The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) developed the Livable Centers Initiative to help foster greater livability in the region's employment and activity centers. The challenge of livability is to create communities where we can live, work, and feel connected to our neighbors. LCI provides seed money to communities like Tucker that are working to enhance livability and mobility for their residents. The goals of the LCI program can be summarized as three general concepts: mixed land use, transportation options, and public involvement.
The Tucker LCI Study
The Tucker Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is part of an ongoing effort to promote the revitalization of downtown Tucker and to reestablish Main Street as a central point for the greater Tucker community. Five community meetings will be held from August to December, 2005 to gain input from the community on what type of development there should be in the downtown Tucker area.
What is an LCI?
What is the Tucker LCI Study?
The Tucker Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) study focuses on the revitalization of the Tucker downtown area. The proposed study area for the Tucker LCI project is bounded by Brockett Road on the west, LaVista Road on the north, and Lawrenceville Highway on the south and east.
The LCI study will look to reestablish Main Street in Tucker as a central point for the greater Tucker community. The study will help create a more pedestrian-friendly and interconnected town center by encouraging walking and other modes of transportation to and around the commercial core. Proposed strategies will also consolidate development into a higher density central area with easier access to shopping, jobs, recreation and a range of housing options.
How will it affect me? Why should I participate?
That's like asking, "Why should I vote in an election?" By participating in the Tucker LCI Study, you are "voting" on how downtown Tucker will be redeveloped over the next couple of years. The study addresses the possibility of incorporating high density development in the downtown area — providing a mix of commercial, office, recreation, and housing options — as well as improving mobility on the major corridors. This is your opportunity to have a say in what changes take place and what it will be like to live here in the near future.
Community Meetings
Each community meeting covers a different topic, so you should try to attend as many of them as possible.
Dates:
- Tuesday, August 23, 7-9pm
- Tuesday, September 13, 7-9pm
- Tuesday, October 18, 7-9pm
- Tuesday, November 15, 7-9pm
- Tuesday, December 13, 7-9pm
Location:
Tucker Recreation Center, Room 20
4898 LaVista Road, Tucker
770-270-6226 (View Map)
1st Meeting — Tuesday, August 23, 2005, 7-9pm
- Meeting Agenda
- Distribute the Livable Places Community Survey.
- Introduce the LCI Study process and Consultant team.
- Receive comments from community members on key issues in the area to determine challenges and opportunities.
- Establish preliminary goals and objectives for the LCI Study.
- Meeting Minutes (PDF)
- Livable Places Survey (PDF) - Due by Sep 8, 2005
- Livable Places Survey Results (PDF)
2nd Meeting — Tuesday, September 13, 2005, 7-9pm
- Meeting Agenda
- Review survey results with the community.
- Conduct a Visual Indicator Survey on potential Town Center components for the Tucker Area.
- Meeting Minutes (PDF)
3rd Meeting — Tuesday, October 18, 2005, 7-9pm
- Meeting Agenda
- Review visual survey results with the community.
- Presentation and discussion on the three alternative Town Center concepts.
- Community Design exercise.
4th Meeting — Tuesday, November 15, 2005, 7-9pm
- Meeting Agenda
- Present the preferred Plan concept.
- Determine appropriate design standards.
- Obtain community comments.
- Discuss next steps for implementation.
5th Meeting — Tuesday, December 13, 2005, 7-9pm
- Meeting Agenda
- Open House format to present the revised preferred Plan concept.
- Obtain community comments.
More Information
The following websites have additional information on LCIs:
