Northside Drive. SRTA and Atlantic Station area

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1 Northside Drive The Grand Transit Boulevard SRTA and Atlantic Station area Group Members: Tanya Bedward Aaron Gooze Garrett Hyer Lydia Kalinke Instructor: Professor Michael Dobbins

2 SRTA Site Area: Agenda Previous Plans Key Issues Transportation Opportunities Detailed Alternatives 2

3 Concordance with Previous Plans Plan Year Comments Connect Atlanta Plan 2008 Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal and Beltline Transit were major projeects highlighted that could have an impact on NSD Central Atlanta Action Plan (CA 2 P) Upper Westside Livable Centers Initiative Atlanta Beltline Redevelopment Plan Castleberry Hill Neighborhood Master Plan 2000 Focused on improving trasportation and parking systems in Atlanta, including identifying potentials for expansion to the transit service 2009 Plan points to the need to make NSD safe, pedestrian fiendly, aesthetically appealing and wider in some areas Proposed that a transfer station be considered a n area within the viccinity of 17 th Street & NSD s potential to drive development of an activity center Cited the importancer of NSD to connect the Cit/ neighborhood and transform the character of adjacent neighborhoods English Avenue 2006 The corridor is critical to connecting this community with other areas; better pedestrian facilities required Greater Home Park Master Plan Cobb Locally Preffered Alternative (LPA) 2002 Identified the need for increased circulation & using NSD to facilitate east- west connections Identifies NSD as a part of the proposed BRT alignment to facilitate movement between Cobb and Atlanta 3

4 Key Issues 4

5 Transportation Opportunity: Full Potential 5

6 Transportation Opportunity: Modal and Site Interactions 6

7 Scope of Alternatives Primary Focus A SRTA Site Secondary Focus B Bishop Street A B C Hemphill - 14th D GT golf course D C 7

8 SRTA Site and Topography A 64-foot change in elevation along Northside Drive 8 Source:

9 SRTA Site 1 A 9 Source:

10 SRTA Site 2 A Westside Provisions Railroad Overpass Howell Mill, Atlanta, GA 10

11 SRTA Site 2 A 11

12 Bishop St. Rail Industrial Area B Sample Multimodal Area 12

13 Bishop St. Rail Industrial Area B Odyssey Sports has selected and currently has 6.95 acres ( Bishop street, Atlanta) under contract as the site for the facility. Current ATL Station Target 13

14 14 th Street Hemphill Intersection 1 C 14

15 14 th Street Hemphill Intersection 2 C Neighborhood Round-A-Bout with Hemphill reduced to 2 lanes with parking 15

16 14 th Street Hemphill Intersection 3 C 16

17 Georgia Tech Golf Course D 17

18 Georgia Tech Golf Course D 18

19 Planning Horizon 1 to 3 Years 3 to 7 years 7 to 10 Years A SRTA Site Sale with transit provision Initial development. Transit land setaside Full development of transit hub B Bishop Street Pedestrian improvements. Neighborhood plan Zoning and initial redevelopment Integrated street grid/development C Hemphill Intersection Pedestrian and signalization improvements. Removal of Hemphill Ave. sections Redevelopment of surrounding land D Golf Course 19 Coordinate softball field development with existing plans Land to development entities Integrated street grid/development

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