Pedestrian Corridor Improvements - Peachtree Street
Pedestrian Corridor Improvements - Peachtree Street
Current Updates:
The
Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) is
in the process of completing the Concept Report
and drawings for the proposed
improvements. As part of this phase, ADID
has met with various stakeholders regarding the
proposed improvements, including property
owners, businesses, citizens and residents,
parade organizers and transit operators to
discuss the potential impacts to people, places
or events. The comments gathered from
these meetings will be analyzed and used to
make adjustments to the conceptual drawings
where possible.
In addition to the above, ADID and the design team, Kimley –Horn & Associates have met with the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to discuss the proposed conceptual drawings and draft concept report. The purpose of this meeting was to seek comments and feedback from GDOT on the design in preparation for access to funds. ADID will continue to refine the conceptual drawings while meeting with stakeholders over the next few months.
Background
Peachtree
Street has been identified as the next corridor
for implementation as part of the Imagine
Downtown Master Plan. During the
Development of the Master Plan, citizens,
residents and stakeholders expressed their
desire for Peachtree Street to be the premier
street of the southeast. As Atlanta’s
“Main Street,” Peachtree Street is envisioned
as the A+ location for high-rise offices,
thriving shopping and entertainment districts,
and the heart of the hotel district.
Peachtree Street is the one corridor in
Downtown that traverses and connects all of
Downtown’s signature districts. It will be a
destination unto itself, as well as a gateway
to other neighborhoods. New housing
within the corridor will attract more retail,
entertainment and cultural venues.
Emerging priority
projects:
• Revitalize vacant
historic buildings
• Bring streetcars back
to Peachtree Street to improve mobility in the
corridor
• Enhance Peachtree Street
sidewalks with pedestrian amenities like
additional street trees, lighting and planters
• Invest in capital improvements for
Woodruff Park to support increased programming
of special events and activities
Through this program, Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID), in partnership with the Midtown Alliance and Midtown Improvement District (MID), are working towards the implementation of transportation improvements, streetscapes, parks and other public space enhancements within Downtown and Midtown.
ADID and MID are providing 100 percent of the funding to support this scope of work for preliminary engineering (P/E). Construction funding has not yet been obtained, but is anticipated through Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) funding and/or State bond funding from Governor Perdue’s Fast Forward program with the required local matching funds from ADID and MID. Although project cost estimates will be refined during the P/E process, it is anticipated that construction costs will total approximately $12 million.
A topographical survey and a traffic study have been completed for the corridor, and preliminary conceptual designs have been drafted. The project is also being coordinated with the activities of the Atlanta Committee for Progress’s “Peachtree Corridor Taskforce”, a group that was assembled by Mayor Franklin to develop an executable vision and comprehensive improvement plan for the Peachtree Street Corridor.
Current Conceptual Design drawings for the proposed improvements to the corridor
For more information contact Jennifer Ball at (404) 522-3344 or jball@atlantadowntown.com.