 The
purpose of this web page is to help inform you
of important happenings that are going on in and
around our neighborhood. These entries will generally
have some type of impact on the neighborhood and
the quality of life within the neighborhood. If
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SR 400/I-85 Connector Ramps
The Georgia Department Of Transportation (GDOT) has
submitted Early Coordination Requests to the City of
Atlanta's Department of Planning and Community Development
including the Department's Transportation Planning Division
and Urban Design Commission. This same request was also
sent to City Councilmembers. As GDOT explained, "The
Department sends out routine early coordination letters
like these to local government staff as the very first
step forward in studying a project area."
To see a picture of the affected area and proposed interchanges,
click HERE.
For complete information on the SR400/I85 interchange,
please visit Lindridge/Martin
Manor's website.
Stop the Horn
"Stop The Horn" represents a group of concerned
citizens who have been working to enact a local "Quiet
Zone" at the Lenox Road crossing in Atlanta, Georgia,
which impacts several in-town neighborhoods, including
Morningside/Lenox Park, Lindridge Martin Manor and Woodland
Hills. This would be the first-ever "Quiet Zone"
in the City of Atlanta.
We've made a lot of progress so far, but now WE NEED
YOUR HELP! Find out What YOU Can Do to help!
Go to http://www.stopthehorn.com/index.html
for more info.
Redevelopment of the Rock Springs
Plaza shopping center
MorningsideMatters Blog was created by Morningside
residents for the purpose of guiding and influencing
the redevelopment of the Rock Springs Plaza shopping
center at the intersection of Piedmont Road and Cheshire
Bridge Road in Atlanta, GA. It is a place where concerned
neighbors can come to learn about the project and its
potential impact on Morningside and other intown Atanta
neighborhoods.
http://morningsidematters.blogspot.com/
Briarcliff/North Druid Hills
Area Study
Alex Garvin & Associates has been asked to study
approximately 685 acres surrounding the intersection
of North Druid Hills Road and Briarcliff Road in DeKalb
County, Georgia, for the purpose of creating a master
plan. The area of the study is bounded by I-85, Holly
Lane, Cliff Valley Way, and Sheffield Drive. Private
property owners and developers are currently formulating
plans for redevelopment of almost half of this area,
and other property owners within the area may also be
interested in developing their properties. At the request
of Jeff Rader and Kathie Gannon, the County Commissioners
with jurisdiction over this area, the Livable Communities
Coalition has asked Alex Garvin & Associates to
work with stakeholders to create a cohesive plan for
this area, including a public realm framework of roads
and open space.
http://briarcliffnorthdruidhills.org
Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition
The Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition is made up
of concerned residents of Lindridge-Martin Manor, LaVista
Park, and Woodland Hills. It is their aim to plan for
and study the issues that face this corridor. They are
embarking on an effort to bring in outside expertise
to help develop a Master Plan for the corridor to have
an influence on the changes that are facing us. For
more information about this group please visit their
website at:
http://www.lindberghlavista.org/
Livable Communities Coalition
Livable Communities Coalition is pleased to announce
that the Collaborative Planning Initiative for the Briarcliff/N.
Druid Hills study area that you are participating in
is under way.
For updated information, a copy of the timeframe of
the process and the meeting notes from the March 14th
public hearing, please visit http://www.LivableCommunitiesCoalition.org.
DeKalb County Comprehensive
Plan 2005-2025
Just received this from the President of the Merry
Hills association. It's the results and plan of a study
of Dekalb County that started in 2004. It's also a mission
statement of sorts of what they want to be by 2025.
The current draft that is to be adopted by the BOC (board
of commissioners) has a major change from that which
the public saw in September: added 3 town centers to
be developed in our immediate area, one each at the
intersections of North Druid Hills and Briarcliff Roads,
LaVista and North Druid Hills Roads, and Briarcliff
and LaVista Roads. Town Centers are the second highest
density development that is possible under the plan.
This will severely impact neighborhoods in and surrounding
these intersections as well as anyone who travels through
the area.
The 3 town centers are designated in purple on page
74 of the January Draft Comp Plan online at http://www.co.dekalb.ga.us/planning/pdf/longRange/CommAgenda_Doc.pdf
(9.92M .pdf)
Rezoning around Cheshire Bridge
The city is proposing to rezone existing properties
along and around Cheshire Bridge road that are currently
zoned Light Industrial, Commercial, or R-3 residential
to MR-2 or MR-3 or MRC-3 which are variations of multi-family
residential use only with MRC-3 being Multi-Family Resdential/Commercial.
Bascially the city feels that by rezoning this land
to the proposed land use it will spur "mixed use
urban development" to help revitalize the area.
The rezoning most closely affects Woodland Hills by
rezoning some properties along woodland ave and lenox
road.
Changes to Briarcliff Road
The DeKalb County Department of Transportation (DOT)
hosted a public information open house on October 9
about changes to Briarcliff Road that include turn lanes,
signal improvements, and pavement widening. These are
identified as short-term solutions to safety and congestion
issues. The DeKalb County DOT stated they have developed
conceptual plans for changes to the entire Briarcliff
corridor that are currently unfunded, but did not provide
these conceptual plans to the public at the October
9 open house.
Thanks to Flo Wolf, Merry Hills Homeowners Association
President, for making these documents available.
(Note: The following attachments are very large in
size 7Meg - 14Meg. A high speed internet connection
is recommended to view.)
Widening of intersection and other changes
at LaVista Road and Briarcliff Road
Widening of intersection and other changes
at Clifton Road and Briarcliff Road
Widening of intersection and other changes
at North Druid Hills Road and Briarcliff Road (Note:
Comment period closed in spring 2006)
Area developments
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