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The Buckhead area of Atlanta has the largest percentages of population and employment growth in the City of Atlanta. In 1992, the City of Atlanta's Planning Commissioner predicted Buckhead's commercial core would triple its size by 2007. The Buckhead commercial district is an economic engine, the continuing health of which is critical to Atlanta's and the surrounding region's current and future prosperity.
The Peachtree Boulevard transformation is the Buckhead community's first major transportation infrastructure improvement since the Georgia 400 link to I-285 was opened in 1993. The opening of Georgia 400 into and through Buckhead was a substantial transportation and growth milestone for this key regional activity center.
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Following the opening of Georgia 400, growth and accompanying traffic congestion in Buckhead rose rapidly, causing severe strain on its existing mobility networks. The Buckhead community responded to these challenges with multiple community planning studies and surveys. These efforts led to the creation of the Buckhead CID and the Buckhead Area Transportation Management Association (BATMA) as tools to implement transportation and mobility solutions.
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The improvements in the Peachtree Boulevard transformation concept design are the result of a broad based community consensus reflected in MARTA's 1993 Transit Station Area Development Study, the 1994 Buckhead Coalition Blueprint Study, the 1998 Urban Land Institute's Report commissioned by the Buckhead Coalition, the Buckhead Shuttle Implementation Plan and the ongoing Peachtree Boulevard transformation public outreach process.
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Through these studies and forums, the citizens of the Buckhead community have repeatedly expressed their desire for roadways which move traffic more efficiently, streetscapes which enhance the pedestrian environment and better access to alternative modes of transportation.
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