CAP/ADID Summer 2012 Newsletter

DOWNTOWNWHAT’S UP

SUMMER 2012

News for Central Atlanta Progress members and Downtown property owners.

Downtown Atlanta Restaurant WeekLearn more on page 4

2 Streetcar Economics 6 CAP/ADID Annual Meeting

8 Transportation Vote 12 Design Awards

16 Woodruff Park News 19 Streetscape Update

Centennial Olympic Park’s Party in the Park

Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, in partnership with the City of Atlanta, aim to leverage the federal and municipal investment in the Atlanta Streetcar by encouraging redevelopment along the route of this new transit line in Downtown Atlanta. A deliberate plan and vision document is in development that will outline a strategy for the desired reinvestment along the corridor. The Atlanta Streetcar Development and Investment Strategy Guide will be a road map to both guide investment in the corridor and proactively encourage its realization. It will include the following elements:

• The Streetcar: What it is, when it will be built, how it will operate, etc.

• Downtown Context: Qualitative and quantitative information about Downtown to make the case for investment in the Atlanta Streetcar corridor

• Market Demand: A summary of the projected market demand by land use for Downtown and the Atlanta Streetcar corridor and evidence of the economic development impact of streetcar projects in other cities

• The Plan: A vision plan summary with corridor-long drawings and diagrams along with block-by-block conceptual site plans and accompanying renderings and text narratives for key available sites (see the two images above).

• Implementation Tools: Information about incentives that are available to support the proposed development

Work is underway now by a team of professional planners and designers to complete the guide. It is scheduled to be released during the summer of 2012, so that work can begin immediately to recruit new investment to the Atlanta Streetcar corridor.

Special thanks to the Atlanta Regional Commission Livable Centers Initiative and the Urban Land Institute Urban Innovation fund for support of this effort.

ATLANTA STREETC AR:

Economic Impact

Before After

www.ATLAnTADownTown.CoM 32 Central Atlanta Progress/Atlanta Downtown Improvement District

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The Atlanta Streetcar project

is about more than improving

transportation mobility and access.

With more than 80 acres of land and many

buildings and structures within two blocks of

the route considered underutilized, there are

significantopportunitiesfortransit-oriented

development that will improve the quality of

life for residents, employees, visitors, shoppers,

and students throughout the corridor and

provide economic opportunity for businesses

large and small to prosper.

From left: Ceasar Mitchell, A.J. Robinson, Mayor Kasim Reed, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Keisha Bottoms, Kwanza Hall, Lamar Willis, Frederick L. Daniels, Dr. Beverly Scott

A rendering of a potential building improvement to attract new tenants.

www.ATLAnTADownTown.CoM | 54 Central Atlanta Progress/Atlanta Downtown Improvement District

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Downtown DiningBoasting more than 300 restaurants, Downtown Atlanta is the hottest spot for connoisseurs and casual diners alike. With a diversity of options, Downtown provides something for every budget, for every night and every one!

Agatha’s “A Taste of Mystery” Dinner Theatre

Alma Cocina

Atlanta Grill

BLT Steak Atlanta

Café Circa

CNN Center Food Court

Der Biergarten

Durango Steak House

Glenn’s Kitchen

Legal Sea Foods

Lumen

Mall at Peachtree Center Food Court

Max Lager’s Wood-Fired Grill & Brewery

Max’s Coal Oven Pizzeria

McCormick & Schmick’s Seafood Restaurant

Meehan’s Public House

Nikolai’s Roof Restaurant

No Mas! Cantina

Park Bar

Paschal’s Restaurant

Peasant Bistro

Prime Meridian

Ray’s In the City

ROOM at TWELVE

Ruth’s Chris Steak House

Sidebar

STATS

Sun Dial Restaurant, Bar & View

Sway

Sweet Auburn Curb Market

Sweet Georgia’s Juke Joint

Ted’s Montana Grill

Terrace on Peachtree

Thrive

Trader Vic’s

Truva

Underground Atlanta

Save the DateDowntown Atlanta Restaurant week July 21-29

ManyofDowntownAtlanta’sfinestdiningestablishments take part in this fabulous food event. There are no passes to buy, coupons to carry or cards to punch. You simply attend the restaurant of your choice during Downtown Atlanta Restaurant Week and select from a special three-course dinner menu, for $25 and $35 per person, plus tip, plus tax.

Town Hall Meeting•July26,WhiteOakKitchen&Cocktails

GeorgiaForward Forum September 12-13, The Classic Center, Athens, GA

The 2012 Forum will examine how Georgia should orient itself to succeed in today’s global economy and what statewide prosperity should look like and how to achieve it.

Downtown Development Day • November 7

Meet the new neighbors

New Downtown Restaurants & Retailers• Flowers at the Market, Sweet Auburn Curb Market,

opened February 2012

• American Roadhouse, Pencil Factory Lofts, opened March 2012

• Charlot’s Creole Café, Mitchell Street opened April 2012

• Le French Quarter Café, Healey Building, opened May 2012

• Arepa Mia, Sweet Auburn Curb Market opened May 2012

• Fifth Third Bank,Georgia-PacificbuildingopenedJune2012

• High Road Craft Ice Cream, Sweet Auburn Curb Market, opened July 2012

• CVS, Peachtree Center, opened June 2012

• naan Stop Express Indian Cuisine, Broad Street, opening July 2012

• Big Kahuna Restaurant, SunTrust Plaza, opening 2012

• Ammazza! neapolitan Pizza, Edgewood Avenue, opening 2012


Summer 2012 N E W S

new 2012 CAP Board MembersDavid Balos, JPMorgan Chase & Co.Marti Blackstock, Parkway Realty ServicesClaire Brimmer, Ray’s in the CityCynthia Day, Citizens Trust Bankwalter Dukes, Georgia Power Company Doug Franklin, Cox Media GroupLisa Harris, Turner Properties, Inc.John Haupert, Grady Health SystemRichard Jones, Portman HoldingsSteve Lindsey, AGL Resources Inc.Kelly Loeffler, Atlanta DreamEddie Meyers, PNC Financial Services GroupBill Moseley, Lawson & MoseleyJohn o’neill, Cushman & Wakefield,Inc.Jeff Portman, AMC Inc.Susan Roe, Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood AssociationKen Smith, Jones Day

2012 ADID BoardChair: Craig Jones, Cousins PropertiesHarry Anderson, The Coca-Cola CompanyLisa Borders, The Grady Health FoundationCurley Dossman,Georgia-PacificCorporationThe Honorable Kwanza Hall, Atlanta City CouncilLisa Harris, Turner Properties (new Board Member)Joe Hindsley, Atlanta Hyatt RegencyJohn C. Portman IV, Portman Holdings (new Board Member)Carl Powell, The Integral Group

CENTRAL ATLANTA PROGRESS

2012 Annual Meetingresented by Lanier Parking Solutions, the 2012 Annual Meeting was extremely well-received, and attracted nearly 1,100 attendees to the GWCC’s Sidney Marcus Auditorium. CAP was honored to pay tribute to longtime Downtown champions Bradley Currey, Jr.,

and Marcia Bansley, this year’s recipients of the Dan Sweat Award and Turner Downtown Community Leadership Award, respectively. Additionally, CAP debuted its “Only In Downtown” video, which highlights some of the most notable attractions, assets and attributes that make Downtown unique.

A.J. Robinson, President CAP/ADID

Egbert Perry, Chairman, CAP

Robert Sauban, Marcia Bansley, Michael Robison

Egbert Perry, Bradley Currey, Jr., Tally Sweat, A.J. Robinson, Ann Cramer


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RTR IMPACT (Source: Atlanta Regional Commission)

• Collectively,theAtlantaregionwillbenefitfroma$9.2billionsavingsinfueland personal time.

• Nearly 200,000 jobs will be supported or created by 2040, with two-thirds of them being in high- or mid-paying sectors.

• Theaveragemetrocommuterspends$924eachyearduetotrafficcongestion.

• The 157 projects proposed by the RTR will result in an average decrease intrafficdelaysof24percentpercent

Don’T MISS JuLy 31- VoTE EARLy!

Visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s webpage for an online voter registration application or an application for an absentee or early voting ballot.

• July 9: Advanced (Absentee In-Person) Voting begins [O.C.G.A. §21-2-385 (d)(1)]

• July 21: Saturday Voting [§21-2-385 (d)(1)]

GETTInG THE woRD ouT

Engage your colleagues, partner organizations, and personal networks in planning to vote on July 31st. With just weeks to go, here are a few easy steps you can take to maximize participation among your employees and others you interact with.

Send an outlook calendar invitation to everyone in your office—Subject “Vote Today: Regional Transportation Referendum” for the morning of July 31. In the body of the calendar

invitation, you can use this link to provide them an overview of the referendum and direct them to www.transformmetroatlanta.com. Consider giving your employees an hour or two off to vote.

Have a letter or email sent to everyone on your staff and

any other people in your network about why it’s important to vote on July 31. Also post notices throughoutyourofficeincommonareas.

Every chance you get, speak to leaders of other companies in your

professional network in metro Atlanta. Ask if they also have a plan of engagement for their employees. Share these ideas and others you have with them for getting out to vote.

TRANSFORM>> METRO ATLANTA

Know the facts. Learn about the projects around the region and in your community.

What is the Regional Transportation Referendum?

On July 31, 2012, residents across the 10-county Atlanta Region have the opportunity to vote on a regional referendum that, if approved will fund $8.5 billion in specifictransportation improvements.

This is one potential solution to ease congestion and give Atlantans more options for getting around.

157 transportation projects

57 miles of new rail and bus rapid transit

165 miles of new/improved roadsInterstate interchange repairs

200,000 jobs created & supported

$9.2 billion saved in wasted time & fuel

24% better traffic flow on improved roads

1.2 million pounds less tailpipe pollution daily

72,000 cars taken off the road

Highlights of the projects:

Find out more atwww.TransformMetroAtlanta.com

Scan with yoursmartphonefor moreinformation.

JuLy 31 Transportation Vote The Regional Transportation Referendum for business and residents across the region on July 31.

The Transportation Investment Act of 2010 gives metro Atlanta residents the opportunity to vote on a 1 percent sales tax to fund transportation projects throughout the

metro area – Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry and Rockdale counties. If approved by metro Atlanta voters, the additional penny resulting from this Regional Transportation Referendum (RTR) will raise $8.5 billion over a 10-year period. Eighty-fivepercentofthisamount,or$6.14billion,willfundspecificinterstatehighway improvements, state roadways, transit, sidewalks, bike facilities, as well as other projects. The remaining 15 percent of the proceeds, $1.08 billion, will beallocatedtoeverycityandcountyintheregionforlocalprojectsidentifiedby these governments. All funds raised within the Atlanta region will stay in the region and can only be used to implement transportation projects.

On July 31 the voters of metro Atlanta will decide whether this funding will be approved for the list of metro Atlanta transportation projects. A number ofsignificantprojectshavebeenproposedfortheDowntowncommunityand within the City of Atlanta. With weeks remaining, CAP/ADID encourages metro citizens to learn more about the choices presented and to decide whether to approve a penny sales tax to support these projects. The Regional Transportation Referendum on July 31 is one possible solution to reduce Atlanta’s congestion, create jobs and improve our quality of life. Learn more by visiting www.transformmetroatlanta.com.

DownTown PRoJECTS

• Three Downtown viaduct replacements: Pryor Street, Central Avenue and Courtland Street

• Trafficandpedestrianimprovementswithinkeycorridors:PeachtreeStreet,Edgewood Avenue, Auburn Avenue, Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Spring Street, Memorial Drive, and North Avenue, among others

• Atlanta BeltLine and Atlanta Streetcar Transit and Trails projects in the Northeast and Southwest BeltLine corridors with connections into Downtown and Midtown MARTA stations (approx. 10 miles)

• Corridor improvements on Piedmont Avenue

• MARTA “State of Good Repair” rehabilitation projects and system upgrades


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Atlanta Better Buildings Challange

The Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge (“Atlanta BBC”) is a nation-leading public-private initiative to reduce energy and water consumption 20

percent by 2020 across participating buildings in Atlanta, with a primary focus on a 400-block area in the city’s Downtown Improvement District. The Better Buildings Challenge was initially launched in 2011 at the Clinton Global Initiative as one of the inaugural projects of President Obama’s and the Department of Energy’s Better Buildings Initiative. Atlanta is one of more than 30 cities competing in the program, including Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Houston and Washington, DC.

Central Atlanta Progress, in partnership with the City of Atlanta and many otherlocalorganizations,isleadingthewaytoenergyandwaterefficiencywith this exciting program. More than 35 million square feet of building space is committed to the program and the numbers continue to grow.

The program offers many incentives to property owners including free energy audits,educationandtrainingprogramsandinnovativeprojectfinancingopportunities.Theenergyauditidentifiesvariousenergyconservationmeasuresthatbuildingscanimplementtoreachtheirefficiencygoals.Theserange from operational changes to capital improvements. The education and training programs provide information on the latest innovations and technologiesinenergyefficiencyaswellastechnicaltrainingforfacilityowners and staff. Finally, the Atlanta BBC team is working to identify existing resourcesforprojectfinancingandfunding,aswellascreatenewmarketopportunities.

A recent “Meet Your Match” event held at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta offered building owners the opportunity to meet industry professionals to assist in identifying solutions and best practices for meeting the goals of the Atlanta Better Buildings Challenge.ATLAnTA BBC Current Participants:

55 Allen Plaza

Technology Square Research Building

Centennial Research Building

Embassy Suites Centennial Olympic Park

HartsfieldJacksonInternationalAirport

AmericasMart

CNN Center/Omni Hotel

Epsten Group Campus - The Edge

GSA Summit Building

Morehouse School of Medicine Hugh Gloster Building

Ten Peachtree Place

Ponce City Market

Georgia World Congress Center

Georgia Dome

Philips Arena

Spelman College Science Building

Fulton County Government Center

Fulton County Central Library

Luckie Street Properties

Georgia Power

Georgia Tech Allen Lamar Sustainable Education Building

Georgia State University - 1 Park Place

GeorgiaPacificCenter

330 Marietta Street

Coca-Cola North Avenue Tower

Centennial Tower

100 Peachtree Street

Centennial Park West

260/270Peachtree

Clark Atlanta University - Sage Bacote Hall

Peachtree Center

Grady Memorial Hospital

SunTrustPlaza&GardenOffices

St. Luke’s Episcopal Church

Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Emory Midtown Above,clockwisefromtopleft:FultonCountyGovernmentCenter,260/270Peachtree and Centennial Research Building. Opposite page, from top to bottom: Embassy Suites Centennial Olympic Park, Ten Peachtree Place, 330 Marietta Street and St. Luke’s Episcopal Church.


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ADDEA Award Winners

In partnership with CAP, Atlanta Magazine Editor Steve Fennessey presented the Atlanta Downtown Design Excellence Awards at Downtown Development Day last November. The ADDEA is presented annually, and recognizes newly-created and renovated

Downtown spaces that demonstrate excellence in design in four categories. The 2011 ADDEA winners include:

•Community/Residential:GeorgiaAquarium’sAT&T“Dolphin Tales” Gallery

•Hotel:HyattRegencyAtlanta•Office:MartinLutherKing,Jr.FederalBuilding•Restaurant/Bar :SisterLouisa’sChurchofthe

Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium


Sister Louisa’s ChurchMartin Luther King, Jr. Federal Building Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Georgia Aquarium


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Party in the Parkn May, Centennial Olympic Park made a splash with Party in the Park, a new one-day concert that brought thousands to Downtown Atlanta. With a goal of encouraging the community to support live entertainment in Downtown, Party in

the Park featured performances from headliner The Flaming Lips, as well as Young the Giant, AWOLNATION, Dawes and Ponderosa.

Fresh off of the success of 2011’s Elevate: Art Above Undergroundexhibition,theCityofAtlantaOfficeof Cultural Affairs Public Art Program presents City Bloc, an initiative seeking to answer a need voiced by the art community for more marketing support

of temporary art projects in Downtown Atlanta. Through City Bloc, artists, collaboratives and arts organizations will be encouraged to look to Downtown Atlanta as a place to exhibit and perform their works within the month of October.

KISS ME! I’M IRISH!St. Patrick’s Day ParadeThis year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade – found only in Downtown Atlanta –featureda60-footKermit the Frog balloon, the world’s largest Irish flagand4,000dancers,musicians and Irish enthusiasts. Woodruff Park even got into the spirit, with fountains flowingwithgreenwater!

CITy BLoC

Earth Day Cleanup n April 24, Central Atlanta Progress teamed up with the City of Atlanta, Sustainable Atlanta and the Environmental Protection Agency for a celebration of Downtown community

involvement.Thefirst-everDowntownAtlantaEarthDayCleanupChallenge brought together individuals, organizations, schools, federal, state and city agencies and community groups with a goal to get out and cleanupthecitycenter.Thevolunteerstackledahostofbeautificationprojects including litter pickup, tree planting, landscaping and more, and ended the day with a celebratory rally in Centennial Olympic Park.



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Woodruff Park News

Summer of 2012 brings new developments to Woodruff Park, including fresh new Bermuda grass, a repaired irrigation system for the entire park, new tables and chairs, and a new playground. The award-winning ATL playground was designed by Jeff Santos, the winner of an international

design competition, and was produced by Landscape Structures Inc. Through generous support from Bank of America, the playground will be installed in July and will be located on the northwest corner of the main park area, near Peachtree Street.

Zumba is ongoing on Saturday mornings at 9 a.m. near the Water Wall Fountain, while larger-scale events are being scheduled, such as the German Bierfest in August. Suggestions or requests for programming should be directed toCooperHolland,[email protected],or(404)658-5980.

The Woodruff Park Planter Program has been expanded with the new spring planting already in place, which is further complemented by the expanded landscape projects in the park. This summer, Woodruff Park’s two main fountains will be closed for a short period of time to allow for the repair of an underground water leak near the fountain areas. It is anticipated that the fountains will only be turned off for approximately a month or shorter.

Civic Center RedevelopmentOn behalf of the City of Atlanta, CAP/ ADID recently contracted with a consulting team headed by HR&A to analyze both the operations and functionality of the Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center and its related facilitiesasaprofitablebusinessventurefortheCityand/orapossibleredevelopmentopportunityforthearea.PreliminaryfindingsindicatethattheCivicCentercouldsuccessfullycontributetothetelevisionandfilmindustry with its continued use as a sound stage. The 100,000 square foot ExhibitHalliscurrentlybeingusedtofilmatelevisionshowandhasbeenseeninsuchmoviesasJoyfulNoiseandTheThreeStooges.Afinalsetofrecommendations for the Civic Center with an outline of next steps will be available from the consulting team in early June.

Tune in to CAP’s ‘only in Downtown’ Video

Downtown Atlanta is home to some of the city’s most unique venues, restaurants and attractions. Be sure to check out our special “Only In Downtown” video, which highlights all of the things that make the city center someplace special. View the video on CAP/ADID’s YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/atlantadowntown.

On May 23, 2012, Georgia Public Broadcasting premiered the acclaimed documentary,“JohnPortman:ALifeofBuilding.”Thefilm,directedbytwo-timeEmmy-winning producer Ben Loeterman, chronicles the career of acclaimed Atlanta architect John Portman. Above, Jarel Portman, Loeterman, Mickey Steinberg and Bruce Burkhardt conduct a Q&A session after the premiere.

Portman Film Premieres on GPB


Summer 2012 N E W S

Downtown’s signature streetscape project is complete! The project installed new street lights, in-ground

planters with decorative fencing, above ground planters, trees and lush landscaping along Marietta Street between Park Avenue West and Peachtree Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive between Marietta Street and Luckie Street. The project also installed new ADA-Compliant sidewalks and ramps and repaved and restriped Marietta Street. This soon to be complete improvement project serves as an ideal corridor to connect Centennial Olympic Park to Underground Atlanta and the Five Points area.

Marietta/Centennial olympic Park Drive Streetscape wraps up

Public Safety updateCrime continues to decrease in Downtown, much of which can be attributed to the diligent enforcement efforts of the Atlanta Police Department, as well as the many partnerships they foster with other public safety agencies and the private sector. Downtown continues to see improvement in larcenies from auto as a result of the Clean Car Campaign.

APD Names Zone 5 Commander

Major Wayne Whitmire began his career with the Atlanta Police Department in 1990. After graduating from the Atlanta Police Academy he was assigned to Zone 3, where he served until 1995, when he was appointed as an Investigator/Detective and assigned

totheNarcoticsUnit.In1997hewasnamedLawEnforcementOfficerofthe month by Airtouch/ Verizon cellular for leading an investigation that led to arrest and the dismantling of the largest phone cloning operation in the Southeastern United States. In 1999 he was promoted to the rank of Sergeant where he served as a Supervisor in Narcotics Unit, Commander of the Intelligence/OrganizedCrimeUnit,andinFieldOperationsZone6.In2004he was named “Supervisor of the Year” by the Atlanta Police Department. In 2010 the Atlanta Police Department reinstated the rank of Captain and he is one of the eight initial Lieutenants appointed to the new rank. On November 11, 2010, he was appointed to the rank of Major and assigned to the Airport. In March 2012 he was appointed Zone 5 Commander. Major Whitmire’s strategy is to continue the Atlanta Police Department’s values of “Dedication, Professionalism, and Integrity,” while expanding the focus of balancing customer service and security at the busiest airport in the world.

Peachtree Street between Andrew Young International Boulevard and John Portman Boulevard is under construction! This block will receive new in-ground and above ground planters with lush landscaping and protective fencing to create a fresh and safe pedestrian environment. Construction will be complete in July.

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