During the summer on 2012, Livable Buckhead, working with AECOM, met with stakeholders, including residents, civic associations, commercial property owners and community leaders to gain feedback for the design of the GA400 trail. That feedback, along with experts’ advice, has led to the completion of approximately 30% of the design work for the trail project. Livable Buckhead’s executive director, Denise Starling along with AECOM design and planning consultant Carlos Perez, are now re-engaging stakeholders with the new designs.
4. Buckhead
Collection
• Civic Spaces
– Central Gathering Space
– Plazas
• Neighborhood Parks
• Community Parks
• Sports Facilities
• Dog Parks
• Conservation Parks
• Trails/Greenways
• Complete Streets
5. Buckhead
Collection
Vision
16 Plazas + 0.3 Acres
2 Central Gathering Spaces + 4 .0 Acres
13 Neighborhood Parks + 19.5 Acres
3 Beltline Parks + 24.0 Acres
4 Community Park + 3.5
Acres
17 Community Greens + 17.0 Acres
15 Dog Runs + 0.3 Acres
2 Destination Dog Parks + 2.0 Acres
Natural Areas +9,300 Acres
Trails + Greenways + 36.0 Acres
Street + Sidewalk
Improvements + 20 Miles
Total Vision + 106.6 Acres
6. Buckhead Village Rezoning (SPI-
9):
• From overlay to stand alone
district
• Character areas
• Density bonuses
• Transfer of development
rights
• Streetscape standards
• Development Review
Committee
7. Buckhead Core Rezoning (SPI-12)
• Changed from density
to height maximums
• Introduced new “block”
concept
• Combined multiple
layers of zoning
• Eliminated existing
conditions
• Sign Ordinance
Changes
• Strengthened Open
Space Requirements
• Transit Oriented
• Established DRC
8. GA 400 Trail
Key Features
• 5.2 mile bike/walk trail
• Limits – From Loridans Drive south
to Peachtree Creek
• Connection to Sara Smith Elementary
• Connection to City’s Oldest Cemetery
• $10 million construction cost
• Direct Connection to Beltline
• Design Underway – March 2013
• PATH Foundation Partner
• Buckhead CID Partner
• Spine of Buckhead Collection
• ~35% Funding Secured
• Locally Funded
• Land in Public Ownership
9. Potential Connectivity
5,133 residents within
5 minute walk
8,175 residents within
10 minute walk
16,519 residents
within 5 minute bike
ride
44,272 residents
within 10 min bike ride
10. Design Principles
Developed Based Upon Public
Engagement Conducted prior to Design
Initiation
Safe and Secure
Environmentally Responsive
Economically Beneficial
Sense of Place/ Identity
Foster Sense of Community
Measurable Results
11. Trail Character Areas
5 Completely Different Experiences
•“Typical “ Multiuse Trail Experience (Green)
•Commercial/Urban Trail Experience (Red)
•Historic Residential Trail Experience (Gold)
•Natural/Preserve Trail Experience
•Infrastructure Trail Experience (Purple)
Trail “Moments”
•Loridans Drive Cemetery
•Mountain Way Park
•Tower Place Park
•Miami Circle
•Post Office Park
12. "Typical”
Trail
Experience
Phase 1 - Trail
Phase 2 -
Passive Linear
Park
31. Commercial Corridor Experience
Sydney Marcus Boulevard
Phase 1 – Multi-Purpose Path + Minor Landscaping
Phase 2 –Enhanced Landscaping
32. Commercial Corridor
Experience Moment
Sydney Marcus Boulevard
Phase 1 – Multi-Purpose Path + Minor Landscaping
Phase 2 – Art Installations + Enhanced Landscaping
35. Schedule
How Long will it take to pull
this off? (God willing and the creek don’t
rise)
•April/May 2013 – Complete Design and CDs
•2013 – ROW Acquisition
•2014 – Begin Construction First Phase
Critical Factors?
•GDOT, MARTA, COA, NS
•Fundraising
•Public Support