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WELCOME EXERCISE Placing a GREEN DOT on areas you like or where something good is happening and; Placing a RED DOT on areas you don’t like or where area needs improvement. Share your thoughts on the study area by:

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WELCOME EXERCISE

Placing a GREEN DOT on areas you like or where something good is happening and;

Placing a RED DOT on areas you don’t like or where area needs improvement.

Share your thoughts on the study area by:

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Kickoff MeetingJanuary 27, 2016

Buford Livable Centers Initiative 10-Year Update

January 27, 2016

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PROJECT TEAM

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WHAT IS THE LIVABLE CENTERS INITIATIVE?

“Forward Buford” is the 10-Year

Update to the City of Buford LCI

(Livable Centers Initiative) program

administered by the Atlanta

Regional Commission (ARC), which:

• Links land use, transportation +

market analysis in town centers,

activity centers, and corridors.

• Provides planning grants

• Provides transportation

infrastructure funding

Courtesy of Atlanta Regional Commission

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LIVING CENTERS INITIATIVE GOALS

Utilize an inclusive

planning process

Access to a full range

of transportation modes

Promote a diverse mix of

land uses and housing options

Focus future growth where it

makes sense

“create new plans for quality

growth and help develop

innovative policies that support

more vibrant, connected

communities.” (ARC)1

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2,752.3 ACRES AND INCLUDES:• Downtown Core

• South Hill St Historic District

• Buford Hwy Corridor

• Main St Corridor

• Residential communities

north of Buford Hwy

• Commercial sites south of

Buford Hwy

STUDY AREA

• Connection to I985

• Major retail locations -

i.e. Home Depot and Walmart

• Light industrial in westernmost

section of study area

• Central Buford schools in

easternmost section of study area

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ORIGINAL LCI PLAN

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ORIGINAL LCI CONCEPT PLAN

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ORIGINAL LCI COMMUNITY GOALS

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Reinforce the role of the Main Street as Buford’s center1234567=89

Provide an interconnected street system supporting a range of route options,

transportation modes and reduced congestion.

Ensure that walking is safe, convenient and enjoyable.

Create a dignified public realm that encourages human interaction and

promotes civic identity.

Preserve a sense-of-place by protecting downtown’s historic buildings and

ensuring that new buildings provide quality architecture appropriate to Buford.

Provide a mix of land uses within close proximity, while protecting existing

residential areas.

Provide well-maintained roads that facilitates the smooth flow of traffic on the

community’s terms.

Increase the use and convenience of GCT buses and the viability of bicycling

in the study area.

Create a cohesive, pedestrian-oriented retail environment along Main Street that functions as a unified whole, rather than a collection of parts.

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Reinforce the role of the Main Street as Buford’s center1234567=89

Provide an interconnected street system supporting a range of route options,

transportation modes and reduced congestion.

Ensure that walking is safe, convenient and enjoyable.

Create a dignified public realm that encourages human interaction and

promotes civic identity.

Preserve a sense-of-place by protecting downtown’s historic buildings and

ensuring that new buildings provide quality architecture appropriate to Buford.

Provide a mix of land uses within close proximity, while protecting existing

residential areas.

Provide well-maintained roads that facilitates the smooth flow of traffic on the

community’s terms.

Increase the use and convenience of GCT buses and the viability of bicycling

in the study area.

Create a cohesive, pedestrian-oriented retail environment along Main Street that functions as a unified whole, rather than a collection of parts.

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Reinforce the role of the Main Street as Buford’s center.1234567=89

Provide an interconnected street system supporting a range of route options,

transportation modes and reduced congestion.

Ensure that walking is safe, convenient and enjoyable.

Create a dignified public realm that encourages human interaction and

promotes civic identity.

Preserve a sense-of-place by protecting historic buildings and ensuring that

new buildings provide quality architecture appropriate to Buford.

Provide a mix of land uses within close proximity, while protecting existing

residential areas.

Provide well-maintained roads that facilitates the smooth flow of traffic on the

community’s terms.

Increase the use and convenience of GCT buses and the viability of bicycling

in the study area.

Create a cohesive, pedestrian-oriented retail environment along Main Street that functions as a unified whole, rather than a collection of parts.

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RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS - PUBLIC

• Buford City Hall

• Buford Town Park and Community

Center

• Buford High School – Underway

• City Conservation – Buford Highway

• School Central Office

• Main Street Park

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RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS - PUBLIC

• South Hill Street

• South Lee Street

• Forest Street/Sawnee Avenue

Connector

• Main Street Directional Signage

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RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS - PRIVATE

• Buford Village

• Mason Building

• Oak Brook Plaza

• Brickton North

• Hamilton Point

• Buford Youth Sports Complex

• Buford Care

• Dale Brown Building

• Espy Street Subdivision - Planned

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MOVING FORWARD

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THE PLANNING PROCESS

RESEARCH &

ANALYSISVISIONING DRAFT PLAN FINAL

PLAN

WE ARE HERE!

DECEMBER/JANUARY• Site visit• Existing conditions

assessment• Previous plans

assessment• Core team meeting 1• Kickoff meeting• Stakeholder interviews

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LAND USE + DESIGN

Housing?Parks and Open Space?Development Opportunities?Business and Commercial Centers?Public Facilities?What does it look like?

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MARKET STUDY

• Demographics• Retail & Commercial• Employment• Housing• Business Development

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MARKET STUDY: Demographics

• Buford• 23% population growth 2000-2010• 6.8% projected by 2020• $49,354 Median HH Income

• Region• Robust growth since 2000• Rates slowed during recession, increasing• Highest growth/income highest income =

Suwanee, Forsyth Co, Sugar Hill

• Study Area• Marginal growth and projection, but• Trade area outpacing much of region in

growth, incomes

2%

23%

70%

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

Population Change 2000-2010

$37,730$49,354

$66,923

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$100,000

2015 Median Household Income

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MARKET STUDY: Retail

• Greater Buford area is retail magnet• Study Area = $234 million inflow• Buford = $584 m• 10 min = $1.27 B (Mall of Georgia)

• Still localized demand in key categories• Grocery, Specialty foods• Apparel – women’s, accessory• Specialty retail – jewelry, gifts, sporting

goods, used mdse• Restaurants – full service

• Potential for study area, downtown

$37,730$49,354

$66,923

$0$10,000$20,000$30,000$40,000$50,000$60,000$70,000$80,000$90,000

$100,000

2015 Median Household Income

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MARKET STUDY: Residential

• Buford Market• $181,785 – median value• 30518 avg Listing = $225k• Gwinnett avg Sales 12/15 = $236k• 90% of market Single Family detached

• Regional Market• Strongly affected by housing bubble.• Starts and prices declined, days on market

increased• Improved, stable, slow

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SF Residential Building Permits -Gwinnett County

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30518 - Buford Market Activity

Avg List Avg Sold

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MARKET STUDY: Employment

• Buford• Predominantly Retail & Accommodation/Food

– Exit 115• 89.7% commute outside of Buford• Key clusters exist at:

• Hamilton Mill Business Center• Bristol Industrial Way• Lee, Highway 23

• Gwinnett County• 4.6% Unemployment (GA 5.5)• 60% commute• $49,036 – avg. wage• Atlanta regional WIA

Retail Trade22%

Accommodation/ Food

15%

Manufacturing12%

Construction9%

Wholesale Trade

9%

Admin/ Support8%

Educational Services

5%

Other Serv.4%

Health Care4%

Professional, Technical

3%

Warehousing/ Trans

3%

Buford 2013 Employment

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TRANSPORTATION

Roadways?Sidewalks?Bicycle facilities?Connectivity?Shuttles?What are the priorities?

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TRANSPORTATION – SOUTH HILL STREETBE

FORE

AFTE

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TRANSPORTATION – SOUTH HILL STREETBE

FORE

AFTE

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TRANSPORTATION – SOUTH HILL STREETBE

FORE

AFTE

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TRANSPORTATION – SOUTH HILL STREETBE

FORE

AFTE

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PROJECT WEBSITE – www.forwardbuford.com

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Q+A

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EXERCISES

1. IMAGE PREFERENCE SURVEY• Housing• Parks + open space• Development opportunities• Business + commercial centers• Public facilities

NEXT STEPS:Community Workshop

Date To Be Determined

2. COMMENT STATIONS• Land use and design• Transportation• Market Study

3. AFFIRM PREVIOUS GOALS