Midwest Cascade

Midwest Cascade, also known as West Cascade, is an affluent predominantly African-American neighborhood in southwest Atlanta at the city's far west edge. Together with the tiny neighborhood of Regency Trace, it forms NPU-Q,^[1] the city's fastest growing Neighborhood Planning Unit (NPU) from 2000 to 2010.^[2]

Location

The neighborhood is 602.1 acres (2.437 km²) large and bounded by the City of South Fulton on all sides, except for the City of Atlanta's NPU-P, bordering the Ashley Courts and Niskey Lake neighborhoods on the southeast.^[3] It includes the following named subdivisions:

Barrow / Niskey Lake Circle
Cascade Knolls (Cascade Knolls Drive SW)
Cascade Oaks
Elysian Estates (half)
Guilford Forest
Oasis of Cascade
Putters Village (half)
Regency Park
Reunion Place at Cascade

Midwest Cascade is located south of Cascade Road, along Regency Center Drive.^[4]

Annexation

The Atlanta City Council voted to annex Midwest Cascade to the City of Atlanta on September 29, 2006.^[5]

Demographics

NPU-Q went from 1,024 residents in 2000 to 1,770 in 2010, an increase of 72.9%.^[2]

The NPU is 96.5% Black (2010 census), the highest proportion of any NPU in the city. Small minorities include Whites (1.4%) and Hispanics (1.4%).^[2]

Parks

As of December 15, 2023, Midwest Cascade is home to the new West Cascade Park located on Danforth Road. The neighborhood's NPU was the last one to officially receive a park.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Education

Atlanta Public Schools serves Midwest Cascade.

Public schools

R. N. Fickett Elementary School
Ralph J. Bunche Middle School
Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School

Public libraries

The Atlanta–Fulton Public Library System operates the Cascade Branch in the City of South Fulton.

Transportation

Midwest Cascade is located west of I-285, south of I-20 and Fulton Industrial Boulevard, and north of GA-166 (Campbellton Road SW). It is served by MARTA buses riding along its main roads: Cascade Road, Danforth Road, and New Hope Road.

Notable people

Notable current and former residents of Midwest Cascade include:

Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms^[7]

References

^ NPU-Q and Neighborhoods Map, City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, June 16, 2023
^ ^a ^b ^c City of Atlanta 2010 Census Summary Report: Neighborhood Planning Unit Q
^ NPU-P and Neighborhoods Map, City of Atlanta Department of City Planning, June 16, 2023
^ City of Atlanta Annexation Service Plan, Midwest Cascade Area (broken link)
^ Annexation ordinance, Atlanta City Council, Sep. 29, 2006 (broken link)
^ Media Advisory: Mayor Andre Dickens to Host Opening of Atlanta’s New West Cascade Park, City of Atlanta, Dec. 15, 2023
^ ^a ^b A park in every NPU: West Cascade Park gets green space, playground, The Atlanta Voice, Dec. 15, 2023
^ New amenities debuted at West Cascade Park, Melvin Drive Park, Park Pride, Jan. 5, 2024
^ Ribbon cutting for New West Cascade Park, 11Alive News (WXIA-TV), Dec. 15, 2023