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Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission COMPREHENSIVE PLAN Community Assessment February 2006 Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commissioners Theresa T. Watkins, Chariman Joni Woolf, Vice-Chairman James B. Patton Lonnie Miley Damon D. King Administrative Staff Vernon B. Ryle, III, Executive Director James P. Thomas, Director of Urban Planning Jean G. Brown, Zoning Director Dennis B. Brill, GIS/Graphics Director D. Elaine Smith, Human Resources Officer Kathryn B. Sanders, Finance Officer R. Barry Bissonette, Public Information Officers Macon-Bibb County Comprehensive Plan 2030 Prepared By: Macon-Bibb County Planning & Zoning Commission 682 Cherry Street Suite 1000 Macon, Georgia 478-751-7460 www.mbpz.org February 2006 “The opinion, findings, and conclusions in this publication are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the Department of Transportation, State of Georgia, or the Federal Highway Administration. Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………Introduction-1 Chapter 1- General Population Overview .................................................................... 1-1 Chapter 2 - Economic Development ............................................................................ 2-1 Chapter 3 - Housing......................................................................................................... 3-1 Chapter 4 - Natural and Cultural Resources................................................................. 4-1 Chapter 5 - Community Facilities and Services............................................................ 5-1 Chapter 6 - Transportation Introduction............................................................................................. 6-1 Goals......................................................................................................... 6-4 Data........................................................................................................... 6-12 Streets ....................................................................................................... 6-21 Parking...................................................................................................... 6-38 Transit....................................................................................................... 6-40 Bike Ped.................................................................................................... 6-55 Aviation Rail ............................................................................................ 6-86 Cost Revenues ......................................................................................... 6-111 Plan Considerations................................................................................ 6-121 Chapter 7- Intergovernmental Coordination................................................................ 7-1 Chapter 8 - Land Use....................................................................................................... 8-1 Figures / Tables Figure/Table Page # Table 1-1 Population and Race Data ................................................................................................................. 1-2 Table 1-2 Racial Composition for Bibb County................................................................................................ 1-6 Table 1-3 Age Data................................................................................................................................................ 2-7 Table 1-4 Bibb County / City of Macon Compared to Urbanized Counties in the Atlanta Region.......... 1-10 Table 1-5 1990 Household & Incomes............................................................................................................... 1-11 Figure 1-1 1999 Median Household Income By Census Tracts ....................................................................... 1-13 Table 2-1 Employment By Industry for Macon/Bibb County........................................................................ 2-1 Table 2-2 Employment By Industry for Georgia and U.S.A. 1990-2000....................................................... 2-2 Table 2-3 Employment Status 1990-2000 .......................................................................................................... 2-3 Table 2-4 Local Occupations ............................................................................................................................... 2-4 Table 2-5 Local Per Capita Income..................................................................................................................... 2-5 Table 2-6 Personal Income by Type.................................................................................................................... 2-5 Table 2-7 Commuting Patterns............................................................................................................................ 2-6 Table 2-8 Industry Employment Projections..................................................................................................... 2-8 Table 3-1 Total Housing Trends for Bibb County 1980-2005 ........................................................................ 3-2 Figure 3-1 Bibb County Housing Type Distribution 1980-2005......................................................................3-2 Table 3-2 City of Macon Housing Trends 1980-2005..................................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-2 City of Macon Housing Type Distribution 1980-2005 ................................................................... 3-3 Figure 3-3 Payne City, Georgia.............................................................................................................................. 3-4 Figure 3-3 Payne City Housing Trends 1990 to 2000 ........................................................................................ 3-5 Table 3-4 Housing Trends for Unincorporated Bibb County 1980-2005...................................................... 3-6 Figure 3-4 Unincorporated Bibb County Housing Type Distribution 1980-2005......................................... 3-6 Table 3-5 Housing Conditions by Presence of Plumbing and Kitchen Facilities ......................................... 3-7 Table 3-6 Ownership/Renter Rations of Occupied Housing Units............................................................... 3-8 Figure 3-5 Bibb County Home Ownership by Census Tracts ...........................................................................3-9 Table 3-7 Vacancy Rates 2000 ............................................................................................................................. 3-10 Figure 3-6 Vacancy Rates by Tenure 2000........................................................................................................... 3-10 Table 3-8 Housing Age ......................................................................................................................................... 3-11 Figure 3-7 Bibb County Vacancy Rates by Census Tracts................................................................................. 3-12 Figure 3-8 Median Year Structure Built ............................................................................................................... 3-13 Figure 3-9 Age of Housing in Bibb County by Census Tracts.......................................................................... 3-14 Table 3-9 Housing Cost 1980-2000..................................................................................................................... 3-15 Figure 3-10 Increase in Housing Cost 1990 to 2000 ............................................................................................ 3-15 Figure 3-11 Average Home Purchase Price........................................................................................................... 3.15 Table 3-10 Cost Burdened Comparison ............................................................................................................... 3-16 Table 3-11 Bibb County Population by Age 1980 to 2025 ................................................................................ 3-17 Figure 3-12 Population by Age 1980 to 2025........................................................................................................ 3-17 Table 3-12 Average Wages of Jobs 2001-2003 .................................................................................................... 3-18 Table 3-13 Bibb /County Daytime Population ................................................................................................... 3-18 Table 3-14 Household Size 1990-2000 ................................................................................................................. 3-19 Table 3-15 Support Service for Elderly and Disabled Persons in Bibb County ............................................. 3-20 Table 3-16 Support Service for Special Needs Persons in Bibb Count............................................................ 3-23 Table 3-17 Income Required to Afford Median Value Home........................................................................... 3-26 Table 3-18 Housing Affordability.......................................................................................................................... 3-27 Table 3-18 Population And Household Forecast 2002-3030............................................................................. 3-30 Table 3-19 Household Growth 2002-2030..........................................................................................................