Cascade Road business owners who suffered financial losses because of yearslong city construction along the corridor might soon be able to seek financial relief.

Legislation introduced at Atlanta City Council on Monday would set aside funds for Cascade businesses after, they say, slow infrastructure upgrades clogged the roadway and reduced foot traffic to their stores.

Frustrated business owners in the southwest Atlanta neighborhood began speaking out last month about how the unfinished upgrades part of the Cascade Road Complete Streets project — first approved in 2021 — have caused a significant decline in customers.

A petition circulating online asking the city to establish a recovery fund of at least $8 million has garnered nearly 1,200 signatures .

Even former Atlanta mayor an

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