Onto the City’s future goals found in the Budget Narrative under Principle C of the 2010 Strategic Plan – Serve as Good Stewards of the Environment and Community Resources…

• Public Works Facility construction finalized (Task 11B, 12D)

• Beacon Municipal Complex construction begins (Task 11B, 12D)

• Beacon Muncipal storm sewer improvements begin (Task 13B)

• Offer incentives for home energy efficiency improvements (Task 12A)

• Install electric vehicle charging stations on city property (Task 12G)

• Create comprehensive policy for installing recycling bins in public spaces (Task 12A)

• Launch a green restaurant certification program (Task 13C)

• Research options for including sustainability in the Unified Land Development Ordinance (Task 12B)

One of the best ways to learn about the City of Decatur’s plans for the coming year is in their “Budget Narrative“, which is a key component of the city’s larger submitted budget.

Within that narrative are a list of the city’s accomplishments from the previous year, along with plans for the coming year.  They are divided up by the four main goals in the 2010 Strategic Plan: Principle A: Manage Growth While Retaining Character, Principle B: Encourage a Diverse and Engaged Community, Principle C: Serve as Good Stewards of the Environment and Community, Resources and Principle D: Support a Safe, Healthy, Lifelong Community.

The noticeable lack of density of purple people in the major job center-area of Buckhead on this map from Decatur’s 2010 Strategic Plan got me thinking.

Who’s got the worst daily commute from Decatur to another part of the Atlanta metro?  Does it involve a great distances on the highway?  Or is it the shear lack of highways to your destination that leave stuck on overwhelmed, residential streets?