ARC SELECTS PLAN TO DEVELOP ARBOR PLACE MALL AS A "WALKABLE PLACE"

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FROM THE ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION:

Douglas Boulevard – An Economic Envisioning Plan

Project Sponsor: City of Douglasville
Assistance Type: Partner (Georgia Tech Urban Design Studio)

The City of Douglasville will receive assistance from the Georgia Tech Urban Design Studio to conduct a visioning plan to develop Arbor Place Mall as a walkable place with a mix of retail, office, and residential uses along with public green space. It will also provide traffic mitigation tactics and smart technology to move people and commodities more efficiently along the corridor. The plan will focus on actions that the city and property owners may consider to further the advancement of the retail corridor. The planning process will use creative placemaking strategies to suggest ways to connect individuals using multi-modal transit to the shops and restaurants along the corridor.