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COMMUNITY MEETING
FEASIBILITY STUDY
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Livable Centers Initiative Investment Policy Studies
December 6, 2011
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Agenda Welcome & Opening Remarks:
- Meeting Purpose
- County & Consulting Team Introductions
- Sign-up Sheets & Comment Forms
Our Assignment:
- Western Connector Feasibility Study
- Project Schedule
Hudson Bridge-Jonesboro Road LCI:
• Key Elements of the Plan
• Implementation & Next Steps:
- The Western Connector
- Overlay Ordinance
Western Connector:
• Study Corridor Existing Conditions
• Preliminary Alignment Alternatives
Meeting Close:
• Next Steps / Next Meeting
• Comment Forms
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Meeting Purpose Share Information –
Provide Project Overview:
1.
Review Hudson Bridge-Jonesboro Road LCI Study
2.
Introduce the Western Parallel Connector Study
3.
Receive Community Input / Suggestions
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Introductions County Staff:
o Michael Harris,
Director, Planning & Development
Services
o Cheri Hobson-Matthews,
Director, Planning & Zoning
o Terry McMickle, PE
Director, Public Works
o Roque Romero
SPLOST Transportation Projects
Director
Consulting Team:
o John Fish, ASLA, APA
jB+a, Lead Planner
o Tommy Crochet, PE, PTOE
McGee Partners, Lead Engineer
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Sign-Up Sheets & Comment Forms -
THE ASSIGNMENT
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Feasibility Study Scope of Work Task 1.0 - Project Impact Analysis &
Alternative Evaluation
Project Kick-off Meeting
Existing Conditions Review
Data Base Preparation
Develop / Refine Alternative Alignment Proposals
Prepare An Impact Analysis For Each Alternative
Evaluate Various Typical Section Alternatives
Analyze Traffic Impacts
Present Findings
Task 2.0 - Public & Stakeholder Involvement
Convene a Technical Advisory Committee
Conduct Community Stakeholder Meetings
Task 3.0 - Development of Concept Plan
Identify Proposed Alignment and Typical Sections
Conduct Safety Audit on Preferred Alternative
Complete ARC Scoping Report Document
Final Deliverables
Completed ARC Scoping Report Documents
Concept Plan and Typical Section Submissions
Final BOC Presentation
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Project Timeline -
HUDSON BRIDGEJONESBORO ROADS
CONNECTOR ACTIVITY
CENTER
Livable Centers Initiative Study, April 2010
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LCI Study Area
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Livable Communities Initiative LCI Program Goals:
• An inclusive outreach process
• Concentrating growth in areas with existing infrastructure
• A mix of uses, housing types, and employment
• Access to a range of travel modes including transit,
driving, walking and biking
• Coding changes to support the plan’s vision
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Hudson Bridge - Jonesboro Roads
Connector Activity Center
LCI Vision:
… an unprecedented opportunity ... to realize a vision … a thoughtful and integrated
approach to land use, transportation, economic development, community design, and
infrastructure — one that creates a place of lasting economic, social, and environmental
value.
… envisioned as … a key employment and activity center with a growth pattern that is:
• Compact: Offering different uses close to one another, preferably within a 10
minute walk.
• Connected: Providing pedestrian, vehicular, bicycle, and transit facilities that allow
easy access between uses.
• Complex: Striving for diversity in the design of buildings, the types of uses, the
range of housing types, the layout of neighborhoods, and the design of the public
realm.
… providing a mix of employment, housing, retail, civic, and open spaces connected by a
balanced system of roads, trails, sidewalks, transit, and bicycle facilities. It also means
arranging these elements in a way that creates a place where people want to live, work,
and play, both today and in the coming decades.
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Connector Activity Center
Word Cloud -
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Connector Activity Center
Existing Conditions
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Connector Activity Center
GROWTH CENTERS • Walkable, Mixed-use Cores
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Hudson Bridge
Jodeco North
Transit Village
Jodeco South
Jonesboro Road
• Preserved Creek Corridors
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Pates Creek
Walnut Creek
• Connections Between
Centers
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Westside Parkway
Multi-use Trails
Secondary New Streets
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Connector Activity Center
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Connector Activity Center
Draft Future Land Use Changes
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Hudson Bridge - Jonesboro Roads
Connector Activity Center
IMPLEMENTATION TOOLS & NEXT
STEPS:
• Transportation Improvements
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Western Parallel Connector
Jodeco Road Interchange
Jodeco Road GRTA Park and Ride
Jonesboro Road Improvements
• Connector Overlay District
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Purpose is to promote a pedestrian friendly
mixed-use development, encourage
increased density, enhance connectivity,
ensure transportation options, support
economic growth and a high quality of life.
Draft ordinance scheduled to go to
Commission in January
• TAD and/or CID
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Tax Allocation District
Community Improvement District
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Upcoming Transportation Projects I-75 @ Jodeco Road Interchange Improvements
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Upcoming Transportation Projects Jonesboro Road Widening Project
WESTERN PARALLEL
CONNECTOR
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LCI Corridor -
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Recommended Cross Section
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LCI Corridor @ Hudson Bridge Road
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Corridor @ Hudson Bridge Road
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LCI Corridor @ Hudson Bridge Road
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LCI Corridor @ Jodeco Road
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LCI Corridor @ Jodeco Road
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LCI Corridor @ Jonesboro Road
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LCI Corridor @ Jonesboro Road
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Preliminary Alternative Alignments
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Preliminary Alternative Alignments
Northern Section
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Preliminary Alternative Alignments
Southern Section
MEETING CLOSE
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Next Steps / Next Meeting Next Steps:
Meet Individually with Core Property Owners
2. Conduct Preliminary Environmental Review
3. Develop / Refine Alternative Alignments
4. Develop / Evaluate Typical Section Alternatives
1.
Next Meeting:
Pate’s Creek Elementary School
Thursday, January 26, 2012
6:30-8:00 PM
Additional Information:
www.hcpz.org
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Sign-Up Sheets & Comment Forms -
COMMUNITY MEETING
FEASIBILITY STUDY
I-75 WESTERN PARALLEL CONNECTOR
Livable Centers Initiative Investment Policy Studies
December 6, 2011