is because they do not feel safe doing so on the roads, this would change that while also increasing the property values for all in this area. Trails also help children get away from screens and into the outdoors.

If you have suggestions, feedback or ideas on what you see below, please contact us. We also encourage all Sumter County and Americus residents to let their City Council and County Council know you support the building of trails.

Let's face it: if the funds for trails aren't being attracted here, the state and national funds will build them somewhere else! We say: let's build the trails here.

See the Americus concept map below. For inspiration from another small Georgia community, check out the Carrollton Greenbelt.