Sunday, August 12, 2012
Duluth is part of the area's population growth, but overall metro Atlanta is expanding at a slower pace.
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Despite the economy's slow growth, the population of the 10-county Atlanta region which includes Gwinnett County, has increased by some 37,200 people for the 12 months ending April 1, 2012 according to the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). According to the ARC, it's the fourth consecutive year that the area's population growth has been slower when compared to the region's growth from 2000-2007. Despite the down-turn in population growth, "Gwinnett County led the region’s growth, adding 9,000 residents during the year. Fulton County added 7,900 and was followed in growth by DeKalb (6,300) and Cobb (5,900) counties. All 10 counties and the City of Atlanta experienced growth during the year. None saw an overall loss of population" according…
Thursday, August 9, 2012
A graphic from the Atlanta Regional Commission shows that the farther precincts were from the city, the less residents backed the transportation tax.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
The transportation tax that would have raised sales taxes 1 percent over 10 years to fund $8.5billion in transportation projects failed in the July 31 primaries in all 10 metro Atlanta counties. The final tally was 248,319 (37%) against, and 415,526 (63%) for. The closer voters were to the city of Atlanta, the more they favored the tax, according to the above map provided by the Atlanta Regional Commission. In some counties, precincts near interstates appear to have more strongly supported the tax, commonly referred to as TSPLOST. In Cherokee County, no precinct climbed above 28 percent for, the map shows. The Atlanta District was one of nine Georgia regions to reject the tax; in the other three — the Central Savannah River District, the …
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Mayor Bucky Johnson disappointed: 'I think it was a great opportunity for the region that was missed.'
After seeing the 1-percent sales tax fail in the referendum in Tuesday's Primary, Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson, who's also a board member of the Atlanta Regional Commission and served as chairman of the Transportation Roundtable, was obviously unhappy. "I'm disappointed," Johnson told Norcross Patch. "I think it was a great opportunity for the region that was missed." For the Atlanta Regional District, 62.43 percent of voters were against the transportation sales tax, known as TSPLOST, while 37.57 percent voted in favor of it. After working on the TIA for two years, Johnson and the rest of the roundtable have spent countless hours in meetings, Q&A discussions and town hall gatherings to perfect the referendum and try to gain support for …
Monday, February 20, 2012
Atlanta Regional Commission Developing 10-County Economic Development Strategy that includes Gwinnett.
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Monday, February 20, 2012
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) is developing a Regional Coordinated Economic Development Strategy for the 10-county metro, which includes Gwinnett, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Douglas, Fulton, Fayette, Henry, and Rockdale counties. The ARC has contracted with Market Street Services to conduct a survey to be used in developing the strategy. Your opinions are needed to shape this multi-county initiative. An online survey is now underway to solicit your input. Please click this link and complete the survey before the Feb. 24 deadline.
Monday, January 16, 2012
Reminder: Open house scheduled Thursday at Gwinnett Place Mall for public to provide feedback on LCI 10-Year update draft and recommendations.
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Monday, January 16, 2012
A recent survey, undertaken as part of the 10-year update to the Gwinnett Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) study, indicated that drivers would make better use of transit alternatives if more options were available. The survey focused on alternative modes of travel within a 12-mile area that includes Gwinnett Place Mall, Discover Mills, Gwinnett Center, and Gwinnett Technical College. The survey was open to the general public and available online last fall with approximately 240 people participating, according to an announcement by the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CiD). The 10-Year-Update LCI study is being conducted by the Gwinnett Place CID, Gwinnett County and the Atlanta Regional Commission. The public is invited to an…
Friday, December 30, 2011
Feedback sought on draft LCI plan for area around Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth.
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Friday, December 30, 2011
Gwinnett citizens are invited to look ahead 10 years and provide feedback on an update to the Livable Centers Initiative that will guide future growth and public improvements around Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) announced it is hosting an open house for the Gwinnett Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) 10-year Update from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 19. The open house will occur inside Gwinnett Place Mall along the lower level of the Belk wing between JCPenney and Belk. Everyone is encouraged to provide feedback on the draft LCI concept plan and recommendations. The study focuses on the area around Gwinnett Place as well as areas near Discover Mills, Gwinnett Center, Gwinnett …
Friday, October 14, 2011
The Regional Roundtable stamped a list that will be on the 2012 ballot for one-penny sales tax.
A $6.1-billion list of transportation projects was adopted by the Atlanta Regional Roundtable Thursday, according to Jim Jaquish of the Atlanta Regional Commision. This completes the Roundtable’s work and also determines what will be on the July 31, 2012, ballot for a 10-year one-penny sales tax that could mean a historic change in Atlanta area transportation. The final report was posted on the Roundtable's website. The Roundtable, which was chaired by Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson, has deliberated, drafted and re-drafted the list, trying to settle on a group of projects that will entice the whole region. "Members of the Roundtable acted today to put forward a set of 157 key transportation projects to voters next year that can combat …
Monday, September 26, 2011
Session will be held Monday evening in Lawrenceville.
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Monday, September 26, 2011
Gwinnett residents who want to offer input on a draft list of projects to be funded by the Transportation SPLOST in 2012 will have a chance Monday. The Atlanta Regional Commission will host a transportation roundtable from 5-7 p.m. at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. This forum is one of 12 being held around the region as the Roundtable solicits feedback from the public on the more than $6 billion in transportation investments, the ARC said in a news release. Attendees can view a presentation, speak with transportation experts and complete a survey. The presentation and survey also will be available online by visiting www.atlantaregionalroundtable.com and can be seen on TVGwinnett, the county's cable TV access channel. “…
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Not everyone on the Duluth City Council agrees with proposals for the city's future redevelopment contained in the Living Centers Initiative 10-Year Update.
Not everyone on the Duluth City Council agrees with everything in the Living Centers Initiative 10-Year Update being considered for adoption. So the council directed Planning Director Glenn Coyne during a work session Monday (July 25) night to prepare an executive summary of the update. Council members also asked Coyne to incorporate their comments and changes in the actual update and to make it more general. The draft LCI update was prepared by Jacobs Engineering, a consulting firm hired by the city with input from two community meetings, and already has been forwarded to the Atlanta Regional Commission. Bleakly Advisory Group worked on the study in conjunction with Jacobs. The update “gives the city access to ARC resources, grants and …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Gwinnett residents will be able to comment on proposed transportation projects June 20.
Gwinnett County residents will have the opportunity to offer opinions regarding a regional transportation project list during a June 20 telephone town hall meeting. Members of the Atlanta Regional Transportation Roundtable executive committee are currently in the process of whittling down a 445-item, $22.9 billion "unconstrained" list of suggested transportation projects into a "constrained" list that can be funded with the $8 billion in revenue a proposed one percent transportation sales tax is expected to generate for regional projects. Next July, voters will be asked to approve the penny sales tax to fund a specified list of regional transportation projects. The tax, if passed, would remain in effect for 10 years. The roundtable will …
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