ARC awards $80,000 grant to Dunwoody

The Atlanta Regional Commission has given Dunwoody an $80,000 grant to help revitalize Dunwoody Village, the historic center of the community.

The city will use the grant for a study on ways to transform Dunwoody Village into a town center with a mix of uses and improved traffic. The city may consider developing new parks and green space along with a city hall and other government buildings, the ARC said. The city now rents space in an office park for its city hall.

The grant comes from the Livable Cities Initiative program, created in 1999 to help local governments reduce traffic congestion and improve air quality. LCI has assisted 107 communities with more than $141 million in grant awards