Decatur Strategic Plan: Now For The Hard Part
Decatur Metro | August 25, 2010The city hosted a Strategic Plan Round Table “Wrap Up” in the Decatur High School auditorium last night.
Mayor Bill Floyd told some good stories, made a couple head-shaking jokes, the Atlanta-based design firm of Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates (TSW) was introduced as the lucky group that will guide us into turning our 7,000+ bulleted vision into reality, and Jon Abercrombie pointed out many of the potential conflicts that exist in many of our goals, which will have to be worked through.
For example:
- Promoting diversity with more rentals, garage apartments vs. density
- Demand for more basic necessities sold within walking distance vs. commercial infringing on residential areas
- The desire for more alternative transportation options vs. its cost and impact on neighborhoods
As for next concrete steps in the process, I’ll let Amanda do the talking…











