The Town of Garner, NC recently completed a series of public meetings to discuss revitalization strategies for their historic Downtown.  Urban Collage has been leading a team working with the town to balance preservation of the Town’s historic Main Street with plans for new Town Center development.

For more information view the articles: “Revitalization plan could mean big changes for downtown”, “Vision calls for major development in Garner”, “A chance to remake downtown” and “Garner’s core could live again”

Senior Associate John Skach recently presented the Altoview Terrace HOPE VI Plan to the Rome (GA) City Commission. The revitalization plan for the East Rome neighborhood replaces 95 obsolete and distressed apartments with almost 300 new single-family, townhome, multi-family and seniors units.  The City of Rome is investing over $2 million in plans for the area.

More information can be found here

Urban Collage has recently completed a comprehensive plan “Project Prattville” for Prattville, AL.  This progressive, high-tech city videotaped the final presentation to the Planning Commission, including a snapshot of UC’s leading man in the effort, Associate Dennis Madsen.

Click here to see the presentation

Urban Collage is part of a team led by Ross Tarrant Architects that was recently selected by the Western Kentucky University Student Life Foundation to create a master plan for the University’s first non-traditional housing.  The site on Kentucky Street is part of a larger area envisioned as the gateway between the University and downtown Bowling Green.

More information can be found here