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UC’s Butler Park Revitalization Plan featured in Parks & Recreation Magazine

by Soumi Basu on May 16th, 2011

For the last year or so, Associate Matt Cherry has been working collaboratively with the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Housing Authority to gather input from community stakeholders and conceptualize a new Butler Park in the aftermath of severe damage caused by a 2008 tornado.  Capitalizing on momentum from the ongoing adjacent Auburn Pointe (formerly Grady Homes) Hope VI Redevelopment, the new Butler Park will open in November, adding exciting new recreational and gathering spaces while simultaneously commemorating the legacy of Selena S. Butler and her contributions to educational issues and the civil rights movement.

To read the article in the Parks & Recreation Magazine click here.

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More Good News for Dunwoody!

by Bob Begle on May 10th, 2011

The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) has formally grandfathered the recently completed Georgetown / North Shallowford Master Plan into its nationally recognized Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) program. The plan joins the Dunwoody Village Master Plan – also prepared by Urban Collage – and qualifies the City for a select pot of transportation related implementation funds. Congratulations to the City of Dunwoody and the community participants who worked so hard on the plan!

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KYASLA Merit Award for BCTC Newtown Pike Campus Plan

by Soumi Basu on April 27th, 2011

The Bluegrass Community and Technical College Newtown Pike Campus Master Plan has been awarded the Professional Merit Award by the Kentucky Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (KYASLA). A multi-disciplinary team led by EOP Architects, including Urban Collage and M2D Design Group, explored the redevelopment of the 65-acre former Eastern State Mental Hospital. The historic nature of the site as well as its context within Downtown Lexington was considered while planning for a sustainable campus and environs.

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Arena, Arts & Entertainment District Task Force in Action

by Soumi Basu on April 25th, 2011

Lexington Mayor Jim Gray has appointed an Arena, Arts & Entertainment Task Force to conduct a comprehensive study on the Lexington Center, Rupp Arena, and its immediate context. The task force held its first organizational meeting on April 14, 2011 with the main objective to introduce the four Committees – Planning & Design, Need, Use & Benefit, Finance and Technical Advisory Group; and discuss the process, tasks and products of each Committee. Urban Collage has been engaged to provide staff support and help facilitate this ten-month process. The Committees are now in the process of gathering and analyzing existing studies and information, along with identifying potential case studies for the district.

For more information and presentations visit the Task Force website and for the local news article click here…

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All Three UC Clients Awarded 2010 CNI Grant Funds

by John Skach on March 22nd, 2011

HUD recently announced the first planning grant recipients of the groundbreaking Choice Neighborhoods Initiative, or CNI.  Out of 119 planning submissions, only 17 were awarded grant funds to conduct comprehensive and inclusive neighborhood planning around public housing and HUD-assisted communities.  Urban Collage is honored to have contributed to the success of teams in Atlanta, Georgia; Norfolk, Virginia; and Wilmington, North Carolina.

For more information on the CNI program and award specifics click here…

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