Community Engagement Summary - August 05, 2020
01 Survey Responses
Survey Responses
My vision for the Upper Westside is...
Survey Responses
My vision for the Upper Westside is...
Survey Responses
A place where our family can live, play, eat, shop and be entertained.
bikeable, public-transportation connected urban area
My vision for the Upper Westside is...
A walkable,
with plenty of parks, community events, locally-owned business and progressive, inclusive residents. I see a redevelopment and urban resurgence catalyzed by proper
planning and strategic zoning on the Westside.
Walkable, urban, artful!
A mix of residential, commercial, small business and recreation living in harmony together. A thriving atmosphere of being active and having an entrepreneurial spirit.
Contemporary design, green spaces, sidewalks
everywhere.
Survey Responses
What do you love about the Upper Westside? Share what you consider to be the Upper Westside’s strengths.
Survey Responses
What do you love about the Upper Westside? Share what you consider to be the Upper Westside’s strengths.
Survey Responses
What do you love about the Upper Westside? Share what you consider to be the Upper Westside’s strengths.
We can be a model for Atlanta moving forward if we do it right. I love the diverse restaurants and shopping, beautiful old homes and new developments. It’s turning into a true destination for
Atlantans.
Funky and unique. Awesome design district rooted in industrial context.
I love that it is convenient to every part of Atlanta.
The people. The community is
so involved and ready to help. The history is awesome and should be appreciated.
I love the history and sort of underdog tone. I think people are
rooting for us like we are rooting for ourselves, and that feels good.
Survey Responses
What about the Upper Westside needs improvement? Share what you consider to be the challenges facing the Upper Westside.
Survey Responses
What about the Upper Westside needs improvement? Share what you consider to be the challenges facing the Upper Westside.
GENERAL SENTIMENT
ROADS
HOWELL MILL
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
SIDEWALKS
INFRASTRUCTURE
Survey Responses
What about the Upper Westside needs improvement? We need better public
Pollution of various kinds, heavy traffic, affordability pressures and poor infrastructure are major issues. Massive real-estate development has proceeded without addressing
Share what you consider to be the challenges facing the Upper Westside.
transportation, roads, bike lanes and sidewalks.
these adequately.
Controlling the deforestation and
replacing some of the lost tree canopy...
Potholes, potholes and more
potholes...
Safety - there are still some more commercial areas on Howell Mill that are run down, and can attract crime like car break ins or robberies at gas stations.
Infrastructure. Why do we continually build nice, shiny, new buildings on top of rotten sewers, waterlines, etc. ?
Survey Responses
What would make the Upper Westside more livable and welcoming? Share what you think is missing from the Upper Westside.
Survey Responses
What would make the Upper Westside more livable and welcoming? Share what you think is missing from the Upper Westside.
Survey Responses
What would make the Upper Westside more livable and welcoming?
Intentional connectedness:
Share what you think is missing from the Upper Westside.
Broader walkability and sidewalks. And in the long term, mass transit. More places to gather, more parks. Most people don’t know what the Upper Westside is. Signage would help let visitors know where they are.
Open park space, more food options, another grocery store.
Having a cleaner feel visually on Howell Mill. Improved air
quality and traffic issues addressed.
More restaurants and shops - but not chain restaurants or strip malls.
Survey Responses
What is the one thing you’d like to see happen in the Upper Westside? Share what you think we should prioritize in the Upper Westside.
Survey Responses
What is the one thing you’d like to see happen in the Upper Westside? Share what you think we should prioritize in the Upper Westside.
Survey Responses
What is the one thing you’d like to see happen in the Upper Westside? Share what you think we should prioritize in the Upper Westside.
SIDEWALKS. Get the BeltLine done... and everything (restaurants, businesses and art) else that goes with it. Continue to prioritize locally
owned businesses.
We need more community parks that can cater to the growing family population. We need more of the area to be walkable.
Traffic management. One the construction is done, PLEASE
PLEASE PLEASE FIX OUR ROADS!!! It is insane right now!
Maintain neighborhood aesthetics with a diverse blend of high quality, affordable housing stock + cultural and historic resources.
Survey Responses
What is the most underappreciated asset of the Upper Westside? Share what you think should be celebrated about the Upper Westside that isn’t today.
Survey Responses
What is the most underappreciated asset of the Upper Westside? Share what you think should be celebrated about the Upper Westside that isn’t today.
Survey Responses The...adaptive reuse of industrial buildings has really given the area its sense of place and helped it become the “design district” of the city.
What is the most underappreciated asset of the Upper Westside? We should celebrate the history of the old neighborhoods in the Upper Westside.
Share what you think should be celebrated about the Upper Westside that isn’t today.
The family-owned businesses. They give the neighborhood
The residents really care about the growth of this area and often are willing to volunteer to help clean up the area.
I wish I could say the reservoir park, but if only they’d take the fence down.
strong character.
Its natural beauty. I’d love to see more green spaces.
Survey Responses
How can we make our streets safer & friendlier?
nice
bridge
paving bike especially Northside side cool Huff sidewalk dont Maybe continuous lane good crosswalk Create
Howell everyone hard cars go road
lanes west
Just etc parks Peachtree
area walking star Mill see like Ellsworth 75 Marietta dangerous 17 Collier sure 17th Chattahoochee provisions corner
safer
know
Survey Responses
I want a trail that connects _____ to _____.
greenway
mill
Niles want NW bike proctor
village also along
Park Brady
Beltline Marietta ave
blvd
Ellsworth needs
Hills Huff
sidewalks lanes everywhere bridge
King
Reservoir creek
Westside trail Rd throughout Thank
plow
city
Howell Knight
West access
Boulevard Connectivity
connect
connects
blanks
Quarry
path
Parkthe 1079 smoother Absent
common
Provisions
power WorksBold Monk belt crosswalk backside happy better Underwood Fill Industrial
Station protected line drive Northside Channing Perhaps awesome Avenue easement like
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Dream Id
wider
multiuse
Survey Responses
I want to safely bike to_____.
campus marked prefer white often Proctor belt Publix great
start
crowded
preferred
Ponce hour
ensure
Marietta
stating much Cantina bikes crosswalks cyclists dont true manhole St
turn 10th
desperate Piedmont already pedestrians
loose
work tothe
shared
Nuevo rush toward Battle
designated Bankhead need ride monk walk impossible makes help Lights
Street road Collier Avana
west
around solid Chattahoochee hard good Wide Scofflaw
line Georgia Park also Rd Tech Ave Mill provisions 14th cars onto Brewing covers
ok
traffic
really Drivers
never
want
fast clear
lane branches
Quarry Avenue
Huff
truck
downtown even
75
left
Sidewalks Greenway bicycles standard station potholes stay difference Laredo extrawife look thought sidewalk Bold sure protected Breweries logos
gravel
especially
lanes go westside
route
way Starting
yoga next
Biking
Everywhere
something
particular curve
Ellsworth
Beltline
Night roads North overpass
everyone plausible
scary big
Howell Bike right Creek safely
Blvd
just
W
Monday
survey
Northside rocks Yes
Hemphill
separated
new
Yonder large Industrial
Future
well thing green
Trail share along
Dekalb
market Midtown Works gotta
stripe
Marta City painted
Peachtree
Survey Responses
I want a park with _____ in my neighborhood. Picnic
well area
tables
trails playground
feature Hockey
Westside
want park fenced pool water Covered
sprinklers
bike
community
Swings
dog
trail
Rink
misters
space
neighborhood pad
Roller run
walking possibly
Upper
like
02 Mappings
Go-To Spots Underwood Hills Ch a
Hills Park
Channing Valley
75 Berkeley Park
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dN Blv
Ma
W
N Rd
Pe rr
lvd N
Blandtown
Atlantic Station
17th St NW
W
Huff Rd NW
Rockdale
West M ariet t
14th St NW aS
W tN
Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry
Go-To Spot Current UWCID Boundary
Loring Heights
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Collier Hills
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234 Go-To Spots
Northside Dr
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What is a go-to spot? These are places people visit regularly, and have come to love. They are a part of what makes the Upper Westside feel like home.
noted by map respondents, including restaurants, parks, breweries and districts
Road NW
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Grove Park
Howell Station
33% of Go-To Spots are within this circle Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW
Home Park
10th St NW
Marietta St Artery
Georgia Tech
100% of Routes
Road NW r e lli
Co
Ch a
focused on some form of walking, biking, and transit connection.
Northside Dr
vd NW tta Bl Marie
Desired Routes
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75
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Ma lvd N
W
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N Rd
Pe rr
Huff Rd NW
West M ariet t
Mill Rd
W
aS
17th St NW
W tN
14th St NW routes Half of all desired include Howell Mill,
Huff Road & West Marietta Street 10th St NW
Improved Pedestrian + Bike Connection New Pedestrian/Bike Connection Improved Transit + Pedestrian + Bike Connection
Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW
Big Ideas
Northside Dr
vd NW tta Bl Marie
Road NW r e lli
Co
Ch a
tta hooc ee Ave NW h
75
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Ma lvd N
W
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Pe rr
N Rd
47 Big Ideas
Huff Rd NW
West M ariet t
Mill Rd
W
17th St NW
14th St NW aS
W tN
10th St NW
Transportation Ideas Green Space Ideas Safety Ideas
Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW
Ch a
W
N Rd ell How
lvd N
Mill Rd
Huff Rd NW W
West M ariet t
14th St NW aS
10th St NW
Transportation Ideas Green Space Ideas Safety Ideas
17th St NW
W tN
The big idea is to remove these parking spots (they just built an entire parking garage right next to here, they can afford to lose 10 spaces!) and replace it with a pedestrian plaza in front of all these restaurants.
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tta Pe rr
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Keep the right-turn slip lane closed. The wider turns are slower, and safer for everyone involved. Especially given the heavy freight traffic on this road.
tta hooc ee Ave NW h
rie
Create a multi-use trail that crosses the train tracks and allows access to Monday Night & other things on Howell Mill
Co
Ma
Ellsworth needs sidewalks, bike lanes, speed bumps to slow traffic, non-crossing double yellow line, dedicated turn lanes, a stop light at Elaine, crosswalks, and better street lights.
Northside Dr
Sidewalks to get between all of the new breweries popping up in the area. There isn't a safe option to walk/bike between Fire Maker, Steady Hand, Bold Monk, Dr. Scofflaw (soon!), Second Self, and Round Trip.
Road NW r e lli
vd NW tta Bl Marie
Transportation Ideas
Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW
Safety Ideas
Crosswalks and signals at the Chattahoochee/ Ellsworth intersection. I *think* this is already in the plan, but definitely needs to be done by the time The Works really opens.
tta hooc ee Ave NW h
75
tta
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Ma lvd N
W
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Pe rr
N Rd W
Huff Rd NW
West M ariet t
Mill Rd
Traffic calming measures. Through-traffic speeding and ignoring stop signs increases risk of serious injury and discourages walking, biking and other welcoming outdoor activities.
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Ch a
TURN VISIBILITY! For cars to make it safer for pedestrians and cyclists!
Northside Dr
vd NW tta Bl Marie
Work with the property owner of the Publix shopping center to move an entrance to align with Emery St.
Road NW r e lli
17th St NW
14th St NW aS
W tN
10th St NW
Transportation Ideas Green Space Ideas Safety Ideas
Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW
Turn this vacant lot into a pocket park! It could also act as a path between Collier and the shopping center. Work with GA Power to connect Howell Mill to Tanyard Creek Beltline spur by creating paths and parks on their right of way.
Road NW r e lli
Co
Ch a
tta hooc ee Ave NW h
75
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yB
lvd N
W Huff Rd NW
West M ariet t
Mill Rd
W
14th St NW aS
Trail from Trabert Ave to the new Waterworks public greenspace at 17th Street.
10th St NW
Transportation Ideas Green Space Ideas Safety Ideas
17th St NW
W tN
Push back the fence around the water reservoir to create a dog park between Berkeley Park, Monday Night and the Water works park
Pe rr
N Rd
Connect the future Beltline corridor to the Arts Center Marta Station with a Gondola that utilizes vertical space over the water reservoir and 17th street. It could also connect to the Westside Quarry Park.
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One or more pollinator gardens along Ellsworth to serve as more productive speed reducers for the street.
Northside Dr
vd NW tta Bl Marie
Greenspace Ideas
Donald Lee Hollowell Pkwy NW