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Summary of Findings
Gwinnett
Gw innet t
UNIFIED PLAN
OTHER PLANS RECENTLY ADOPTED
Comprehensive
Transportation Plan
• Destination 2040
• Transit Plan -
• Connect Gwinnett
• Gwinnett Trails Master
Plan
Dept of Water Resources
• Update of the Water &
Sewer Master Plan
WHY PLAN?
• Required by the State
• Qualified Local Government status for comprehensive plan
• Enables the county to receive various funds
• An opportunity to review conditions in the community
• An opportunity to anticipate future needs
• Plan for infrastructure improvements• Water• Sewer• Roads• Parks
• An opportunity to establish short term goals and a long term vision.
WHO LIVES HERE?
WHERE DID WE COME FROM?
About 36% born inGeorgia.
Gwinnett County
Population
Who We Are
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Who We Are
About 39%US Native.
Who We AreAbout 25% are foreign born.
Administrative and WasteServices
+3.8%
HealthCare andSocialAssistance
+4.8%
EducationalServices
+7.7%
Manufacturing-8.1%
Information Services-2.7%
JobsGrowth & Decline in
Industry(1990-2017)
WHAT WE DO
PUBLIC OUTREACH AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
• Uses this information
to assist the
community in
forming a vision
and determining
goals
• Then devising ways
to implement these
goals
PROJECT PROCESS – FORMAL MEETINGS
PROJECT PROCESS –FORMAL OPEN HOUSES
Open Houses
3 Rounds
Feb, May &
Aug
5 meetings
each round
Park
Community
Centers &
Libraries
PROJECT PROCESS
Speaking Engagements
• Partnership Gwinnett –Revitalization Task Force
• Gwinnett Place CID• Sugarloaf CID• Lilburn CID• Sugarloaf Rotary Club• Snellvi lle Lions Club• Hispanic Chamber of
Commerce
PROJECT PROCESS-CITIZEN
INPUT
Planning Advisory Committee
..,...............
PROJECT PROCESS - INFORMAL
Pop Up Events
• MLK Jr. Day Parade• Chairman's State of the
County• UVAC TET Festival• Bethesda Park Senior
Center• Centerville Senior Center• Button Gwinnett Day• Multi-Cultural Festival• Chamber of Commerce
Family Festival• Kids Expo
PROJECT PROCESS - INFORMAL
Intercept Interviews
• Santa Fe Mall• Plaza Las Americas• Rhodes Jordan Park• Bogan Park• Best Friend Park• Rhodes Jordan Park• Lenora Park• Bethesda Park• Super H Mart
Interviews conducted in
several languages
PROJECT PROCESSOtherActivities
• Dinner &Dialogue• Career Day• Spanish Language Radio
Stations (La Vida &La Raza)• BOC Briefings• Planning Commission
Briefings• Gwinnett Planning Committee• Technical Advisory
Committee• Living Room
Chats –
INFORMAL MEETINGS
Benefits• Reach people who
wouldn’t come to our meetings
• Busy people, people with children
• Good cross section of ages
• Less expensive than formal meetings• Staff conducted.
Don’t have to hire a consultant.
• Not expensive. The method of survey that a small city or county can do.
• Existing staff can be used. Already paying them during the week and for weekend events – volunteers.
EMERGING
RECOMMENDATION S
The Themes
1.Maintain Economic Development & Fiscal Health2.Foster Redevelopment3.Maintain Mobility & Accessibility4 .Provide More Housing Choices5.Keep Gwinnett a "Preferred Place"
EM ERGINGRECOMMENDATIONS
• Regional Activity Center
• Community Mixed-Use
Neighborhood NodeD Municipalities
'
Activity Centers
Neighborhood Node
EM ERGINGRECOMMENDATIONS
Employment Centers- Workplace Centers
Innovation Districts
D Municipalities
EMERGINGRECOMMENDATIONS
Vibrant Communities
Established Neighborhoods
Emerging Suburban
Suhurban Estate Living
D Municipalities
Residential Neighborhoods
VibranlCommunitiesEstablishedNeighborhoods
EmergingStb.lrban
11ban Estate Living
EM ERGINGRECOMMENDATIONS
- Chattahoochee River Area- Community Amenities
D MunicipalitiesLow Density Living
EMERGINGRECOMMENDATIONS
Neighborhood Node
Vibront Communit iesSuburban Estate Living
Establ shedN e ighborhoods
Emerging Suburban
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE DATA &
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
CITIZENS?
WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE DATA &
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CITIZENS?
IMPLEMENTATION IS VERY IMPORTANT!
• Nancy J. Lovingood, AICP• Interim Planning Division Director
• Gwinnett County Planning & Development
• Nancy.lovingood@gwinnettcounty.com
CITY OF GAINESVILLE
Plan Implementation
WHAT WE WILL BE WHEN GAINESVILLE GROWS UP…
Gainesville is an innovative city with a small-town feel
offering the highest quality of life with award-winning
medical services, esteemed local and higher
educational systems, a wide array of recreational
amenities including Lake Lanier, a diversity of housing
options, and a healthy mix of economic opportunities.
Gainesville is a green, walkable community that values its
natural environment, honors its rich heritage, embraces
the future, and strives to be the model sustainable city.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: CHARACTER AREAS
Thirteen Character Areas based on geography:
1. Central Core (three subareas)
2. Traditional Neighborhoods (three subareas)
3. City Park Neighborhood Center
4. Lake District
5. Longwood Cove
6. Browns Bridge Corridor
7. West Side
8. Limestone Medical Corridor
9. Historic Mill Villages
10.Economic Development Gateways
11.Suburban Residential
12.Suburban Commercial
13.Regional Recreation / Conservation
Character area is lightly
developed but heavily biased
towards institutional uses
including the Northeast Georgia
Medical Center, aquatics
center, and four schools.
Vision is to continue as a medical
corridor, with an employment
focus but with space for housing.
LIMESTONE MEDICAL CORRIDOR CHARACTER AREA
New Office & Residential
• GDOT District One Office
relocated to this area
• Turner, Wood & Smith
Insurance 16,000-SF
headquarters
• “Trees of Gainesville” market-
rate apartment complex
• 12 buildings, 348 units (gated)
• 1-, 2-, and 3-Bedroom Units
• $950 to $1,399 rents
• Saltwater resort-style pool & clubhouse
Character area largely
follows the Atlanta Highway
corridor, which is marked by
“island” annexation, severe
blight, and deteriorated housing.
Vision embraces cultural
richness and fosters the
branding of the area as an
“international district”.
Initiatives include:
1. West Side
Opportunity Zone
2. Housing sweep
WEST SIDE CHARACTER AREA
Housing Sweep
Historic heart of Gainesville, centered on the Square and
extending east, west and
south. Includes three
subareas:
1. Downtown / Midtown
area
2. Brenau Quarter
3. Oak / Rainey /
Washington corridors
Expected to continue to
evolve as the symbolic heart
of the city, with historic
preservation and sensitive
infill development.
CENTRAL CORE CHARACTER AREA
Downtown
Midtown
Brenau
Quarter
DOWNTOWN INITIATIVES• Downtown Strategic Plan
• Roosevelt Square
• Crossing the Moat
• “Main Street” & “Greater South” Lots
• Historic Rehab on West Academy
• Wireless Hot Zone
DESIGN
“The Look”
Mixed-Use Development
Expanding Downtown
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Incentives for Redevelopment
Downtown Lodging
Housing
CONNECTIVITY
Crossing “The Moat”
Streetscape Improvements
Wayfinding Signage
PROGRAMMING
Entertainment
Food
AC
AD
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TR
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E.E. BUTLER PARKWAY
WEST ACADEMY STREET
JESSE JE
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KW
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CONNECTIVITY: “CROSSING THE MOAT”
BEFORE
PROPOSED
TODAY
CONNECTIVITY:MIDTOWN STREETSCAPE
BEFORE
CONNECTIVITY:MIDTOWN STREETSCAPE
TODAY
MIDTOWN INITIATIVES• Midtown Redevelopment Plan
• TAD & Opportunity Zone
• Public Safety Complex
• Midtown Greenway
• Old Jail Site
• Atlanta Street Redevelopment
ATLANTA STREET HOMES REDEVELOPMENT
R E D E V E L O P M E N T O F O L D E S T P U B L I C H O U S I N G
WALTON SUMMIT APARTMENTS
MIDTOWN GREENWAY VIEW SOUTH -BEFORE
“OLD JAIL SITE” /MIDTOWN CITY BLOCK
Private RedevelopmentCity’s strategic public investments have increased owner
confidence and are spurring private reinvestment.
TAD Project: JOMCO Renovation
TAD PROJECT:“ENCLAVE”
P R I V A T E R E I N V E S T M E N T U S I N G T A D F U N D S
ENCLAVE TOWNHOUSE-STYLE APARTMENTS
SO OFTEN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SUCCESS AND FAILURE IS BELIEF. BELIEF LEADS TO ACTION AND EXECUTION.
~ JON GORDON
CITY OF GAINESVILLEJessica Tullar, AICP
Email: jtullar@Gainesville.org
Phone: (770) 531-6570
Gw i n net t
U N IFIED PLANNancy J. Lovingood, AICPGwinnett County Planning & DevelopmentNancy.lovingood@gwinnettcounty.com
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