ATLANTA STREETS ALIVE TAKES OVER PEACHTREE ON JUNE 12

Atlanta Streets Alive returns Sunday, June 12, to take over Peachtree Street through the heart of the city. There’s also a new time frame.

For this year’s Peachtree event, the street will be closed to vehicle traffic from 4 to 8 p.m. The 2.7-mile stretch from Edgewood Avenue to 17th Street will be open for people to walk on foot, bike, skateboard, rollerblade and other human-powered means.

Participants can expect a wealth of activities hosted by community organizations and businesses. Many businesses and restaurants will be open, offering specials and welcoming all the foot traffic.

For more information about the June 12 event and upcoming Atlanta Streets Alive events, visit atlantastreetsalive. com.

Meetings

The Atlanta City Council meets Monday, June 6, and Monday, June 20, at 1 p.m. at City Hall, 55 Trinity Ave. See agendas and other details at citycouncil.atlantaga.gov.

The Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education meets Monday, June 6, with presentations at 2:30 p.m. and the community meeting at 6 p.m. Meetings are held at the Center for Learning and Leadership, 130 Trinity Ave. There will be no meeting in July. Visit atlanta.k12. ga.us for more information.

Community meetings, news & events

City Schools of Decatur Board of Education meets June 14, at 6:30 p.m. in the Central Office at 125 Electric Ave. For more information, visit csdecatur.net.

The Buckhead Council of Neighborhoods is taking its summer break and there will be no meetings in June or July. Visit buckheadcouncil.org.

News

The Atlanta City Council has approved the land conveyance of its portion of Turner Field to the Atlanta Fulton County Recreational Authority (AFCRA), which owns the other part of the ballpark, for sale to Georgia State University (GSU) and its partners for the creation of a mixed-use development. The vote was made despite the protests of the Turner Field Benefits Coalition, which is made up of members and stakeholders in the neighborhoods surrounding The Ted. The Coalition maintains that the desires of the neighborhoods and Neighborhood Planning Unit-V (NPU-V) are being ignored as the city and Fulton County rushes to sell the property. Atlanta City Councilwoman Carla Smith, who represents most of the Turner Field area, said there had been countless community meetings, and that residents’ desires for the project were incorporated into three potential site plans created by local architectural firm Perkins + Will. Smith said she would “sit down with anyone” to continue the conversation about the redevelopment of Turner Field. Councilmember Joyce Sheperd said she hoped the land conveyance was “just the beginning of opportunities to discuss the project.” The city and AFCRA plan to sell Turner Field to Georgia State University and its development partners Carter and Oakwood Development for a mixed-use project with athletic facilities, dorms, hotels, retail, restaurants and housing. The Atlanta Braves will leave The Ted at the end of the year for its new home in Cobb County.

Atlanta is moving forward with a $1 million environmental analysis of a proposed route of the Atlanta Streetcar that would run 2.5 miles from Centennial Olympic Park west to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Westside Trail, according to SaportaReport. The analysis, a major step before the city can apply for federal funding, was set to begin in May and be completed by December.

The Atlanta City Council has passed a citywide affordable housing ordinance in an effort to provide more options for residents.

Councilmember Andre Dickens, who authored the ordinance, said in a media statement the city had worked with developers and community members to create the ordinance. With passage of the ordinance, any multi-family residential property for lease that receives a grant, incentive or subsidy in the City of Atlanta will be obligated to adhere to the housing set asides. That means that either 10 percent of the units at 60 percent Area Median Income (AMI) and below or 15 percent of the units at 80 percent AMI and below meet the provisions of the ordinance.

The Capitol View Historic District has been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The Historic District is bounded by Hartford Place (North), Metropolitan Parkway (East), Fairbanks Street (South), and Sylvan Road, Division Place and the western boundary of Perkerson Park (West). The nomination was sponsored by the Capitol View Neighborhood Association and materials were prepared by graduate students in Georgia State University’s Heritage Preservation Program. The Capitol View Historic District was initially developed as a streetcar suburb for middle-class white families in the decades following 1900. Growth of the district accelerated when Capitol View was annexed by the city of Atlanta in 1913 and Stewart Avenue became a major automobile thoroughfare and commercial area after being paved as part of the Dixie Highway in the 1920s. A section of war-worker housing was developed in Capitol View in the early 1940s, and mostly blue-collar workers continued the population growth.

The Atlanta Housing Authority is looking for owners of available single family or multi-family properties to be considered for the Housing Choice Voucher Program to help those who need affordable housing. Send an email toleads@atlantahousing.org or call (404) 892-2700.

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death because often there are no symptoms until it has spread. The good news is a lung cancer screening can help detect it early when there are more treatment options. Northside Hospital Cancer Institute offers a low dose CT screening if you’re 55 – 77 years old and a current or previous smoker. It’s quick and easy and could save your life.

For information call 404-531-4444 or visit northside.com/lung