Commissioner Steve Bradshaw reminds constituents to participate in Memorial Drive Revitalization Design Workshop

DECATUR, Ga.—DeKalb County will host a design workshop about the future of the Memorial Drive corridor.

The workshop is scheduled Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2019, from 1 to 8 p.m. at DeKalb Conference Center at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, 495 North Indian Creek Drive Clarkston, GA 30021.

During this meeting, representatives from the county’s Department of Planning and Sustainability and POND consultant planning team will be working in real-time to develop conceptual ideas for the future of the corridor based on citizens’ feedback.

The schedule for the event is as follows:

• 1–4 p.m., Freeform Planning Work. Residents are encouraged to drop in anytime. The planning team will be developing initial ideas and concepts to be further explored later in the evening.
• 4–5 p.m., Transition to Open House. The planning team will be focused on finalizing initial concepts and ideas so they are presentation ready for the evening’s open house.
• 5–7 p.m., Open House. The planning team will present ideas developed during the afternoon and look for feedback.
• 7–8 p.m., Presentations. The planning team will develop brief presentations to summarize ideas captured and establish the next steps in the planning process.

“In 2018, I allocated $140,000 of District 4 reserves for a study,” said Commissioner Bradshaw. “That was augmented by a $34,500 allocation from the DeKalb County Department of Planning and Sustainability Department. I look forward to constituents participating in the process and providing their ideas for Memorial Drive.”

To learn more about the plan and take an online survey, visit www.dekalbcountyga.gov/memorialdrive.

To view and share a DCTV video about the Memorial Drive Revitalization Plan, visit https://youtu.be/EL6XxnAgx08.

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