FALL 2008 NEWSLETTER
URBAN COLLAGE, INC. – ATLANTA – LEXINGTON
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As Fall draws to an end this issue of @Collage highlights several exciting projects recently completed and looks forward to new and exciting projects for 2009.  Please check out our PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS, OFFICE NEWS and  RECENT SUCCESS STORIES below.

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Norcross Activity Center LCI
Through a planning study that included a significant public input process, a strategic plan has been created to generate a more walkable community between Downtown Norcross and I-85 and to compete for federal funding to complete many of the public improvement projects outlined in the study.  These plans focus on creating and maintaining pedestrian interconnections, intermodal transportation opportunities and key density improvements.
Palmetto LCI
Located about 30 miles southwest of Atlanta, Palmetto is a charming small town with lush vegetation, a wide array of historic homes and a small Main Street with tons of potential.  Urban Collage has been working with the Atlanta Regional Commission, The City of Palmetto and the citizens of Palmetto to set a precedent for smart-growth policies and historic preservation initiatives in the face of growth pressures common to much of Metro Atlanta.

East End Neighborhood
Urban Collage has worked to create a revitalization plan for the historic East End Neighborhood, just east of Downtown Lexington. This diverse neighborhood is originally home to professionals, entertainers, and even some of the first African-American jockeys. The plan recommendations balance affordability with feasible economic development and include a focus on rejuvenating the Third Street Corridor.  Efforts have also included the documentation of planned urban design improvements and identification of key catalytic development projects.

 

 

Urban Collage's Atlanta office is moving!

Urban Collage is excited to announce our new location just around the corner at 121 Luckie Street NW, Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30303.  We look forward to calling the new building home the first week of January 2009.

 

 

 

Principal helps lead a session at the 2008 GTA Conference!
Urban Collage Principal Stan Harvey helped lead a session at the 2008 Georgia Transit Association Conference.  The session, titled "Planning, Design & Mobility" discussed the process and plan for the Peachtree Corridor,  including the Installation of 15 miles of new streetcar and major public space improvements.

 

 

Associate and Associate Principal present at the Georgia Planning Conference!

Associate Principal Eric Bosman was part of two presentations during the Georgia Planning Conference including a presentation on "Innovative Zoning Tools" and also facilitation of a panel discussion entitled "Urbanizing Surburbia: The creation of walkable, suburban activity centers" with leaders from Alpharetta, Columbia County and Woodstock.  Associate Dennis Madsen also presented on issues and challenges surrounding implementation of mixed-use overlay district in redeveloping areas.

 

 

 

Urban Collage clients receive state planning award!
At the Georgia Chapter of the APA's Fall Conference in Augusta, two Urban Collage Clients received State Planning Awards.  The City of Atlanta received an "Outstanding Planning Document" award for Special Public Interest Zoning District 1, an implementation product of the Imagine Downtown Plan completed by Urban Collage in 2004.  The City of Garden City, GA received an "Outstanding Initiative/Special Project" award for the City's new Town Center, master planned by Urban Collage in 2007.

 

Lexington Distillery District development plan approved!

On December 4, the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council approved the Development Plan for the Lexington Distillery District, a mixed-use entertainment district designed by Urban Collage.  The TIF proposal, Lexington's first, will now be evaluated by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

 

 

Midtown Arts Center Plaza Opens!

Urban Collage has been working for several years to oversee design and implementation of the new public plaza at the corner of Peachtree and 15th Streets.   This so-called "Arts Center Plaza", which was funded collaboratively by the Woodruff Foundation and the Midtown Improvement District, is an exciting new public space whose design took excessive vehicular space and reclaimed it as park space within this heavily pedestrian environment.  The plaza had its grand opening ceremony on October 31, 2008.

 

 

 

 

 
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