s. Wolff Jan 21 2025 at 9:43AM on page 166 Question The City should not further any projects that go in opposition to CR 13.3 and 13.4. This includes projects within the City of Atlanta and outside the boundaries of City of Atlanta. Considering the pollution of Intrenchment Creek as a tributary to the South River, the city should halt supporting projects further deforesting, destabilizing, and eroding this ecosystem. It is inconsistent and a flagrant violation of this plan for the City to support the deforestation of the South River forest at the proposed public safety training facility. How is the City's action consistent with the master plan in respect to this issue? replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 9:24PM on page 218 No mention of beltline rail? Shouldn't that be playing a role in this plan? It's a much needed extension of mass transit in atlanta! replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 9:15PM on page 171 Very disturbing that the vast majority of Atlanta is a food desert. We need more farmers markets and the edible green infrastructure mentioned already. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 9:13PM on page 166 I support connecting active transportation paths together and having a city wide plan so that existing sections can be stitched together into a usable network for actual transportation. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 9:04PM on page 163 Again, a false binary. Increasing housing density, when constructed using sustainable development practices with more permeable surface covers and green zones, will not put more strain on the watershed than acres of paved driveways and ecologically dead but perfectly green lawns. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 9:00PM on page 158 Neighborhoods can become denser without compromising tree canopy - duplexes and triplexes have the same footprint as a single family home while increasing density. This is a false binary. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:58PM on page 155 Atlanta needs a citywide composting program and glass recycling! Give up on the plastic recycling- it's mostly garbage anyways. Switch to focusing on the two truly recyclable materials, aluminum and glass. Additionally, a composting program would go a LONG way towards reducing greenhouse gases while improving the soil around the city. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:56PM on page 155 More than information and technical assistance may be needed to help people (both owners and renters) implement energy saving improvements such as financial assistance replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:53PM on page 139 Urban agriculture is much needed! I support these plans replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:50PM on page 98 Removing parking for sustainable traffic lanes (Bus and Bike) will increase safety for these modes as well as car traffic replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:49PM on page 98 We need more enforcement of traffic rules generally in atlanta- stopping anywhere, be it traffic lane or bike lane, causes safety and traffic flow problems but is done with abandon and no consequences. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:47PM on page 95 streets alive demonstrates how nice our streets can be without cars!! i support removing cars from some streets, potentially starting with weekends? replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:40PM on page 82 Agree - the beltline rail or other offshoots of marta to connect Ponce/NE Atlanta to transit is needed!! replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:37PM on page 46 I agree with the other comment that you could maintain the character of a neighborhood by allowing existing houses to be subdivided into duplexes while increasing density and utilization of the area which would benefit the city as a whole. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:31PM on page 27 I agree that preserving greenspace is important and already developed areas should be densified rather than cutting into parks and canopy. I support more protections of the tree canopy especially to help combat global warming. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:28PM on page 24 Agree that neighborhoods should accommodate more growth but still feel like a neighborhood. There should be a balance between taking into account the opinion of neighbors while not bowing to developers. Atlanta needs to become denser and avoid more suburban sprawl. replies
Maddie H Jan 16 2025 at 8:26PM on page 23 I agree with the other comments posted here. Single family homes need to be revised - large lot single family is not a good way to maintain neighborhoods near the center of Atlanta and closest to transit and only serves to maintain a car-focused city with bubbled enclaves. Specifically VaHi and Ansley Park - not dense enough for their proximity to Midtown, Beltline, and transit. replies
Kate Little Jan 16 2025 at 3:37PM on page 111 Add 1.9 Utilize the Housing Trust Fund recommendations put forth by the Housing Commission and submitted to City Council in 2022. replies
Kate Little Jan 16 2025 at 3:34PM on page 123 Make 12.1 stronger by revising to read “Create and maintain an inventory of vacant and dilapidated properties establish requirements for the maintenance of those properties, prioritize properties for maintenance work, etc. replies
Kate Little Jan 16 2025 at 3:30PM on page 126 Add HC 13.8 When deploying public funds for affordable rental housing, prioritize housing that targets households at 50 percent AMI or below. replies
Kate Little Jan 16 2025 at 3:28PM on page 120 add to priorities in HC 8.1, and containing units at 50% AMI or below replies
Vicki Jan 16 2025 at 3:21PM on page 186 Suggestion Find a way to speed up design improvements. We’ve been waiting for Monroe streetscapes for a nearly a decade. And why or why were the bike lanes eliminated? Sure we have the Beltline nearby, but you have to GET to the Beltline somehow. replies
Vicki Jan 16 2025 at 1:51PM on page 98 Suggestion Particularly in situations where there are designated bike paths. NO PARKING on bike paths. That includes rideshare! replies
Vicki Jan 16 2025 at 1:50PM on page 98 Suggestion Improve technology if we are going to rely on it for paid parking. Too often, kiosks don’t work, but fines are imposed anyway. replies
Vicki Jan 16 2025 at 1:47PM on page 92 Suggestion Please require all of the micro mobility companies, bike and scooter and whatever, to provide corrals for their units and require their patrons to park at the corrals. It’s ridiculous how often scooters and bikes are just dropped right in the middle of a sidewalk or a bike path. Other cities do this and assess hefty fines to the providers, which they pass on to their customers if they done properly rack their unit. replies
Vicki Jan 16 2025 at 1:36PM on page 85 Suggestion City also needs to provide regular maintenance of the bike lanes. Traffic and nature blow much of the street debris towards the curbs, which means the debris and trash accumulate in the bike lanes. replies
Jon Huff Jan 16 2025 at 12:19PM on page 23 Suggestion I think there is also a desire for somewhat higher density. Smaller lots, smaller build set backs, etc. This would allow for more affordable construction of singly family homes in intown neighborhoods. replies
Jon Huff Jan 16 2025 at 12:13PM on page 73 Suggestion I think there should be separate rows for R4, R4a and R4b. R4: 70' of frontage and 9000 SF lots (to me) equal large lots and low density. R4a: 50' of frontage and 7500 SF lots (to me) equal medium density. R4b: 40' of frontage and 2800 SF lots (to me) equal high density (for SF neighborhoods). replies
Gary Jan 15 2025 at 12:12PM on page 126 Suggestion Add a policy requiring that no demolition or renovation of a property in the City will be permitted if it will result in a decrease in the inventory of affordable housing unless there is an approved plan by the applicant to replace 1.5 times the number of affordable housing units that would be lost, to be located in the same NPU as the affordable units being lost. replies
Gary Jan 15 2025 at 11:59AM on page 7 The Housing Element should encourage preservation of affordable housing because we are constantly losing affordable housing through demolition, redevelopment, and rental rate increases. We cannot legally stop rent increases, but we can require replacement of affordable housing when it is demolished/ redeveloped. There should be two policies: 1) Within 1 year of adoption of this plan, the City of Atlanta will create an inventory of all private and public affordable housing units (e.g. rents affordable by 80%AMI) a in the City. 2) No permit for demolition or for rehabilitation of an existing development of 20 or more units that are currently affordable to those with incomes equal to or less than 80% of AMI will be permitted unless there is an approved application to construct or rehabilitate affordable housing units equal to 1.5 times the number that are to be lost through demolition or redevelopment. replies
John Thompson Jan 14 2025 at 3:31PM on page 23 Allow for all types of missing middle housing across the city. Allow all private property owners to determine the highest and best use of their land and build accordingly. The ever changing demographics of our city does not warrant keeping single family purely single family. We need to care for aging parents and newly formed households may want an adjoining building to provide rental income. No more racist single family zoning. replies
John Thompson Jan 14 2025 at 3:14PM on page 27 Suggestion Please do not create any more burdensome rules about protecting trees. We have more than enough rules to follow when trying to build new properties. replies
Edie Weintraub Jan 13 2025 at 7:41AM on page 53 Suggestion this is where retail and service can be. with retail on both sides of the street. more ideal when there's a baker living above their bakery. replies
Edie Weintraub Jan 13 2025 at 7:40AM on page 45 Suggestion Even with low density, city should not assume that retail should always be included. Let's ensure that in we have concentrated retail so overflowing active patios speak to one another vs. a active restaurant patio facing the back of house/trash of another building across the street. replies
Edie Weintraub Jan 13 2025 at 7:38AM on page 45 Suggestion Yes, but in the right areas consider retail at base with resi above. We should ensure the retail is designed correctly to ensure leaseable space with an eye towards local and regional brands. replies
Malcolm Jan 9 2025 at 11:56PM on page 82 Not really a fault of marta, but a station out here would be amazing. Marta was designed a a commuter network first and foremost and now has to retrofit itself in world where commuting continues to work occurs less and less. So lines that go down ponce or uo Marietta street would be amazing to plan for now as these areas are the most primed for growth and are now and projected to be more of major hotspots in the city replies
Malcolm Jan 9 2025 at 11:51PM on page 81 Every road in downtown is basically a minor arterial the downtown should be the most walking-friendly densest area of the city. Some serious road diets or pedistrian only streets are needed w/o question. This also plays into people's perception of downtown. No one wants be in downtown because unfortunately much of it is carioriented. Piedmont Avenue for example is a 4 lane one way street with no bike infrastructure or the nicest sidewalks and is major thoroughfare. GSU is located right on the street but has subpar walking amenities replies
Malcolm Jan 9 2025 at 11:45PM on page 45 Mixed used densities should have more laxed requirements on parking, as mixed use entails everything is within walking distance eliminating the need for so many cars, couple this in locale near 10 min headway busses or near train stations and parking becomes less and less advantageous for the developer and residents replies
Malcolm Jan 9 2025 at 11:42PM on page 41 Atlanta's core is basically within the beltline with a few exceptions, that being said there is no reason for any area w/n the beltline to have mlsf or llsf, even ldr is pushing it. But to stop the awful commutes into the city simply put the city needs to more enticing than the suburbs and when you effectively have suburbs in your city then your competing with suburbs as a city which is never good because a city will never be a suburb. replies
Malcolm Jan 9 2025 at 11:35PM on page 37 Suggestion More of this type of housing. Is despretly needed in Atlanta, not everything has to be a brand new 5over1 replies
Hugh Malkin Jan 8 2025 at 8:44PM on page 208 Suggestion Our fire trucks are huge and respond mostly respond to none fire related emergencies. Reducing their size will also improve our ability to achieve many transportation goals in this document including vision zero. replies
Hugh Malkin Jan 8 2025 at 8:38PM on page 188 Suggestion Show show residents where waterways exist and develop a plan to daylight all waterways. replies
Hugh Malkin Jan 8 2025 at 8:32PM on page 178 Question YES. How about counteracting the harm continuing to be done through poor air quality causing poor health for anyone living/working within 1500 feet of our interstates? replies
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