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US-1 Corridor Plan

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project: US-1 CORRIDOR PLAN
date: 2005 – 2006
location: RALEIGH, NC
client: CAPITAL AREA METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION (CAMPO)
contact: KENNETH WITHROW, SENIOR TRANSPORTATION PLANNER

In 2005, the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) initiated a study to evaluate transit and roadway alternatives for the US-1 Corridor in northeast Raleigh, NC. This comprehensive land use and transportation study covered fourteen miles of the US-1 corridor and the adjacent CSX railroad line, encompassing five local jurisdictions.

Urban Collage was selected as a part of the consultant team to analyze existing conditions, review regional market trends and assess potential for future land use and development. In addition to creating future land use scenarios, Urban Collage illustrated potential development for three strategic activity centers. The preferred alternative for future land use is supported by design guidelines and conceptual zoning recommendations.

Peachtree Corridor Vision Plan

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project: PEACHTREE CORRIDOR VISION PLAN
date: 2006 – 2007
location: ATLANTA, GA
client: PEACHTREE CORRIDOR PARTNERSHIP
contact: RAYMOND CHRISTMAN, CHAIRMAN

As one of Mayor Shirley Franklin’s key economic development initiatives, the Peachtree Corridor Vision Plan tapped the diverse talents of over 50 Atlanta business, institutional and cultural leaders to create a design concept and financial strategy that would transform the 14.5-mile corridor into one of the world’s “premier boulevards”. Released in March 2007, the final report contains recommendations for $1.1 billion in public and private investment – including a streetcar system – to secure the estimated $33 billion in potential investment value.

Urban Collage principal Stan Harvey co-chaired the Planning & Design Technical Subcommittee of the Task Force, charged with creating an overall set of architectural and aesthetic standards to support and celebrate the diverse neighborhoods and urban areas along the corridor. Urban Collage also assumed the role of planning staff to the Subcommittee – performing such varied tasks as inventorying the corridor, supporting public outreach, offering design expertise, and producing extensive maps and narratives that were integral to the final report.

Implementation Highlights:

Public Hearing conducted in May 2007
Peachtree Partnership interim organization created in June 2007

Charlotte Corridors, Centers, and Wedges

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project: CHARLOTTE CORRIDORS, CENTERS, AND WEDGES
date: 2006 – 2007
location: CHARLOTTE, NC
client: CHARLOTTE/MECKENBURG PLANNING DEPARTMENT
contact: LAURA HARMON, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM MANAGER

Urban Collage, working with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department, was retained to update their comprehensive growth plan, which focused on plans and policies for “Corridors, Centers and Wedges.” Using the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative as a model, Urban Collage helped Charlotte develop similar policies and guidelines for Activity Centers in the area including a pilot pedestrian-oriented plan for the Northlake area.

After concentrating on dense commercial development in the Northlake Mall area, the Charlotte Planning Department shifted gears to add some balance to the fast-growing area with dense multifamily residential developments. Several developers purchased land in the area with plans to construct not only residences, but also sidewalks and connecting streets that will help bring cohesiveness and interconnectivity to the heavily commercial area.

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