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ATLANTA BELTLINE MASTER PLAN • July 18, 2011 SUBAREA 4 B I. Executive Summary The recommendations of the Atlanta BeltLine To better defi ne streetscape, pedestrian and Master Plan for Subarea 4 are summarized in the roadway projects and associated cost estimates following pages. The recommendations include for high priority corridors necessary to support brief sections on land use, design, mobility, and future development as identifi ed in the parks. Complete recommendations follow this Redevelopment Plan and Street Framework section in the Plan Recommendations Report. Plan. To refi ne projects and programming related to parks and open spaces along the BeltLine. a. Study Overview The Atlanta BeltLine will combine greenspace, Upon completion of all Subarea Master Plans, trails, transit, and new development along 22 miles Atlanta BeltLine Inc. will develop a comprehensive of historic rail segments that encircle the core of Implementation Plan and budget for projects the city. It will connect 45 neighborhoods and identifi ed and prioritized in individual subareas. affect more than 100,000 people who live within This phased process will ensure a uniform one-half mile of the corridor. approach to implementing projects and an equitable distribution of development across all In 2005, the Atlanta City Council adopted the geographies of the Atlanta BeltLine over time BeltLine Redevelopment Plan. This important – regardless of the sequencing of Subarea Master planning document created a broad vision for the Plans. Atlanta BeltLine project and enabled the creation of the BeltLine Tax Allocation District (TAD), a key Master Plans by their nature are subject to source of implementation funds. The Subarea 4 periodic review and changes to refl ect changing Master Plan builds on the foundation of previous local conditions, refi ned neighborhood visions and planning efforts by refi ning recommendations city policies, demographic shifts, and other factors. and project lists via an expanded community This plan has been developed for the year 2030 input process. This process integrates land use, based on a variety of data including projections urban design, circulation, mobility, greenspace, of population and employment growth, economic and public art into a comprehensive master plan conditions, and travel patterns and behaviors, for one of ten subareas along the 22-mile Atlanta as well as existing physical constraints and BeltLine. This Master Plan includes the following opportunities. Accordingly, from time to time, with purposes: appropriate community and technical input, this To update and refi ne Atlanta BeltLine-related plan may be revisited and adjusted. planning efforts, taking into account recent development activity and relevant planning studies. To review the land use plan and circulation plan included in the 2005 BeltLine Redevelopment Plan in combination with other land use plans previously completed for the subareas and fi nalize the land use to be incorporated into the Comprehensive Development Plan. To review and refi ne the new street recommendations for incorporation in the Street Framework Plan and implementation through the BeltLine Overlay Zoning District. Figure 01 - BeltLine Subareas i ATLANTA BELTLINE MASTER PLAN • July 18, 2011 SUBAREA 4 b. Subarea Context The study area includes four signifi cant Subarea 4 is located in the southeastern portion of redevelopment focus areas containing numerous Atlanta BeltLine, east of I-75/I-85 and bisected by abandoned or underutilized properties, along I-20. It is bounded by DeKalb Avenue to the north, with properties that may transition away from Moreland Avenue to the east, and Berne Street industrial over the next 20 years. Each of the to the south (see Figures 1 and 2). The study area focus areas presents opportunities for transit- is centered on the Atlanta BeltLine corridor and oriented redevelopment at the appropriate scale generally includes the land within one-half mile and with appropriate transitions to the existing of either side. The study area encompasses over single-family neighborhoods. A synopsis of the 1,200 acres and includes 415 acres of the BeltLine recommendations for each focus area begins on Tax Allocation District. page 11. Subarea 4 incorporates several Neighborhood Subarea 4 includes two major physical barriers: Planning Units (NPUs), City Council Districts, and Interstate 20 and the CSX Hulsey Yard intermodal neighborhoods, including portions of: transfer facility. Both present challenges for Southeast Study Group. connectivity and require special attention around NPUs N, O, and W. their edges from land use, mobility, air quality and City Council Districts 1 and 5. noise pollution perspectives. Neighborhoods of Cabbagetown, Capital Gateway, Edgewood, Grant Park, Ormewood Park, and Reynoldstown. Figure 02 - Subarea 4 Context Map ii SUBAREA 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY c. Methodology and d. Overview of Subarea Goals Community Input The Subarea 4 Master Plan centers on the principles of placemaking which include well The Subarea 4 Master Plan was developed balanced elements, appropriate scale and quality with input from the Southeast Study Group, design. The community goals for Subarea 4, Offi ce Hours, Quarterly Briefi ng updates, the refi ned by the Planning Committee and validated BeltLine.org website, and a Planning Committee by the Study Group, are organized by the three established exclusively to review and guide this plan elements: (1) land use and urban design, (2) study. Utilizing a series of planning committee circulation and mobility, and (3) greenspace and meetings and four study group meetings public art. (public meetings) at key points in the process, community members and stakeholders had the Throughout the planning process, the continual opportunity to shape both the goals of and the integration of both the principles of placemaking recommendations for the Subarea 4 Master Plan. with the community’s goals ensured a master plan Community feedback, in addition to detailed solution that outlined future growth for the study existing conditions, identifi ed opportunities, area in a manner that is appropriate, aesthetic, challenges, and recommendations from previous economical and sustainable. studies, which led to the development of two alternative concept plans. Through the refi nement The Subarea 4 goals are as follows: of these two concepts into a single draft, the Subarea 4 Master Plan integrates the community Land Use and Urban Design Goals goals and principles of placemaking into its Encourage a variety of uses at appropriate recommendations for land use and urban design, locations within the subarea to support future circulation and mobility, and greenspace and transit, promote reuse of historic properties, public art. facilitate economic growth and improve community health. Promote development that supports and serves the needs of the neighborhoods - such as day-to-day services, housing and employment, community facilities (post offi ce, library, community centers), and institutions (schools, medical facilities) - at a scale and intensity commensurate with community values and future needs. Retain the rich diversity and distinct character of the community through quality architecture, design cohesiveness of streetscapes and a variety of civic spaces. Strengthen the subarea’s identity as a series of neighborhoods and marketplaces offering housing choices, employment diversity and recreational opportunities for all ages. Circulation and Mobility Goals Provide compatibility, connectivity and continuity in community-wide transportation solutions for all modes of travel through innovative strategies that also protect the Establishing Goals at Study Group Meeting character and integrity of the neighborhoods. iv SUBAREA 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Provide a safe, effi cient and continuous Provide appropriate transitions to existing network of pedestrian and bicycle facilities as residential neighborhoods. Higher intensities part of all planned streetscape and roadway are located around transit stations (to provide improvements for improved access to transit ridership and ‘eyes on the BeltLine’ for and better health of the community. improved safety) and along major corridors, Maintain and improve traffi c fl ow along with the recommendation that these heights the major thoroughfares of Memorial Drive, and intensities gradually reduce, or ‘step down’ Moreland Avenue, Boulevard and DeKalb when adjacent to or across from the existing Avenue, while employing appropriate safety single-family residential areas. measures, improving accessibility to local Create smaller blocks within existing businesses, and meeting the parking needs of superblocks and reestablish former street the community. connections, where appropriate. Greenspace and Public and Cultural Arts Goals The following section, which is organized into Ensure the livability of the subarea by four focus areas, illustrates specifi c development improving the accessibility and quality opportunities within the study area. of parks, open spaces and recreational opportunities, enhancing streetscapes, Reynoldstown Focus Area preserving cultural and historic assets and The land use recommendations for the integrating a public arts program. Reynoldstown Focus Area encourage a lower Provide diverse, open, cultural, and civic spaces intensity, neighborhood character within the to promote social interaction, celebrate local existing Reynoldstown neighborhood, while art, improve community health, and retain providing for higher intensity uses near existing distinctive neighborhood
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