Those who share in the vision of a scenic bridge crossing the Chattahoochee River are invited to meet Sunny K. Park at 5 p.m. today at Sandy Springs City Hall.

The 18-year Sandy Springs resident said he wants to help put the finishing touches on Johnson Ferry Road between the city and Cobb County when the Georgia Department of Transportation finishes the T-0001 road-widening project in December 2012.

“The new Johnson Ferry bridge with six lanes, two bicycle lanes and two eight-foot wide sidewalks over the beautiful Chattahoochee River should look much more romantic than the current design with concrete railings,” Park said.

Park sees London’s Westminster Bridge as the ideal to which volunteers and fundraisers can aspire.

“GDOT is not allowing us to change anything, but it is possible to add light posts and landscaping,” he said.

While not as famous as the London, Brooklyn or Golden Gate bridges, the one-eighth mile span can have its place in the record books.

“It will be the first lighted pedestrian bridge in metro Atlanta,” Park said.

According to Park, he approached stakeholders at city, county and state levels for financial support of his idea, but came away with moral support and a new job as head of the Johnson Ferry Bridge Beautification Committee.

“We want to invite one or two volunteers from interested home owners associations,” he said. “With support of the neighborhoods around the bridge, it will be much more romantic and beautiful.”

In an email sent to prospective volunteers, Park described a scene in which tourists and local residents play roles.

“In the misty moonlight, by flickering lamplights reflected in the waters of the Chattahoochee, people will be sharing love and laughter,” he wrote. “Children will remember these moments and photos taken at the bridge will gain places of prominence in people’s homes.”

Park, founder of the Good Neighboring Foundation which promotes Korean-American relations, said the committee will discuss fundraising, design, vendor contacts and a timeline.

Susan Joseph, District 3 representative to the Sandy Springs Council of Neighborhoods, said council members are “very impressed” with the committee’s organization, planning skills and stakeholder involvement.

“I think it’s a great idea,” she said. “The goal is to make the bridge a very pleasing place.”

City Hall is located at 7840 Roswell Road.

Information: email sunnykpark@aol.com.