Blueprints For Successful Communities Study

LLCC was recently guided to develop an action plan to make the most of their assets and face their growth challenges head on. The result is a completed community master plan that reflects who the neighborhoods are and how they fit into metro Atlanta.

The Lindbergh LaVista Corridor Coalition (LLCC) is an alliance of three neighborhoods: Lindridge Martin Manor, LaVista Park and Woodland Hills. In the fall of 2008, these neighborhoods joined together with the Georgia Conservancy's Blueprints for Successful Communities to create a blueprint for quality growth. The study area concentrated on Executive Park to the north, Briarcliff Road to the east, the CSX rail line to the south, and I-85 to the west.

The LLCC neighborhood groups all share common challenges and vision for their communities. Among these challenges are the pressures of increased development entering the affected area. This development often conflicts with a shared vision of preserving the area's single-family, leafy neighborhood character. Other shared community concerns include walkability, accessibility to green space, increased vehicular traffic, inefficient roadway infrastructure and the proposed GDOT I-85/SR-400 interchange.

The Blueprints process included numerous stakeholder meeting with the final meeting allowing the community to give their input on recommendations.

The completed report includes suggestions for improvement in three areas: nodes, corridors and green infrastructure. The nodes section examines strategies that will allow future development vision to be shaped by community recommendations. The corridors section provides strategies to improve the multi-modal transit corridors throughout the study area, focusing on safety, efficiency and equality. The green infrastructure section focuses on strategies to improve the quantity, quality of and accessibility of green space.
Source: Clifton Community Partnership Update, November 2009.