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The redevelopment of military bases is proving to be a real asset in cities around the nation. How to best connect these places to the surrounding community is the most important since these areas are inside city proper limits and need to run cohesive with the surrounding neighborhoods. Which one of these plans best connects the redevelopment with their surrounding community? Which plan is the most innovative? What could these plans add that would increase their potential? Please feel free to add other redevelopments that were not mentioned that may be equally as competitive. Have some fun with it.
Interesting topic. I like the plan for Fort McPherson, especially how well it will be tied in to MARTA. The surrounding neighborhoods are blighted in many spots. That is one of the biggest challenges to the success of this plan.
I will take a look at the other sites and weigh in after I read more about them.
Interesting topic. I like the plan for Fort McPherson, especially how well it will be tied in to MARTA. The surrounding neighborhoods are blighted in many spots. That is one of the biggest challenges to the success of this plan.
I will take a look at the other sites and weigh in after I read more about them.
I don't know. I believe this plan has the potential to gentrify those areas. Building a massive transit oriented development will anchor the neighborhood. You have a MARTA station right there and this plan will build all the needed retail.
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The Fort McPherson redevelopment should kickoff (FINALLY) a huge boom for the southside of the city. As mentioned, the area already has it's on subway stop from which you can be in either Downtown or at the Airport in about 10 minutes. While the area immediately surrounding the base is in bad shape as it was once an industrial area that has almost completely shut down, there are key neighborhoods on it's periphery that have not faired so poorly over the years and have a great existing housing stock. Immediately to the south is the stable East Point, which has slowly gentrifying over the last 15 years. It is also a short distance from the Atlanta University Center and plans are in place to work closely with the schools there.
All and all, this project will end up being very positive for an area that hasn't caught much of Atlanta's success over the years.
Willing to bet that the only one that ACTUALLY happens "AS PLANNED" is the DC Walter Reed development.
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