From the Mayor's Desk: Revitalizing Holcomb Bridge Corridor

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Note: The following is Peachtree Corners Mayor Mike Mason’s “From the Mayor’s Desk” column in the monthly Inside Peachtree Corners newsletter.

Those of us who have lived in Peachtree Corners for several decades can well remember Holcomb Bridge Road as a thriving, bustling area filled with busy restaurants and shopping centers.

But time has taken its toll on this gateway into the city. Today shopping centers are half-filled and many of the restaurants that we frequented are long closed. Today it’s filled with commuters who use it to pass through from one side of town to the other.

Previous “From the Mayor’s Desk” posts

• From the Mayor’s Desk: Business Incubator a Boom for Economic Development
• From the Mayor’s Desk: Looking Good, Peachtree Corners
• From the Mayor’s Desk: 3 Questions with Mike Mason

Re-energizing this important corridor is one of the city’s top priorities. Last fall we announced plans to hire a planning and design firm to study and recommend ways to connect and enhance the area for both residents and businesses.

The City Council selected Lord Aeck Sargent, an urban planning firm, to study and propose a plan to revitalize the area. The study is aimed at identifying strategies for incentivizing redevelopment of outdated commercial areas, improving pedestrian amenities and connectivity, enhancing transit amenities and access, and providing increased housing options for younger and older residents alike. The plans also include adding such elements as landscaping, street furniture and other focal point features.

We would like your input in developing a plan. Representatives were at the City’s Festival Booth this past weekend asking for your ideas on ways to improve Holcomb Bridge Road.

This is an important and vital part of our community and the city would like to see this corridor redeveloped into a neighborhood center that serves as a main gateway into a special and valued part of the city.

We’ve also got a survey we would like for you to participate in to provide your feedback. Two versions are available, one in English, one in Spanish. Please take a moment and complete the survey.

Click link for survey in English

Click clink for survey in Spanish