June 10, 2005 MLPA eBlast: Combined NPU E & F* Priorities for NE Corridor BeltLine Development

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(See also "Public Input Wanted on BeltLine Land Use")

A slightly revised email message from Liz Coyle from our NPU is set out below.  MLPA encourages all of you to attend the workshop tomorrow morning:
 
Attached (actually, set out below because the MLPA person transmitting this message doesn't like attachments) is the “Priorities for NE Corridor BeltLine Development” document put together by NPU-E & F with input from the neighborhoods.  NPU-N has sent some initial positive feedback that they will adopt these or similar priorities. Our goal is to speak with one strong voice when we meet with city decision-makers to ensure that development along the BeltLine provides short- and long-term value to developers and the citizens of Atlanta without compromising the quality of life of existing neighborhoods.
 
To that end, I will be bringing copies of this document to the BeltLine charette on June 11, 2005 at Inman Middle School from 8:30 - 12:30. We’ll be meeting in the cafeteria, so use the main entrance from the Virginia Ave. parking lot.  I hope as many of you as possible will attend the charette and the follow-up presentation on June 21 from 6:30-8:30pm in the Inman Middle School auditorium.  The entrance to the auditorium is at the corner of Virginia and Park Drive.
 
I will schedule a follow-up meeting for the community (not organized by the Atlanta Development Authority) for the week after the presentation on June 21 to give community members a further opportunity to work together to ensure development is in the best interest of the neighborhoods.
 
Liz Coyle

Combined NPU E & F* Priorities for NE Corridor BeltLine Development   6/10/05   *Initial feedback positive from NPU-N
 
Land Use and Zoning

• Reaffirm the 15-Year Land Use Designation in the 2004-2019 Comprehensive Development Plan.
• Ensure commercial and residential development is compatible with adjacent, existing single-family neighborhoods.
• Encourage a balanced mix of uses to include proportionately significant residential uses and pedestrian oriented commercial nodes with pedestrian scale buildings in established neighborhood districts.
• Identify and protect historic properties and preserve the historic character of neighborhoods along the BeltLine.
• Keep existing single-family neighborhoods intact and provide suitable transitions to new development areas.

Traffic and Transportation

• Promote development of a transit system along the entire BeltLine corridor that provides an open space inclusive of Right-of-Way for mass transit, pedestrian trails, bicycle trails and greenspace.
• Comprehensively address traffic flow impacts around developments and in adjacent residential neighborhoods.
• Develop, fund and implement a traffic and transportation master plan of the area that:

• Promote a pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly environment that makes walking/biking to, in and around developments safe and convenient.

Infrastructure and Watershed Management

• Complete an Impact Analysis on existing utilities’ capacity (sewer, water, gas, electric) to ensure adequate infrastructure to support future development.
• Offer significant storm water management and sewer improvements to mitigate flooding in low-lying areas.

Connectivity and Neighborhood Impacts

• Create appropriate connectivity between BeltLine developments and surrounding neighborhoods and parks.
• Address the environmental, lighting, noise, security and traffic effects on the entire area, including Piedmont Park and Freedom Park.
• Identify ways to mitigate negative impacts from higher density developments on existing, predominantly single-family neighborhoods.

Parks and Greenspace

• Maintain the quality and continuity of the BeltLine greenway alongside any development.
• Preserve the character and quality of adjacent, existing parkland.

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