DOCSLIB.ORG

Table of Contents

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Table of Contents DEPARTMENT OF PARKS, RECREATION, AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS STRATEGIC PLAN © DPRCA 675 Ponce De Leon • 8 th Floor Phone 404-817-6764 • Fax 404-853-7643 Email: [email protected] As of November, 2005 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs is deeply appreciative to all of the people and organizations that helped us create our vision, mission and strategic plan. Through countless planning sessions, stakeholder outreach, staff discussions and individual meetings, the following plan has been developed. We view this as our five year roadmap, and will work diligently to keep focused. We thank everyone involved, mentioned specifically, or in the aggregate. Without you, we would not have been able to produce this body of work. Mayor Shirley Franklin City Council Members Lisa Borders, President Carla Smith Debi Starnes Ivory Lee Young, Jr. Cleta Winslow Natalyn Mosby Archibong Anne Fauver Howard Shook Clair Muller Felicia A. Moore C.T. Martin Jim Maddox Joyce Sheperd Ceasar C. Mitchell Mary Norwood H. Lamar Willis City of Atlanta Departments The Office of Parks, COA The Office of Park Design, COA The Office of Recreation, COA The Office of Cultural Affairs, COA The Atlanta Civic Center Management Services, DPRCA Advisors Alysin Foster and Frank Foster Centre for Strategic Management Special Thanks Margaret Connelly Miranda Mack McKenzie Preston Elliot Frank Monteith Rosel Fann Gail O Neill Rob Frazer Parents of the Dolphin Swim team Angela Graham Arthur Parks Peggy Harper Norman Smith Stephanie Hughley Sam Yi Debbie McGown Mtamanika Youngblood Dianne Harnell Cohen, Commissioner Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Phone: 404-817-6764 email: [email protected] 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Executive Summary II. Mission/Vision III. Living Values Statement IV. Demographics and Population Trends V. Background/Overview VI. Key Stakeholders VII. Current-state Assessment VIII. Departmental Strategies IX. Key Success Measures X. Budget/Funding Request XI. Conclusion XII. Appendix 3 I. Executive Summary In May of 2004, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (DPRCA) embarked on a Strategic Planning process to embrace the Living Values under Mayor Shirley Franklin’s administration and create a Mission and Vision for our department. The resulting Vision and Mission will be used to guide our policy and resource decisions over the next 5 years. The proposed Vision forms the foundation of our Strategic Plan. Vision: To enhance the quality of life for all through nationally acclaimed excellence in Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. Mission: To provide all citizens with the highest quality parks, facilities, recreational programs and cultural experiences. This strategic plan document supports both our Mission and Vision by proposing specific Departmental Strategies that are core to our success. Departmental Strategy One Provide a park system that is safe, well maintained, abundant, accessible, and well funded. Departmental Strategy Two Provide accessible recreation programs which afford an opportunity for after school, summer youth, teens and senior populations to be inspired, grow, and achieve through learning and life-skill experiences. Departmental Strategy Three Infuse diverse arts and cultural experiences into the community through advocacy, support, education and presentation. Departmental Strategy Four Provide state-of-the-art facilities by assessing, prioritizing, and upgrading existing capital assets. Departmental Strategy Five Create an environment that inspires, empowers, recognizes, and values an engaged work force. This five-year strategic plan is action-oriented and invokes a response from all constituencies to perform to higher standards. Our combined efforts will result in overall service improvements and move DPRCA closer to our goal of “Best-in-Class” service. 4 II. Mission/Vision Vision To enhance the quality of life for all through nationally acclaimed excellence in Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs. Mission The mission of the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs is to provide all citizens with the highest quality parks, facilities, recreational programs and cultural experiences. 5 III. Living Values Statement Living Values DPRCA embraces the Living Values set forth by Mayor Shirley Franklin’s administration as follows: 1. Integrity – We will strive to uphold the public trust by being honest, competent, and consistent in our beliefs and actions. We will hold ourselves accountable to the highest standards of moral and ethical conduct. 2. Striving for Excellence – We strive to deliver “Best in Class” services and superior customer service. We promote and reward excellence as demonstrated by our employees. 3. Sound Fiscal Stewardship – We believe that fiscal responsibility and the prudent stewardship of public assets is essential for public confidence in government. 4. Teamwork – We value working as a team and we recognize that more can be accomplished working together than working individually. 6 IV. City of Atlanta Demographics and Population Trends Demographic shifts taking place within the City of Atlanta over the next five years will result in a population that is larger, older, and more ethnically diverse. Important to note is that these changes will not occur consistently across all areas of the City. In general, districts with a well-diversified economic base will experience the healthiest growth. Nothing is as fundamental to economic activity in the long- term than the size of the population base. Demand for DPRCA services may vary somewhat over-time on a per-capita basis but the large and long-term movements depend on the number of customers and the characteristics of those customers. In Atlanta there are a number of important long-term demographic changes that will affect the future demand for services. These trends include: Changes in the size of the population These forecasts indicate that greatest increases in the proportion of City Changes in the age structure of the population population change between 2005 and 2025 will take place in the Central Changes in the ethnic makeup of the population Business District and Northeast Atlanta. The remaining areas within the City will experience modest declines in proportional representation. Understanding these trends at the State and Regional level will help to highlight local level Sources: Atlanta Regional Commission, Atlanta Office of Planning trends and implications. AREA/YEAR 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 However, trends and CBD 9,232 10,603 12,117 13,603 15,774 averages that occur at the NW Atlanta 73,079 75,225 79,927 84,628 91,189 State and Regional levels NE Atlanta 7,129 79,067 88,629 98,190 106,688 may not always provide an SE Atlanta 83,031 85,715 8,949 94,182 100,103 accurate picture of what SW Atlanta 99,628 101,511 107,493 113,474 120,886 occurs at the Atlanta Buckhead 69,130 71,487 74,149 76,811 81,012 Submarket level*. It is for Atlanta/DeKalb 30,895 31,724 32,301 32,877 33,538 this reason, that we are providing an overview of trends in the Atlanta Submarket which will most likely have a direct impact on service demand and DPRCA’s ability to deliver services to a changing constituency over the next 5 years. The Atlanta Regional Commission and Office of Planning forecast the rate of growth for the State of Georgia to be approximately one half times greater than the City’s rate between the years of 2005 to 2010. The forecasted rates are essentially the same until the year 2020, when the City’s population growth begins to exceed the state’s rate. *The City is undertaking a new study of Development Impact Fees, due for completion in late 2005 or early 2006. To accommodate new growth and to maintain the quality of life, the City will continue to make improvements to the physical infrastructure, adopt innovative methods to improve the delivery of public services, adopt smart growth principles to facilitate development in the most cost effective and rational way, expand the amount of public Greenspace, protect and enhance the physical, cultural and historic resources of the City, develop the economy to provide the right mix of economic opportunities for all of the citizens and visitors, provide housing incentives and assistances programs that w7ill create an appropriate and broad range of housing options for all of Atlanta’s residents, provide a high level of public safety, and work cooperatively with the Atlanta Public School System to improve the quality of education being received by children of Atlanta. V. Background and Overview The City of Atlanta's Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs parks and facilities system consists of approximately 3,400 acres or approximately 3.8% of the City’s land area. The City’s parks vary from nature preserves to active regional parks and its recreational and cultural facilities from small recreation centers to large cultural complexes, such as the Atlanta Civic Center and the Chastain Park Amphitheater. Atlanta is also home to two National Park Service properties: the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site in downtown Atlanta, and the Chattahoochee National Recreation Area in North Atlanta. Centennial Olympic Park, located in downtown Atlanta, is operated by the State of Georgia. DPRCA‘s inventory includes 345 parks out of which 8 are designated as regional Parks, 13 as community parks, 50 as neighborhood parks and 9 as large nature preserves. The rest of the parks fall under small preserves, block parks, circles, triangles and beauty spots. The facility inventory includes 33 recreation centers, five indoor and seventeen out door pools, five tennis centers and seven cultural facilities. In addition special recreational facilities include four eighteen hole golf courses and one nine hole golf course, Southside Sports Complex, Lake Allatoona Resident Camp and John A. White Junior Training Golf Course. In an effort to maximize our resources, joint use facilities with Atlanta Public Schools are at Benteen Park, Cleveland Ave. Park, Dunbar, J.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Objectivity, Interdisciplinary Methodology, and Shared Authority
    ABSTRACT HISTORY TATE. RACHANICE CANDY PATRICE B.A. EMORY UNIVERSITY, 1987 M.P.A. GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY, 1990 M.A. UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN- MILWAUKEE, 1995 “OUR ART ITSELF WAS OUR ACTIVISM”: ATLANTA’S NEIGHBORHOOD ARTS CENTER, 1975-1990 Committee Chair: Richard Allen Morton. Ph.D. Dissertation dated May 2012 This cultural history study examined Atlanta’s Neighborhood Arts Center (NAC), which existed from 1975 to 1990, as an example of black cultural politics in the South. As a Black Arts Movement (BAM) institution, this regional expression has been missing from academic discussions of the period. The study investigated the multidisciplinary programming that was created to fulfill its motto of “Art for People’s Sake.” The five themes developed from the program research included: 1) the NAC represented the juxtaposition between the individual and the community, local and national; 2) the NAC reached out and extended the arts to the masses, rather than just focusing on the black middle class and white supporters; 3) the NAC was distinctive in space and location; 4) the NAC seemed to provide more opportunities for women artists than traditional BAM organizations; and 5) the NAC had a specific mission to elevate the social and political consciousness of black people. In addition to placing the Neighborhood Arts Center among the regional branches of the BAM family tree, using the programmatic findings, this research analyzed three themes found to be present in the black cultural politics of Atlanta which made for the center’s unique grassroots contributions to the movement. The themes centered on a history of politics, racial issues, and class dynamics.
    [Show full text]
  • Raise the Curtain
    JAN-FEB 2016 THEAtlanta OFFICIAL VISITORS GUIDE OF AtLANTA CoNVENTI ON &Now VISITORS BUREAU ATLANTA.NET RAISE THE CURTAIN THE NEW YEAR USHERS IN EXCITING NEW ADDITIONS TO SOME OF AtLANTA’S FAVORITE ATTRACTIONS INCLUDING THE WORLDS OF PUPPETRY MUSEUM AT CENTER FOR PUPPETRY ARTS. B ARGAIN BITES SEE PAGE 24 V ALENTINE’S DAY GIFT GUIDE SEE PAGE 32 SOP RTS CENTRAL SEE PAGE 36 ATLANTA’S MUST-SEA ATTRACTION. In 2015, Georgia Aquarium won the TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice award as the #1 aquarium in the U.S. Don’t miss this amazing attraction while you’re here in Atlanta. For one low price, you’ll see all the exhibits and shows, and you’ll get a special discount when you book online. Plan your visit today at GeorgiaAquarium.org | 404.581.4000 | Georgia Aquarium is a not-for-profit organization, inspiring awareness and conservation of aquatic animals. F ATLANTA JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2016 O CONTENTS en’s museum DR D CHIL ENE OP E Y R NEWL THE 6 CALENDAR 36 SPORTS OF EVENTS SPORTS CENTRAL 14 Our hottest picks for Start the year with NASCAR, January and February’s basketball and more. what’S new events 38 ARC AROUND 11 INSIDER INFO THE PARK AT our Tips, conventions, discounts Centennial Olympic Park on tickets and visitor anchors a walkable ring of ATTRACTIONS information booth locations. some of the city’s best- It’s all here. known attractions. Think you’ve already seen most of the city’s top visitor 12 NEIGHBORHOODS 39 RESOURCE Explore our neighborhoods GUIDE venues? Update your bucket and find the perfect fit for Attractions, restaurants, list with these new and improved your interests, plus special venues, services and events in each ’hood.
    [Show full text]
  • CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER the ATLANTA OPERA Atlanta, Georgia the Atlanta Opera
    CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER THE ATLANTA OPERA Atlanta, Georgia The Atlanta Opera The Aspen Leadership Group is proud to partner with The Atlanta Opera in the search for a Chief Advancement Officer. The Chief Advancement Officer (CAO) will be responsible for all revenue generated for The Atlanta Opera; earned and contributed. The CAO will be directly responsible for successfully creating, leading, and implementing an integrated resource development strategy and developing new relationships, while maintaining existing relationships to build the organization's visibility, impact, and financial resources. This individual will be responsible for raising private sector funds to support The Atlanta Opera’s initiatives and leading the development and implementation of organization-wide strategies to increase its fundraising capacity. The CAO will support the General & Artistic Director and the Board of Directors in cultivating and soliciting major gifts and grants from individuals, corporations, foundations, government institutions, and others. The CAO will lead a team of professionals responsible for fundraising, volunteer cultivation, corporate philanthropic support, events, communications, public relations, marketing, and social media functions for the organization. The CAO will also provide leadership and support for its Comprehensive Campaign. The Chief Advancement Officer is a member of the Senior Management Team and works together with the General & Artistic Director, Managing Director, the Directors of Finance, Marketing, Production, and Artistic Departments to provide strategic leadership and operational management of The Atlanta Opera as a whole. REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS The CAO will report to the General & Artistic Director, Tomer Zvulun, and the Managing Director, Micah Fortson, and will serve as a member of the senior management team.
    [Show full text]
  • Fulton County Cultural Summary
    Fulton County cultural summary Regional Arts and Culture Forums Research Initiative The development of ARC’s Fifty Forward Plan and Plan 2040 places emphasis on the value of arts & culture to the region. It includes a call for “systematic annual data collection and analysis regarding the development of the creative economy in Georgia” and the development of a The Creative Industries in 2011 regional cultural master plan. Fulton County, GA Fulton County Summary This Creative Industries report offers a research-based approach to understanding the scope and economic importance of the arts in Fulton County, GA. The creative industries are composed of arts Few precedents exist of comprehensivebusinesses regional that range cooperationfrom non-profit museums, to symphonies,foster arts and theaters and to culture. for-profit film, Toarchitecture, that and advertising companies. Arts businesses and the creative people they employ stimulate innovation in end, the Atlanta Regional Commissiontodays contracted global marketplace. with the Metro Atlanta Arts & Culture Coalition from July to December of 2011 to conductNationally, the there areresearch 756,007 businesses contained in the U.S. in involved this in thedocument. creation or distribution The of following the arts. They employ 2.99 million people, representing 4.14 percent of all businesses and 2.17 percent of all information is a summary of the data employees,collected respectively. on Fulton The source County. for these data is Dun & Bradstreet, the most comprehensive and trusted source for business information in the U.S. For additional information on Fulton AsCounty of January and 2011, Fultonthe restCounty, of GA the is home 10 to Metro 4,965 arts-related Atlanta businesses counties that employ see the 29,817 people.
    [Show full text]
  • Downtown Atlanta Living
    DOWNTOWN ATLANTA LIVING WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COM http://www.fontsite.com/Pages/FFDownloads.html DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS AND SURROUNDING AREAS Howell Mill Rd 10th St 10th St 10th St MIDTOWN VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND W Marietta St Howell Mill Rd Northside Dr 8th St Monroe Dr Peachtree St Joseph E Lowery Blvd GEORGIA TECH 75 Marietta St 85 Ponce De Leon Ave W Peachtree St W Peachtree Piedmont Ave Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy Freedom Pkwy Northside Dr Ponce De Leon Ave North Ave North Ave North Ave MARIETTA ARTERY North Ave Spring St SONO OLD FOURTH WARD ENGLISH AVENUE NORTHSIDE DRIVE Marietta St CORRIDOR Boulevard Glen Iris Dr Centennial Olympic Park Drive Park Olympic Centennial James P Brawley Dr James P Brawley CENTENNIAL PLACE Peachtree St CENTENNIAL HILL Ralph McGill Blvd Ralph McGill Ave Freedom Parkway Spring St CENTENNIAL Baker - Highland Connector VINE CITY Marietta St HOTEL Highland Ave OLYMPIC PARK DISTRICT Freedom Parkway Northside Dr Andrew Young International Blvd Joseph E Lowery Blvd Andrew Young International Blvd Piedmont Ave FAIRLIE- Boulevard INMAN PARK Vine City POPLAR MARTA Station Auburn Ave Auburn Ave Edgewood Ave M L King Jr Dr GEORGIA Edgewood Ave STATE Spring St DeKalb Ave ATLANTA 75 UNIVERSITY 85 Wylie St CENTER Piedmont Ave KING HISTORIC James P Brawley Dr James P Brawley Decatur St DISTRICT CASTLEBERRY CABBAGETOWN HILL Jesse Hill Jr Dr Boulevard M L King Jr Dr Kirkwood Ave Peachtree St SOUTH CBD M L King Jr Dr Northside Dr Memorial Dr Memorial Dr MEMORIAL DRIVE CORRIDOR Boulevard 20 20 Capitol Ave Capitol GRANT PARK WEST END SUMMERHILL Joseph E Lowery Blvd MECHANICSVILLE Ralph David Abernathy Blvd Georgia Ave 75 West End West Metropolitan Pkwy Metropolitan DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS MARTA Station MARTA 85 SURROUNDING AREAS DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL MARKET FACTS & FIGURES EXISTING HOUSING Rental Units Market Rate.....................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • September 10, 1969
    September 10, 1969 Miss Sue Zander Executive Assistant 200 26th St., N. W. Apartment J-204 Atlanta, Georgia Dear Miss Zander: We are aware of the important contribution that you made to the City of Atlanta through the Atlanta Urban Corps this summer. On behalf of the City, and personally, 1 wish to express our grateful appreciation for your fine work. Sincerely, Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor lAJrrlrd .i' ■ "" " - ■ ■ / - 12 Appendix A Southern Regional Education Board Resource Development Project ACADEMIC YEAR INTERNS 1968-1969 Economic Development Administration Intern, College or University, Dates Project Description Dickerson, Oscar Assigned to assist Peoples Cooperative of Holloway, I.ister Madison County, Alabama, through an im Alabama A & M College proved record-keeping system and educa (lO/llt—2/iR) tional efforts to promote advantages of cooperative efforts. Crant, William Assigned to provide follow-up assistance Paone, John in developing Buckingham County, Virginia, University of Virginia Buyers Co-op. (11/6-5/30) Everhardt, Jerry Participated in Pilot Study (conducted 12/6/6S UNC-CH 2/8/69) to determine feasibility of major French, Nita service-learning study in North Carolina. Guilford Participating institutions and the Smith- Helgeson, John Richardson Foundation provided support for W.C.U. this effort. Jolmson, Charly N.C.S.U. King, Gary E.C.U. Penick, George Davidson Wassell, Phyllis J.C. Smith Williams, Garland Mars Hill Seminar on Economic Basic purpose of this pilot program in the Development Administration Teaching of Economic Development Administration conducted for 12 interns by was to intensify the learning environment by the Departments of Political providing an opportunity to participate direct Science and Economics of ly in an actual community development effort.
    [Show full text]
  • Resume Wizard
    PHILLIP E. ALLEN CONTACT ... [email protected] WWW.PHILLIPEALLEN. COM SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS Over 35 years of professional experience in both the Sacred and Secular/Commercial music arenas Primary Instruments: Piano, Percussion, Celeste, Classical Organ and Theatre Organ Primary Musical Styles: Classical, Broadway, Country, Jazz, Rock and Gospel Other Talents and Skills: Musical Composition, Arranging, Orchestration, Orchestral and Choral Conducting, Musician Contracting, Concert/CD/Album Producing, Organ Design Consulting and Clinician/Teacher Music Composed, Arranged, Orchestrated or Published to Date: Over 4,000 Separate Titles EDUCATION Georgia State University (Atlanta, GA) 1975 - 1980 Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) – Organ Performance Multiple Minors – Composition, Orchestration, Orchestral Conducting and Percussion Student of – Dr. Thomas Brumby (Professor of Applied Organ) Dr. Ron Rice (Professor of Applied Organ) Dr. William Masselos, Artist-in-Residence (Piano) – Professor of Applied Piano (retired) at The Julliard School of Music Jack Bell (Prof. of Percussion) – Principal Percussionist (retired) of The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Master Classes/Workshops Lyn Larsen, International Concert Theatre Organist – Allen Organ Studios (Atlanta, GA) 2000 Bob Van Camp, House Organist – The Fox Theatre (Atlanta, GA) 1977 SELECTED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Peach State Orchestra (Professional Scoring and Concert Orchestra) 2017 – Present Conductor / Music Director/ Founder Sons of Jubal and Jubal Chorus (Dr. Jon Duncan, Conductor)
    [Show full text]
  • OCA Annual Report 10-13A.Indd
    CONTENTS 3. VISION – MISSION – GOALS 4. MAYOR’S LETTER 5. COMMISSIONER’S LETTER 6. DIRECTOR’S LETTER 7. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8. PUBLIC ART 10. ATLANTA JAZZ FESTIVAL 12. CONTRACTS FOR ARTS SERVICES OFFICE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS 16. ARTSCooL 2008 - 2009 Annual Report 17. ATLANTA READS 18. THE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE PROJECT 20. CHASTAIN ARTS CENTER 21. SOUTH BEND CENTER FOR ARTS AND CULTURE 22. ATLANTA CYCLORAMA 23. BUDGET GOALS • Maintain highest quality services. • Gain international recognition of programs. • Unify Atlanta's cultural community through programs. • Educate Atlanta on cultural development. • Create cultural experiences that can serve as international model. VISION • Use cultural experiences to enhance quality of life. To enhance the quality of life through • Provide arts and cultural programs to all citizens & visitors. cultural experiences that will expand • Promote a rich and diverse cultural experience in the City of Atlanta. Atlanta’s international reputation. • Nurture artists and arts organizations. • Educate and inform citizens and visitors of the city's cultural offerings. MISSION • Support the community of arts and culture in Atlanta. To promote rich and diverse cultural • Strengthen our impact through partnerships with other organizations. experiences in the city of Atlanta while • Build bridges into new communities and develop new audiences. preserving and protecting the city’s cultural heritage. • Preserve and protect the existing cultural heritage of the City of Atlanta. CITY OF ATLANTA 55 TRINITY Ave, S.W ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30335-0300 TEL (404) 330-6100 Greetings: The City of Atlanta’s Offi ce of Cultural Affairs is a valuable asset and a steadfast resource for Atlantans and visitors alike.
    [Show full text]
  • T +1 (404) 577 1234 F +1 (404) 460 6448 Atlantaregency.Hyatt.Com
    HYATT REGENCY ATLANTA 265 Peachtree Street, N. E. Atlanta, GA 30303 USA T +1 (404) 577 1234 F +1 (404) 460 6448 atlantaregency.hyatt.com ACCOMMODATIONS SERVICES & FACILITIES 1,260 total guestrooms, including 58 suites / parlors, 527 kings, • Hyatt Express Check-In Kiosk • Assistive listening devices 596 double / doubles, 29 Regency Club,® 35 ADA accessible rooms • Hyatt Fast Board™ • Currency exchange and 15 Respire hypo-allergenic rooms • 1-800-CHECK-IN® • Safe deposit boxes at front desk All Accommodations Offer • Concierge • Laundry / Dry Cleaning • Hyatt Grand Bed™ • Business Center • Valet parking • High-speed Internet access • Regency Club® and Business Plan • Gift shop • LCD Flat Panel Television, cable movie channels, in-room pay movies • Meeting concierge • Soda and ice machines on each floor • Video account review, video checkout, express telephone checkout • Multilingual staff • Dedicated Meeting Planner office • Voicemail, telephone with message light, computer hookup • Electronic door lock and individual climate control MEETING & EVENT SPACE • Turndown service available upon request • Newly renovated public spaces, including atrium lobby, meeting space • Bathrobes for Regency Club® and hair dryer and prefunction areas • Coffeemaker • A total of 180,000 square feet of function space, 25,800 square feet • Iron / ironing board of prefunction space and 50,000 gross square feet of exhibit space • Three newly renovated ballrooms, including Georgia’s largest hotel • iHome® stereo and alarm clock ballroom, the 30,000-square-foot Centennial
    [Show full text]
  • Downtown Atlanta Living
    DOWNTOWN ATLANTA LIVING WWW.ATLANTADOWNTOWN.COM http://www.fontsite.com/Pages/FFDownloads.html DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS AND SURROUNDING AREAS Howell Mill Rd 10th St 10th St 10th St MIDTOWN VIRGINIA-HIGHLAND W Marietta St Howell Mill Rd Northside Dr 8th St Monroe Dr Peachtree St Joseph E Lowery Blvd GEORGIA TECH 75 Marietta St 85 Ponce De Leon Ave W Peachtree St W Peachtree Piedmont Ave Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy Freedom Pkwy Northside Dr Ponce De Leon Ave North Ave North Ave North Ave MARIETTA ARTERY North Ave Spring St SONO OLD FOURTH WARD ENGLISH AVENUE NORTHSIDE DRIVE Marietta St CORRIDOR Boulevard Glen Iris Dr Centennial Olympic Park Drive Park Olympic Centennial James P Brawley Dr James P Brawley CENTENNIAL PLACE Peachtree St CENTENNIAL HILL Ralph McGill Blvd Ralph McGill Ave Freedom Parkway Spring St CENTENNIAL Baker - Highland Connector VINE CITY Marietta St HOTEL Highland Ave OLYMPIC PARK DISTRICT Freedom Parkway Northside Dr Andrew Young International Blvd Joseph E Lowery Blvd Andrew Young International Blvd Piedmont Ave FAIRLIE- Boulevard INMAN PARK Vine City POPLAR MARTA Station Auburn Ave Auburn Ave Edgewood Ave M L King Jr Dr GEORGIA Edgewood Ave STATE Spring St DeKalb Ave ATLANTA 75 UNIVERSITY 85 Wylie St CENTER Piedmont Ave KING HISTORIC James P Brawley Dr James P Brawley Decatur St DISTRICT CASTLEBERRY CABBAGETOWN HILL Jesse Hill Jr Dr Boulevard M L King Jr Dr Kirkwood Ave Peachtree St SOUTH CBD M L King Jr Dr Northside Dr Memorial Dr Memorial Dr MEMORIAL DRIVE CORRIDOR Boulevard 20 20 Capitol Ave Capitol GRANT PARK WEST END SUMMERHILL Joseph E Lowery Blvd MECHANICSVILLE Ralph David Abernathy Blvd Georgia Ave 75 West End West Metropolitan Pkwy Metropolitan DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOODS MARTA Station MARTA 85 SURROUNDING AREAS DOWNTOWN RESIDENTIAL MARKET FACTS & FIGURES EXISTING HOUSING Rental Units Market Rate.....................................................................
    [Show full text]
  • Fall 08 Newsletter Final.Pdf
    BEST NEWSLETTER IFEA Fall 2008 2008 WWHAT’SHAT’S see page 11 UUPP DOWNTOWN Mayor Shirley Franklin launches the City’s panhandling prevention Inside campaign with City Council members, APD and Downtown leaders. This Issue Offi ce Market Update ......... 2 Luckie Marietta Development Offers Commercial Helipad ........3 What’s New in the Downtown Dining District................................4 Downtown Crime Stats Continue to Improve ......5 TMA Initiatives To Help Commuters Save Money .................................6 Why Does the Children’s Museum Eco-Bus Smell Like Chick-fi l-A? ...............7 From our President CAP Unveils “Give Change n this issue, we’ll bring you up to the magnetic effect it has had, drawing That Counts” Panhandling date on the important things driving thousands of diners to Downtown. Prevention Effort ...............8 Downtown’s growth. From vending to • Meet Downtown’s new top cop, Major capital projects, panhandling prevention Khirus Williams, now the APD Zone Five King Tut To Visit Atlanta to political campaigns, commercial Commander. Civic Center ......................8 Igrowth to a change in our transportation • Find out about our upcoming Downtown Downtown Special habits, if it’s good for Downtown, that’s where Development Day and what it offers we’ve been focused. to economic development in our Events ..................................9 neighborhood. Our three top stories are the recently rolled • Learn the latest on TADs and new projects Downtown Atlanta out panhandling prevention strategy, the 13-1 being driven by that growth incentive. Restaurant Week ...........10 triumph of new vending legislation at City • Catch up on a host of other programs and Council, and the overwhelming approval of projects.
    [Show full text]
  • ACC Parks Rec
    City of Atlanta, Department of Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs 2009/2010 Annual Report Mission The Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (DPRCA) is to provide all residents and visitors with the highest quality parks, facilities, recreational programs and cultural experiences Contents 2 Message from the Mayor 9 Atlanta Jazz Festival 3 Commissioner George Dusenbury Chastain Arts Center 4 The Office of Recreation Public Art Program 5 The Office of Parks 10 The Atlanta Civic Center 6 The Office of Park Design 12 Atlanta Sustainability Initiatives 7 The Office of Cultural Affairs 8 OCA secured the following funding: Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum Vision To enhance the quality of life for all through nationally acclaimed excellence in Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Commissioner George Dusenbury Dear Friends and Supporters, Dear Residents and Visitors: 2009 was a challenging and rewarding year for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. I am pleased to present the 2009 Annual Report from the City of Atlanta Department of Parks, Recreation We experienced successful facility renovations, groundbreakings for the Atlanta Beltline parks, playground and Cultural Affairs. The Department plays a vital role in improving the quality of life in our city through openings and public art program events. The renovation projects were completed under budget and on a growing system of parks, revitalized recreational programming and enriching cultural experiences. schedule. While this report documents much of what the Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs has The Department’s proudest achievement was being awarded national accreditation by the National Parks accomplished over the past year, I am most excited by what is to come.
    [Show full text]