Fayetteville’s (NC) Old Wilmington Road Revitalization has taken one more step toward completion!  The 72-unit Campbell Avenue senior residential phase was recently funded by the North Carolina Housing Finance Agency in a competitive process, paving the way for construction.  Urban Collage assisted the development team in submitting application materials as well as preparing design concepts for the site and building, continuing a collaboration that began with a successful HUD HOPE VI award in 2007.  The ambitious revitalization promises to transform one of Fayetteville’s most historic neighborhoods into a sustainable model for intown living.

Ever wonder what the area around Road Atlanta, Chateau Elan and historic downtown Braselton will look like in 30 years? Urban Collage, Inc. recently completed the 2030 Comprehensive Plan for the Town of Braselton, Georgia.  Over the last decade, the town has experienced dramatic residential development and population growth, the opening and expansion of the Chateau Elan Resort and Winery, and development of several key warehousing and distribution centers.  The plan focuses on clarifying and updating the town’s growth management strategies while fostering new high quality development and maintaining the town’s pastoral character.  The town’s vision includes reinvestment in its early-1900s Historic Downtown area, creation of TND-styled development around a forthcoming hospital facility and strategies to prevent sprawling development patterns.

The Town of Braselton adopted the new Comprehensive Plan in early August 2010.

Acworth, Georgia – a long-time Urban Collage client – was recently honored as an official “All-American City” by the National Civic League. The City competed nationally against 25 other cities and towns across the US. We at Urban Collage have known for years that Acworth is a great place to call home, run a business, raise a child and meet new friends…and now the rest of the country knows it too!  We congratulate the good folks of Acworth for this recognition!

To read the announcement on the City’s website click here…

Bluegrass Community and Technical College (BCTC) recently unveiled the final campus master plan for its new 48-acre campus in the historic northside of Lexington.   Urban Collage was part of a multi-disciplinary team that explored adaptive reuse of the former Eastern State Mental Hospital site and buildings and created a visionary plan for over 8,000 students.  The urban campus seeks to establish ties to surrounding neighborhoods and leverage the College for economic development along the emerging Newtown Pike corridor.

More information can be found here

The Town of Garner unanimously adopted the Historic Downtown Garner Plan last Tuesday evening, April 20, 2010.  In addition to the Town’s recent designation as a Main Street Community, the adopted Master Plan will guide future public/private investments to expand the historic town center and create greater connectivity and visibility from US Highway 70.

More information can be found here