04/27/2005  

Hwy 78 CID selects LCI Consultant

SNELLVILLE: The Hwy 78 CID has selected a consulting team lead by PBS&J and supported by Urban Collage and Bleakly Advisory Group to conduct an ARC sponsored LCI Corridor Study for an approximate 2.5 mile section of U.S. 78 from McGee Road in Snellville to Killian Hill Road in Gwinnett County. The study is funded through a $94,000 grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission and will consider existing and future transportation issues, pedestrian access, land use, and revitalization.

PBS&J most recently completed the corridor Landscape Master Plan for the Hwy 78 CID and has prepared LCI studies for Canton, Powder Springs, and Marietta among others. PBS&J has also completed streetscapes for downtown Lawrenceville, Decatur, Roswell, and Chamblee. Urban Collage prepared the City of Snellville’s LCI and Town Center Plan, Suwanee’s Town Center Plan, and the DeKalb County Memorial Drive Economic Development Action Plan. Bleakly Advisory Group assisted Marietta in the implementation of the first Tax Allocation District on the Powder Springs Corridor and worked with the Midtown Alliance, Central Atlanta Progress, and Buckhead Action Committee on their LCI project.

The public is welcome and encouraged to participate in any number of public input meetings beginning in May with study completion targeted for December 1, 2005. Please visit the Hwy 78 CID website for details of the upcoming meetings – http://www.78cid.org.

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