GREAT CITIES DO NOT HAPPEN OVERNIGHT
CREATING PLACE AND PROSPERITY REQUIRES PATIENCE
The four-day workshop brought together stakeholders and was funded in part by the Atlanta Livable Centers Initiative.
The goal was
to study transit-oriented development for the parking lot site.
Even at rush
hour, the giant parking lot was never more than about one third full.
Fenced off,
deteriorating surface parking and sidewalks created a barrier between the
isolated station and an adjacent park and nearby multifamily housing and retail
sites.
The ultimate
development became known as Spoke.
It was
planned by Atlanta-based TSW’s Landscape Architecture Studio, for developer Columbia
Ventures.
“The
long-term effort succeeded through developing a variety of elements, including
mass transit; affordable housing; parks and green spaces; and retail/office
components,” said Robin Godwin, ACBR executive vice president.
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