NPU-G Community Master Plan a Live-Work-Play Approach to Upward Mobility Blueprints for Successful Communities Fall 2010
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NPU-G Community Master Plan A Live-Work-Play Approach to Upward Mobility Blueprints for Successful Communities Fall 2010 September 2011 Georgia Conservancy—Blueprints Partners American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia • American Institute of Architects—Atlanta Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects, Georgia Chapter • Association County Commissioners of Georgia Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership • Georgia Institute of Technology, College of Architecture Georgia Municipal Association • Georgia Planning Association • Southface Greater Atlanta Homebuilders Association • Institute of Transportation Engineers Urban Land Institute—Atlanta District Council • U.S. Green Building Council—Atlanta Chapter We are Grateful to the Generous Donors who Supported NPU‐G Blueprints: The Rich Foundation, Inc. The Home Depot Foundation City of Atlanta, Georgia Mayor The Honorable M. Kasim Reed City Council Ceasar C. Mitchell, Council President Carla Smith Alex Wan Keisha Bottoms Council District 1 Council District 6 Council District 11 Kwanza Hall Howard Shook Joyce Sheperd Council District 2 Council District 7 Council District 12 Ivory Lee Young, Jr. Yolanda Adrean Michael Julian Bond Council District 3 Council District 8 Post 1 At Large Cleta Winslow Felicia A. Moore Aaron Watson Council District 4 Council District 9 Post 2 At Large Natalyn Mosby Archibong C.T. Martin H. Lamar Willis Council District 5 Council District 10 Post 3 At Large Department of Planning and Community Development James E. Shelby, Commissioner Charletta Wilson Jacks, Director, Office of Planning City of Atlanta Department of Planning and Community Development Office of Planning 55 Trinity Avenue SW Suite 3350 404‐330‐6145 Atlanta GA 30303 www.atlantaga.gov Blueprints for Successful Communities is an education and technical assistance program of the Georgia Conservancy designed to facilitate community‐based planning across the state. The program is committed to achieving successful communities by creating sound conservation and growth strategies, and building consensus for action. Georgia is home to an abundance of natural and cultural resources. Our development patterns over the last 50 years present a very real threat to these resources and to quality of life as a whole. Sprawling, decentralized development, where people must depend on automobiles, is expensive for local governments to serve and has a staggering effect on the environment. Vehicle emissions create toxic air pollution. Stormwater runoff from asphalt poisons rivers and streams. Thousands of acres of farms, woodlands, and open space are lost to wasteful, non‐sustainable forms of development. The Georgia Conservancy partnered with the Urban Land Institute and the Greater Atlanta Homebuilders in 1995 to host its first Blueprints for Successful Communities symposium. Currently the Conservancy maintains an active partnership with thirteen organizations. These diverse organizations and their members provide a great deal of understanding and expertise in the relationships that exist between land use, public infrastructure, economic growth, and environmental quality. Prior to the NPU‐G effort, Blueprints has addressed multi‐jurisdictional watershed planning, heritage corridor preservation, location of commuter rail stations, inner city neighborhood issues, and other planning opportunities all through a collaborative planning process. BLUEPRINTS PRINCIPLES • Maintain and enhance quality of life for residents of the community • Employ regional strategies for transportation, land use, and economic growth • Consider the effect of the built environment on the natural environment as well as history and culture • Employ efficient land uses TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 1 Connections ........................................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Greenway Trails ................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2 Intersection Improvements ............................................................................................................... 15 2.3 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway/I‐285 Interchange ............................................................................ 18 2.4 Street Connections ............................................................................................................................ 22 2.5 Transit ................................................................................................................................................ 26 2.6 Transit‐Oriented Development ......................................................................................................... 29 2.7 Bicycle Network and Sidewalk Improvements .................................................................................. 32 Redevelopment ................................................................................................................................. 34 3.1 Hollywood Courts Site Analysis ......................................................................................................... 37 3.2 Bowen Homes Site Analysis............................................................................................................... 40 3.3 Bankhead Courts Site Analysis .......................................................................................................... 43 Opportunities for Advancement ........................................................................................................ 47 4.1 Workforce Development ................................................................................................................... 48 4.2 Green Industry Training Program (GITP) ........................................................................................... 49 4.3 Schools and Education ...................................................................................................................... 51 Food Access ....................................................................................................................................... 54 5.1 Community Gardens .......................................................................................................................... 56 5.2 Urban Agriculture Center .................................................................................................................. 58 5.3 Farmers’ Market And Grocery Stores ................................................................................................ 61 5.4 Street Food and Food Carts ............................................................................................................... 63 Public Art ........................................................................................................................................... 64 6.1 Locations of Public Art ....................................................................................................................... 65 Environment and Natural Amenities .................................................................................................. 67 7.1 Gun Club Road Landfill ...................................................................................................................... 68 7.2 Chattahoochee River Trail Pond ........................................................................................................ 73 7.3 Air Quality .......................................................................................................................................... 77 7.4 Sewer and Stormwater ...................................................................................................................... 79 7.5 Cemetery Rehabilitation ................................................................................................................... 79 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................. 82 i TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1.0a: Neighborhood Planning Unit G Study Area ................................................................................ 2 Figure 2.0a: Map of Proposed Chattahoochee River and Proctor Creek Greenway Systems ........................ 7 Figure 2.1a: Location of Proposed Chattahoochee River Trail ..................................................................... 9 Figure 2.1b: River Trail Example; the Chattahoochee National River Area at Akers Mill ........................... 10 Figure 2.1c: Examples of Parcourse Equipment ......................................................................................... 11 Figure 2.1d: Existing Retention Pond / Future water feature ..................................................................... 12 Figure 2.1e: Proctor Creek at the Johnson Road Bridge ............................................................................. 13 Figure 2.1f: Example of a boardwalk at Big Creek Greenway Trail in Alpharetta, GA ................................ 15 Figure 2.2a: NPU‐G Transportation Map .................................................................................................... 16 Figure 2.3b: roundabout Used as A Gateway in Asheville, North Carolina ................................................ 20 Figure