The City of Atlanta and Cobb County are jointly conducting the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway/ Veterans Memorial Hwy Livable Centers Initiative Study. The Livable Centers Initiative Program is administered by the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is a program encourages local jurisdictions to plan and implement strategies that link transportation improvements with land use development strategies to create sustainable, livable communities consistent with regional development policies.
The primary goals of the program are to:
- Encourage a diversity of mixed-income residential neighborhoods, employment, shopping and recreation choices at the activity center, town center, and corridor level;
- Provide access to a range of travel modes including transit, roadways, walking and biking to enable access to all uses within the study area;
- Develop an outreach process that promotes the involvement of all stakeholders
Two-page Fact Sheet (pdf)
Project Location
The study area encompasses an area of approximately 4 miles in length and 1/4 mile in width on either side of US Hwy 78/278. The eastern boundary of study area is Commercial Avenue, just east of the intersection of DL Hollowell Parkway and James Jackson Parkway in the City of Atlanta. The western boundary is Buckner Road in Cobb County.
Project Study Area (2 MB jpg)
Project Team
Sizemore Group will lead a multi disciplinary team that includes urban planners, public involvement consultants, transportation engineers, development and market research professionals. The firms and staff that will be involved in the planning process are listed below.
Sizemore Group - Planning and Urban Design
- Bill De St. Aubin
- Venky Babu
PEQ Inc- Public Participation
Huntley Partners Inc - Market Study
- Walter Huntley
- Rick Padgett
Kimley Horn – Transportation
Bowler Engineers - Transportation
- Carol Bowler
- John Krueger
The Integral Group – Development Strategies
- Daryl Jones
- Cabral Franklin
City of Atlanta Staff:
- Garnett Brown, Assistant Director, Bureau of Planning, Project Principal
- Jessica Lavandier, Principal Planner, Bureau of Planning
- Shelley Peart, Principal Planner, Bureau of Planning
Cobb County Staff
- Laraine Vance, Director of Planning, Department of Transportation
- Jason Gaines, Transportation Planner, Department of Transportation
For more information, please contact:
Community Meeting dates
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Meeting |
Date |
Time |
Location |
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Kick-off Meeting |
December 8, 2009 |
6:30 |
Harmony Leland Elementary School
5891 Dodgen Road, Mableton |
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Workshop |
January 9, 2010 |
10:00 am
to
3:00 pm |
The Word of God Ministries
3120 Hollowell Parkway
Atlanta, GA 30318 |
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Final Presentation |
February 25, 2010 |
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Previous Studies
Several studies have been completed that include a portion of the Hollowell - Veteran's Memorial study area. Links to these studies are below:
City of Atlanta - Northwest Framework Plan, September 2000
City of Atlanta - Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway Redevelopment Plan, November 2003
Atlanta Development Authority: Hollowell/ML King TAD Redevelopment Plan
Hollowell/M.L. King Redevelopment Plan and Tax Allocation District –City of Atlanta TAD #8, October 2006
Cobb County – River Line Master Plan, 2009
Fulton County - Fulton Industrial Boulevard Redevelopment Framework Plan
Presentations & Documents
Meeting Minutes
Draft Plans