Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Consultants present Highway 92 LCI study, recommend flexible design standards tied to market feasibility
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a draft Livable Centers Initiative study for the Highway 92 corridor, showing multiple redevelopment scenarios, a market "rule of 3" feasibility test, and a likely move toward a flexible planned-unit-development approach rather than a one-size-fits-all zoning standard.
Tracy Albers, community development director for the City of Woodstock, presented the Highway 92 Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) study to the mayor and council on April 28, detailing design concepts and market feasibility work funded by a 2023 grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The study team — led by Lord X. Sargent (consultant Bob), KB Advisory Group (Tate, development analyst) and engagement staff including Quinn (Lord X. Sargent project manager) and Renata Madison (Atlanta Regional Commission) — summarized phase-two findings and showed conceptual redevelopment options for three focus sites along Highway 92. The consultants emphasized the scenarios were illustrative: "We're not saying this is what we think should happen. We're just saying this is what could happen," Bob said.
Why it matters: Highway 92 is a large, heterogeneous corridor where one uniform set of design rules would not fit all parcels. The study ties conceptual design to realistic market outcomes so that any regulatory changes are…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
