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| SPRING 2005 NEWSLETTER Urban Collage, Inc. p: 404.586.0277 |
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| Dear Welcome to Urban Collage's Spring 2005 @Collage Newsletter. We are working on many exciting projects throughout the Southeast and this issue highlights three in the Atlanta Region. We are also very happy to announce the posting of our new redesigned website and company brochure. Our new website highlights our five urban design services buildings & sites, schools & campuses, neighborhoods & districts, corridors & centers and cities & towns. For more information please visit us at www.urbancollage.com. Urban Collage, Inc. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Sweet Auburn As an outgrowth of the Imagine Downtown development plan, Urban Collage was given the task of updating the 1994 Redevelopment Plan for Butler-Auburn. The firm has a long-standing relationship with the neighborhood and an intimate knowledge of the issues facing this most historic of districts, the ‘Sweet Auburn’ of John Wesley Dobbs and Martin Luther King Jr. The Butler-Auburn Update focuses on thirteen catalytic projects to combine economic development with historic preservation in a detailed package that includes project proformas and three-dimensional visualization, along with recommended zoning modifications to the outdated MLK Landmark District. |
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Perimeter Focus LCI Update After achieving resounding success in implementing projects identified in the 2001 Perimeter Focus LCI Plan, (over $500 Million in ongoing public improvements and 7 planned mixed use developments), the Perimeter Community Improvement Districts (PCID's) are one of the first communities to update their LCI Plans. Urban Collage is working with the PCIDs to oversee new transportation and development plans, analyzing market demand and collaborating with local government authorities to implement a TOD overlay district in Perimeter Center. |
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Suwanee City Hall Urban Collage, Inc. recently completed a space needs assessment for the City of Suwanee’s administrative departments including the Suwanee Police Department. The study focused upon documenting existing space usage and projecting and accommodating future space needs over the next five to ten years. Study findings resulted in a proposal for constructing a New City Hall, modifying the existing City Hall to accommodate the Suwanee Police Department and modest renovations of other city facilities to improve efficiency and functionality. |
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Promotion Adjunct Professor Urban Collage Associate Contente Terry is serving as an adjunct professor at Beulah Heights Bible College. Her course entitled Urban Planning & Design is geared to introduce students to the field of Urban Planning. Tyler Place CDC Contente Terry has also been appointed an Advisory Member to the Tyler Place CDC Board. As an advisory member Ms. Terry will advise the Board on urban design and neighborhood planning issues. Leadership Program Our Associate, Trupti Kalbag, AICP, has been accepted into the L.E.A.D Atlanta Leadership Program. Ms. Kalbag will be one of approximately 35 students who participate in a six session program in which they will develop a business plan to address a community issue of their choice. New Intern Urban Collage, Inc. has hired Jeffrey Fisher Williams as a planner. Mr. Williams has a background in architecture and city planning and is currently enrolled in the Masters of City Planning at Georgia Tech. His work experience includes two Atlanta Urban Design Commission award winning projects for adaptive reuse and historic preservation.
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