BCID Board Buzz

The Buckhead CID wants to keep you updated with projects, board happenings and other items we are working on to make Buckhead a more accessible and livable environment.

Earlier this month our team, in partnership with design and engineering firm Stantec, received the 2018 Outstanding Planning Document award for our Lenox Road Corridor Plan at the Georgia Planning Association (GPA) annual fall conference on Jekyll Island.

According to the qualifications of the award, the Lenox Road Corridor Plan was selected as GPA's Outstanding Planning Document this year because of its comprehensiveness, quality of thought, analysis and character, along with several other qualities.

Here are a few comments the plan received from judges:

  • "The plan is truly comprehensive and presents complex issues in an organized and digestible way that is easily understood through appealing graphical representations."

  • "The project team conducted extensive public engagement through a variety of innovative formats to capture a broad spectrum of input as unique as the plan itself."

Winning this award is a remarkable honor, and thanks to Stantec for their excellent work!

To read more about the award, click here.

To view a summary of the award-winning study, click here.

BCID Executive Director Joins ULI's Health Leaders Network

The Buckhead CID's executive director, Jim Durrett, was selected to be a part of Cohort 2 for Urban Land Institute's (ULI) Health Leaders Network.

The program is made up of two Cohorts that will facilitate creative collaborations within the fields of public health, planning and design and development, and empower participants with actionable knowledge on development and design strategies that improve health.

Cohort 2 is comprised of 26 individuals across the U.S. who over the next year will gain valuable skills and connections that will help them advance their careers, as well as practical knowledge about the intersection between health and the built environment.

The CID is honored to have its leader as a part of the ULI Health Leaders Network. Congrats Jim!

To learn more about the program, click here.

Piedmont Road Corridor

Wieuca Road Roundabout

Park Over GA 400

Buckhead CID In the News:

Lenox Road Corridor Plan wins Outstanding Planning Document Award
To Ease Buckhead Traffic, Group Studies Affordable Housing
Atlanta’s PATH400 Trail Contender for the People’s Choice Award
Revisiting Buckhead’s first major cap over Ga. 400
Buckhead CID Works to Improve Piedmont Corridor
Buckhead CID gets $600K for Park Over Georgia 400

Buckhead Blog:

Byron Rushing, Bicycle & Pedestrian Program Manager with Atlanta Regional Commission, discusses how to improve the safety of Buckhead's streets for pedestrians and cyclists in a guest post titled, "Safe Streets For Walking & Biking: Regional & Location Actions To Prevent Traffic Fatalities." for the BCID blog.

Buckhead Events:

Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit
October 25 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Studio Movie Grill in Duluth

Atlanta Regional Commission State of the Region Breakfast
November 2 from 7 - 9:15 a.m.
Georgia World Congress Center