A Smorgasbord of Emory Village Info
May 11, 2009 | 2:32 pmLots going on in ol’ Emory Village lately, as evidenced by the obstacle course of car-eating street ditches. And now that the under-grads are gone, the village can once again be reclaimed by year-round residents!
So in preparation…three items of note for ya…
1. From Clairmont Heights Civic Association’s website…
Water main work continues — DeKalb County continues to replace an antiquated water main that runs through Emory Village and should complete their work this month. At the close of this project, Georgia Power will begin work to bury power lines in the Village, which will remove unsightly utility wires and wooden poles in the commercial district. After the power lines are buried, DeKalb County will begin work on the Village roadwork and roundabout. Thank you to all for your patience during this project, and please continue to patronize Village merchants during this time.
2. Daily Candy features Sprouts Green Cafe, that opens tomorrow in the old One Hot Cookie/Cold Stone Creamery location (h/t: the misses)…
Honor your temple with organic, local, tasty fare — no nitrates, phosphates, MSG, antibiotics, or fryin’ done here. A seasonal menu rotates rice bowls, wraps, and specialty features like house-made guac. Hydrate with refreshers like green tea; lemonade; and H2O infused with mint, fruit slices, and herbs grown in the greenhouse.
Auto bathroom lights, lime-colored chairs, and a maple bar (carved from a single Georgia tree) round out the eco touches.
3. Apparently I never posted this when I first originally saw it, and though its kinda old news now, its still pretty interesting.
Emory’s Goizueta Business School recently did a survey to gauge local interest in opening a movie theater in the new and much larger Emory Village rebuild (artist’s rendering). The survey is now closed, but with all the recent interest in local, artsy movie theaters, I thought folks would be interested that it was even being considered.
Can’t finish the tank-trap work soon enough. I’m really excited to come back in 5, 10 years and see what’s happened with our beleaguered Village — if the renderings are any hint, it’ll be life-changing for the Emory experience. At the same time, though, I’ve never been more thankful for having an old truck than watching countless BMWs and Mercedes bottom-out on North Decatur in the past few months!
Glad to finally get some updates on the roundabout project. Seems like they’ve been “planning” this for years and I was worried it would never happen. Any guidance on when the project should realistically be completed?
Lots of info here
http://www.emoryvillage.org/index.htm
Not unbiased, but really, what is?
For extra credit, see who’s behind this non-profit.
Is the DeKalb commission’s recent effort to relax alcohol restrictions within 200 yards of schools and churches (from today’s AJC) a response to the church-proximity issues in Emory Village or did they already waive that project?
I hope the second roundabout is larger and better designed than the Lullwater one. Large trucks routinely get stuck in the tight angles. It isn’t really a roundabout so much as a creepabout with traffic frequently backed up around the curve.
The new Emory entrance is hideous-shoddy stonework, incompatible stone fronts-marble and granite together? Have you noticed that the lettering does not line up? Plus the tight turn lanes do not allow for trucks and school buses to use this entrance which routes them through the more pedestrian parts of campus to reach the museum.
Buses must now enter off Clifton, go down Fishburne, and make two turns before reaching their parking lot.
The traffic “improvement” actually added more traffic to heavily traveled Clifton.
DM, any chance of opening up a new thread with the movie theater question? Plenty to say on that issue and it may have gotten lost amid the other the Emory Village discussion.
It’s not a direct response, though it might be one of the factors. DeKalb — like many places — is having this issue come up more and more often as they densify and increase mixing of uses.
One notable instance: Anyone who’s ever eaten Indian at Zyka while yearning for a tasty Kingfisher to wash it down (they share space with a Montessori school). D’oh!
I hadn’t noticed any shoddy stonework, but I can’t say I was looking all that closely.
What I find interesting is that once they put the roundabout in, all cars will need to make a near-hairpin turn to enter the campus. I can see already why buses can’t use it. AMB, where do they enter for the museum now?
I actually think the Lullwater roundabout is a major improvement over the previous stop sign. I go through the intersection on a daily basis and now am able to continue driving, albeit slowly, through the intersection without fully stopping. It’s only backed up during peak hours because of the light at the Emory Village intersection. Hopefully putting the roundabout there will allow for a constant flow of traffic through the area. The current system of having 5 separate light changes is obviously not working.
The county finally putting in action a little “Theory of Constraints” should help alleviate much of the congestion.
Thanks Scott. Proximity laws are my favorite!
Sure thing macarolina. I’ll throw one up in the morning.
…that sounds rather unpleasant. I’ll POST one in the morning.
Liquor laws are always fascinating and quirky. I went to Salt Lake City once. They don’t have bars; they have “private” clubs and if you have pay to join you can order a drink.
Actually, Utah changed the law this year.