Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan Subarea 8 (2009)
Introduction
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The Howell Mill Station area encompasses a diverse mix of use that includes the Berkeley Park Neighborhood, the Atlanta Waterworks, the Howell Mill Road commercial corridor, and a mix of small-scale light industrial uses.
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Existing Conditions and Opportunities
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Key trends and conditions include:
• Industrial Uses – The station area includes a mix of light industrial uses along Trabert Avenue and Howell Mill Road. The properties located south of the rail corridor on Trabert Avenue have been identified for potential change but are an excellent candidate for the Mixed-Use/Industrial category, if it is created. • Berkeley Park Neighborhood – This neighborhood dates back to the early 1900s and its core area is a designated historic district. Neighborhood concerns include cut-through traffic between Howell Mill Road and Northside Drive and access to open space such as the Atlanta Waterworks site. • Northside Drive Corridor – The Northside Drive Corridor includes a mix of warehouses, light industrial and low-density office, and is envisioned as a higher intensity mixed-use corridor. Steep topography along the corridor limits east-west connectivity. • Howell Mill Road Corridor – Howell Mill Road is the central north-south corridor in the station area, providing access north to I-75 and south to the Westside/Marietta area. This is an important vehicular link but with limited pedestrian and bicycle accommodations. • Atlanta Waterworks – The Atlanta Waterworks and reservoirs comprise a large portion of the station area. This City of Atlanta facility is a critical piece of infrastructure providing safe and clean potable water to city residents. The open spaces around the reservoirs have historically been open to the public, and while access is currently restricted, it is the long-term goal of Atlanta BeltLine to provide renewed public access to this site in concert with the security needs of the City’s Department of Watershed Management |
Strategies and Recommenda-tions
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Street Framework:
• Trabert Avenue extension – The extension of Trabert Avenue creates an east-west connection from Howell Mill Road to Northside Drive that provides access to the Atlanta BeltLine Transit Station and Trail and needed east-west connectivity. This connection extends west as Culpepper Street and east to Deering Road, linking surrounding neighborhoods to the Atlanta BeltLine. • New Residential Streets – A parallel connection to Northside Drive is encouraged as redevelopment occurs. This new connection improves access for future redevelopment in the Northside Drive corridor and provides a public frontage road along the Waterworks open space. Land Use Recommendations: The land use recommendations for the Howell Mill Station area are focused on the redevelopment along Howell Mill Road and Northside Drive (surrounding the Waterworks site) and the Elaine/Culpepper/ Trabert extension. These recommendations are structured to support greater density, open space and walkability and are supported by the Quality of Life (QOL) zoning districts. The recommendations include: • Medium Density Mixed Use – Promote medium intensity mixed use development along the Elaine/ Culpepper/Trabert extension, potential open space, and the Howell Mill Road and Northside Drive corridors. Mixed use development should be focused on residential uses with supporting office and commercial uses. • High Density Residential – Allow for high density residential fronting proposed open spaces along Northside Drive and Howell Mill Road. • Mixed Use Industrial – The City of Atlanta is currently in the process of developing a Mixed Use/ Industrial land use category. This land use could allow a variety of uses included live-work, light industrial, warehousing, and residential. |