The plan deciding which Milton roads get money closes Sunday

The plan that decides which Milton roads get money is taking comments through Sunday. The North Fulton Comprehensive Transportation Plan is a regional effort, developed with the Atlanta Regional Commission by Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Roswell, and Sandy Springs, and it does something very local: it sets which road projects get in line for local, state, and federal money.

Here is why this week matters. The plan has not proposed anything yet. This is the first round of public input, the one that happens before the planners decide what the problems are. There is a second comment window in early 2027, but by then the draft recommendations will exist and the framing will be set. What you say now shapes which things get called problems. What you say next year only shapes the answers to problems somebody else already chose.

Some of the network sits outside the city line, and we will say that plainly rather than pretend otherwise. But if you drive Freemanville, Birmingham Highway, Bethany Bend, or Hopewell, or you cross Medlock Bridge Road on a school run, this plan is about your mornings. The project held a virtual open house Wednesday evening; the survey stays open through Sunday, August 31.

And if walking and biking is your issue, there is a second door today: Milton's Trails Advisory Committee meets this afternoon at 4:45 PM at City Hall, and the public is invited. The regional plan covers trails too. Two chances to say how you get around town, three days apart.

Take the survey: engagekh.mysocialpinpoint.com/NFCTP2027