Augusta Sustainable Development Implementation Program Augusta Tomorrows Board

Augusta Sustainable Development Implementation Program Augusta Tomorrow’s Board Presentation July 09, 2013

Project Team TSW is an Atlanta-based full-service planning, landscape architecture, and architecture firm focus on community planning and design and sustainable strategies. Dover, Kohl & Partners focuses on public design charrettes, detailed master plans, and illustrative codes that emphasize complete neighborhoods. ARCADIS is a national leader in transportation with a strong local transportation team and proven record of successful delivery of municipal work and GDOT projects. W. R. Toole Engineers provides a wide variety of planning consulting, engineering and program management services with expertise in LEED Certified Design, Sustainable Design, Planning, Site Development, and Transportation Design. Partners for Economic Solutions is a full-service urban economics consulting firm dedicated to fostering sustainable economic vitality and growth in America’s neighborhoods, cities, and regions. Contente Consulting is an urban planning and strategic consulting firm with a strong emphasis on community engagement, public relations, consensus building, capacity building, and implementation. Southface is a nonprofit organization promoting sustainable homes, workplaces, and communities through education, research, advocacy and technical assistance.

Initiative #1: Master Plan

Planning Process We are here. Inventory & Analysis Visioning Draft Plan Key Steps Technical analysis Visioning Draft recommendations Review of existing studies Aug – Nov 2012 Preliminary Ideas Final Plan Testing Community feedback Nov 2012 - June 2013 Summer 2013

Priority Projects ID Description Modifications to Bicycle and T-1 Pedestrian features of GDOT Widening Project, PI # 220680 Units/Length Est. Cost (ft. ) 8, 600 $49, 000 Timeline Responsible Party Funding Source Mid-Term GDOT TIA

Priority Projects ID T-4 Description Multi-Use trail across railroad and Wrightsboro Road Units/Lengt h (ft. ) Est. Cost Timeline Responsible Party Funding Source 1, 760 $160, 000 Mid-Term City

Priority Projects ID Description Est. Cost Timeli ne Responsible Party Funding Source O-15 Rosa T Beard bridge improvement project $1, 200, 000 $2, 000 Short Term City/Tiger Grant

Cherry Tree - The bridge today

Cherry Tree - The bridge in the future

Cherry Tree - Below the bridge today, informal bike/ped path

Cherry Tree - Below the bridge in the future, connecting a bike/ped path

Approved Mural

Priority Projects ID Description Acquire land to develop a park (Oates Creek Park) located on O-18 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. The site is located in between Olive Road and Fifteen Avenue. Est. Cost $750, 000 Timeline Responsible Party City/ Non-Profit Mid-Term Good Shepherd Church Funding Source City/ Non-Profit Good Sheppard Church

Priority Projects ID Description Expand Recycling with, O-29 deconstruction, household hazardous waste and E-waste Est. Cost Timeline Responsible Party Funding Source Admin time Short Term City/Lifecycle Building Center City

Initiative #2: Transportation

Modification Requests timeline • Discussion with ASDIP Transportation Subcommittee - Jan 24 th, 2013 • Formal Request to GDOT - Feb 7 th, 2013 • GDOT Follow-up meeting – March 20 th, 2013 • Received GDOT’s formal response (July 1 , 2013)

GDOT’s Formal Response • Bicycle and Pedestrian Accomodations which includes bike lanes, planting strips, and sidewalks • Cannot commit to the Government St. Realignmnet by T. W. Josey High School due to historical resources • Will continue to review traffic and add medians with mid-block crossings • Accommodate transit with bus shelters

Bike Box

Initiative #3: Code/Ordinance

Form-based Code Update Revisions to the Code: • Consultants are assuming the form-based code will become part of the existing zoning ordinance, probably added to Section 25 which contains Special Districts. • The code is being referred to as the Augusta Sustainable District ordinance. • Article 6, containing sustainable regulations has been added by Southface.

Draft Code Existing zoning map: 16 zones within the project area

Draft Code Proposed Regulating Plan (new zoning map): 6 zones

Draft Code Organization of the code

Draft Code Article 3: Building Form Standards (T 3 -R) Each Transect has its primary form giving rules on one page. Sample page

Draft Code Article 5: Architectural Standards Additional design parameters for specific architectural details. Shown on this page: • Porches • Balconies • Stoops Sample page

Initiative #4: Catalytic Projects

Exciting Developments • Because we are under budget and ahead of schedule, HUD has allowed us to use excess funds to develop a “real-world” training program for displaced residents. • We have been asked by the White House to apply for the SC 2 program which could benefit the entire City.

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