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Consultants unveil draft redevelopment concepts for Old National, South Fulton Parkway and Red Oak districts
Summary
The Sizemore Group presented a draft urban design study covering three study areas: Old National, South Fulton Parkway/Cedar Grove and the Red Oak district. The plan sketches mixed‑use infill, expanded parks and pedestrian connections and sets a 15–20 year implementation horizon with design guidelines and a proposed May 15 community meeting.
The city’s consultant team from Sizemore Group, supported by market and transportation partners, presented interim recommendations from a multi‑month urban design study focused on three priority areas: the Old National district, South Fulton Parkway/Cedar Grove and the Red Oak district.
Deanna Murphy of Sizemore Group summarized outreach that included five public meetings, stakeholder interviews and online engagement. The study’s goals, she said, are to build community consensus, identify implementable redevelopment strategies and provide a phased implementation plan with associated design guidelines.
Key concepts presented for the Old National district included: an infill, pedestrian‑oriented “commons” built on underused parking along Old National Commons; an expanded Old National Park with increased recreational capacity and potential community center; mixed‑use infill with ground‑floor retail and residential above; and a Tri County Station concept to preserve a large anchor retail footprint while converting surrounding plazas to a Main Street‑style retail and green‑space corridor.
For South Fulton Parkway and Cedar Grove the team proposed a market village center that preserves agricultural character while building a walkable commercial village fronting Cedar Grove Road, plus infill housing tailored to site topography and new pedestrian/bike connections.
In the Red Oak district consultants proposed an arts‑oriented village with strengthened corridors, roundabout‑based gateways at Roosevelt and Buffington, infill residential and retail along Washington Road, and a reimagined Lee Plaza anchor with improved placemaking.
Murphy said the team will provide a final report that includes a pattern book, design guidelines, phasing and estimated public investment needs; the consultants tentatively scheduled a community meeting for May 15 to gather additional feedback before finalizing recommendations.
Ending: The presentation concluded with councilmembers asking staff to ensure the consultant team updates some site labels to reflect approved projects (for example, a permitted mixed‑use apartment project and other already‑approved developments) and to reconcile planning layers. No council vote was required; staff will return with the final report after the May community meeting.
