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Dunwoody works toward revamped, connected Village By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — With all of Dunwoody’s plans for the Village, ensuring the city and private property owners are on the same page is essential to growing it as a downtown community gathering spot. That’s one takeaway from the Nov. 20 special-called meeting on “Repositioning Dunwoody Village” with members of the City Council, Development Authority, Art
Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals and residents. The Urban Land Institute’s Technical Assistance Panel gave recommendations for how the city can implement its longterm vision for the Village, which revolves around its shopping centers. Dunwoody Economic Development Director Michael Starling said the reaction from city officials and residents was enthusiastic. The next step for Starling and his team is to bring action items to the City Council.
“This really was not to come up with new recommendations,” Starling said. “It was to sort of jumpstart the conversation, re-energize the conversation. We’ve done a lot of planning around the Village.” Locals consider the Village to be the heart of the city, a multigeneration community gathering spot pulling families, empty nesters and young adults to Mount Vernon and Chamblee Dunwoody roads.
Weigh in on ‘Repositioning the Village?’ • What should the City of Dunwoody prioritize at the Village, pedestrian improvements, public art, gatherings or property acquisition? • What type of development should replace the Dunwoody Post Office, retail space, a park or something mixed-use? • What amenities, businesses or facilities are needed at the Village?
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Crews lay groundwork for Ga. 400 expansion By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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Signs of cleared right-of-way are spreading as the Georgia Department of Transportation continues work on the Ga. 400 express lanes project. Clearing work has already ended south of McFarland Parkway in Forsyth County. The Mansell Road exit in Alpharetta shows evidence of the work in progress.
NORTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Tree clearing in advance of the construction of the Ga. 400 Express Lanes project, widening the state route four additional lanes, has caught the attention of commuters and residents this fall. Thousands of trees have been felled along the corridor, typically near exits that will be expanded and reconfigured as a part of the project. In mid-November, most of the tree clearing has occurred at Mansell Road in Alpharetta and Holcomb Bridge Road in Roswell, just before the Chattahoochee River in Sandy Springs and around Union Hill Road in Forsyth County.
Next July, the Georgia Department of Transportation expects to begin heavy construction on 16 miles of optional, tolled express lanes between the North Springs MARTA station and McFarland Parkway in southern Forsyth County. The project will include two express lanes in each direction up to McGinnis Ferry Road at the Fulton County border and one in each direction from there to McFarland Parkway. Completion of the estimated $4.6 billion express lanes project is expected in 2031. The project is designed to reduce congestion, improve travel times and expand transit options.
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