Comments on: Decatur Strategic Plan: Now For The Hard Part

By: Tom L

Tom L — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:02:49 +0000

Jarrell Plantation near Juliette?

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:56:46 +0000

DM, don’t even pretend the weird animal brewery farm would quench your thirst for a sexy, sexy high speed rail with actual logical stops.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:35:56 +0000

Check out the “Planning and Policy Studies” section (sub-section of “Community Planning & Design”). Looking at their studies for the Moreland Ave. Corridor, the Old Fourth Ward, and the Ponce de Leon Corridor (three areas I’m most familiar with), it seems to me their experience and expertise are not restricted to designing new spaces where old stuff has been demolished. It looks like a track record of creating strategies that intentionally direct ongoing evolution of existing urban spaces, making the most of what is there and could be there for existing citizens and those to come.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:16:46 +0000

What about the baby boomers without a lot of cash? Don’t forget, a high priority for many is to keep Decatur affordable, and that includes making it possible for us to “age in place.” We are already headed in the opposite direction, as many senior citizens have been forced to relocate because they can’t afford to live here any longer, and many more are hanging on by their fingernails. Right behind them are those of us who can see our senior years from where we stand now, and who genuinely worry about having to leave Decatur when we retire.

By: smalltowngal

smalltowngal — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:11:21 +0000

Westville, an 1850 community with more than 30 restored pre-Civil War buildings, and guides and interpreters in period dress. It’s just outside of Lumpkin, GA about two hours south of here.
http://www.westville.org/