MASTERPLAN

Intersections

Designs include additional crosswalks, signage, and traffic calming strategies to make intersections safer and more pleasant.

Roadway Improvement

This aspect mostly involves the addition of bike lanes and in some case the removal of a vehicular traffic lane. Sidewalk repair and construction is also ceral to this piece of the project.

Both areas identified for park construction already have qualities of park culture. Tracy Street’s variety and structure an outdoor mall of sorts makes it a prime place for gathering. Pulaski Creek Trail has a trail connecting Pulaski Street’s shops to the downtown area. While it has a minimal amount of greenspace currently, the water feature and unused land around it give it a step up over plain existing sites.

Site Selection

The Pulaski Creek Trail was chosen for site scale design for its multitude of amenities and centralized location. The existing trail already provides convenient access between the downtown area into the Pulaski and Boulevard neighborhoods. It has both active and abandoned railways giving it a naturally Athenian character. The green space beyond the trestle would provide access to the Oconee River Greenway across Martin Luther King Jr. Highway as well as improve the passage between downtown and the Barber Street businesses. Additionally, the park is located next to a facility for senior citizens and public housing, forefronting ideals of equity.

Site Plan

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STREET Planting Design

Project III

September - November 2020

Allium Cernuum Artemisia Drancuculus

Digitalis Purpurea

Forsythia‘Meadowlark’HamamelisVirginianaHypericumFrondosum ‘Sunburst’

Lavandula Angustiflia ‘Buena Vista’

Lavandula Angustifolia ‘Ellagance Ice’

Melissa Officinalis MonardaDidymaRosmarinusOfficinalis ‘Prostratus’

Color Analysis

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