Atlanta BeltLine
City hosts meeting on Master Plan updates
Atlanta BeltLine Inc. and the City of Atlanta Planning Department have teamed up to coordinate two Master Planning efforts - Atlanta BeltLine Subarea 1 and West End Livable Centers Initiative Master Plan updates. The public is encouraged to attend meetings to help shape the vision for the future of the community.
The Subarea 1 geography includes the West End LCI area and several more neighborhoods – Westview, Adair Park, Oakland City; parts of Mechanicsville, Pittsburgh and Cascade Avenue.
In this meeting organizers are seeking community input to update both Master Plans. They will be evaluating the original plan recommendations, examining existing conditions with regards to land use, zoning, mobility, greenspaces, etc. and highlighting what has occurred in the community since the Master Plans were adopted. The planning process will take place in four public meetings and four stakeholder group meetings, followed by meetings with the affected NPUs inside the subarea, and ultimately City Council approval.
This event is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3 at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 1150 Westview Dr. SW, Atlanta.
Information: www.beltline.org/meetings or wfuller@altbeltline.org or 404-477-3574
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UPCOMING
Second-Chance Tree Sale by Trees Atlanta. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Trees Atlanta Kendeda Center headquarters, Reynoldstown, 225 Chester Ave., Atlanta. info@TreesAtlanta.org
UGA HEROs Torch Relay. 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 13. $20. Ponce City Market, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave. NE, Atlanta. To raise funds for families who are infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, UGA HEROs is a student-run nonprofit organization that is holding its annual Torch Relay event. This 63-mile walk from Atlanta to Athens, over the course of the week, will end in Athens on Oct. 20 for a field day-style celebration. UGAherosEvents@gmail.com. Register: UGAheros.org/torch
Applications: The Start:ME Accelerator. Due by Oct. 20. Free. Promising entrepreneurs are being recruited in and around Clarkston, East Lake and Southside Atlanta for its 2020 programs where 15 to 18 entrepreneurs will be chosen to participate from each community - a total of around 50. A program of the Goizueta Business School, Start:ME is a free, intensive 14-session accelerator program for promising, local small businesses. The program will run from January to April and operate within communities, drawing talented entrepreneurs who live, work and/or provide valuable products and services to the community. Each community will offer peer-selected grant pools of $10,000 to invest in promising businesses looking to start or scale up. During the 14 sessions and well beyond, Start:ME will connect those entrepreneurs to the knowledge, networks and capital needed to build and develop their businesses. The program works across all business stages and industries – mechanics, artists/makers, professional services, bakers/caterers, farmers, tutors and more. Link: startmeAtl.org/info-sessions
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