A Vision for Connecting Atlanta's Flint River
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A VISION FOR CONNECTING ATLANTA’S FLINT RIVER HEADWATERS AND THE AEROTROPOLIS Finding the Flint FINDING THE FLINT FINDING THE FLINT THE CHALLENGE The most important river Atlanta’s never heard of. FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE There’s a river down here... FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE The Flint River is Georgia’s ATLANTA JONESBORO 2nd longest river. GRIFFIN THOMASTON It starts in Atlanta and runs 344 miles to the AMERICUS Florida state line. ALBANY BAINBRIDGE FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE It joins the Chattahoochee to create Florida’s Apalachicola River CHATTAHOOCHEE and the contested ACF river basin. FLINT APALACHICOLA FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE The Flint River is a critical water source for farms and families across Georgia. FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE It is home to several unique and threatened species. PHOTO: ALAN CRESSLER FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE It is one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the nation. PHOTO: GEORGIA RIVER NETWORK FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE And, amazingly, it starts underneath the world’s busiest airport. FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE The river is in trouble. During drought it is running dry. RUNNING DRY (APRIL 2013) UPPER FLINT RESILIENCY ACTION PLAN (OCT 2014) FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE Upstream, most people don’t even know that the river exists—until it floods. FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE SOUTH RIVER WATERSHED CHATTAHOOCHEE RIVER WATERSHED MUD CREEK SULLIVAN CREEK FLINT RIVER UPPER FLINT RIVER WATERSHED FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE FLINT RIVER As the Atlanta airport grew, VIRGINIA AVE the Flint River disappeared from the map... and from our lives. 1948 AIRPORT 1948 FINDING THE FLINT / The CHALLENGE How can we reconnect people to the headwaters? FINDING THE FLINT THE OPPORTUNITY Putting the Flint River back on the map. FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY EAST POINT EAST POINT MAIN STREET PATH CORRIDOR (2016) TOD PLAN (2012) HAPEVILLE MAIN STREET LCI (2005) HISTORIC COLLEGE PARK LCI (2008) THE AEROTROPOLIS ATLANTA ATL NEXT BLUEPRINT (2016) (2016) LAND SUITABILITY ANALYSIS FOR GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE (2015) FOREST PARK LCI (2003?) O L D NATIONAL NORTHWEST UPPER FLINT HIGHWAY CLAYTON RIVER WATERSHED LCI LCI UPDATE MASTER PLAN CONNECT CLAYTON (2004) (2011) (2015?) GREENWAY TRAILMASTER PLAN (2015) SOUTH FULTON NORTHWEST CLAYTON TAD CONNECTING TRAILNET REDEVELOPMENT PLAN CLAYTON CTP (2000) (2008) (2008) FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY FORT MCPHERSON FORT GILLEM MARTA CORPORATE PORSCHE INTERNATIONAL CRESCENT GATEWAY DE LTA STATE FARMERS MARKET ATL CARGO CITY AIRPORT CITY GICC GATEWAY CENTER CARGO CITY FINDINGNew THE Experiences FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY HEADWATERS WALK STORMWATER PARK THE PROMENADE FLINT RIVER TRAIL ECO-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT CONFLUENCE PARK FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY HEADWATERS WALK Urban Discovery FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY HEADWATERS WALK Urban Discovery FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY STORMWATER PARK Green Gathering Space FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY STORMWATER PARK Green Gathering Space FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY THE PROMENADE Grand Observation Deck FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY THE PROMENADE Grand Observation Deck FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY FLINT RIVER TRAIL Restored Connectivity FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY FLINT RIVER TRAIL Restored Connectivity FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY ECO-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT State Farmers Market FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY ECO-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT State Farmers Market FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY ECO-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT Corporate Backyard FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY ECO-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT Corporate Backyard FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY CONFLUENCE PARK Immersive Experience FINDING THE FLINT / T he OPPORTUNITY CONFLUENCE PARK Immersive Experience FINDING THE FLINT The Working Group FINDING THE FLINT / TEH WORKING GROUP FINDING THE FLINT / TEH WORKING GROUP Community Liaisons FINDING THE FLINT Headwaters Development Principles FINDING THE FLINT / H EADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES Improve the health of the river FINDING THE FLINT / H EADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES Provide solutions to the airport FINDING THE FLINT / H EADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES Benefit the community equitably FINDING THE FLINT / H EADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES Add beauty and soul to any development FINDING THE FLINT / H EADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES Connect people to the river FINDING THE FLINT / H EADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES Inspire the next generation of river advocates FINDINGPotential THE FLINT / H ProjectsEADWATERS DEVELOPMENT PRINCIPLES TRI-CITIES PLANS AIRPORT NORTH H-JAIA GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE AEROATL GREENWAYS PLAN CCWA WATERSHED IMPROVEMENTS FINDING THE FLINT CONNECT www.findingtheflint.org.