The Smyrna City Council recently accepted a Livable Centers Initiative Supplemental Grant Award of $100,000 from the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The money will be used to conduct a study that assesses land use and transportation impacts along the 2.4-mile Spring Road Corridor from Cobb Parkway to Atlanta Road.
The city’s required match amount of 20 percent will be $20,000.
Specifically, the study will provide an analysis, a plan and a strategy for addressing the future transportation and land use issues and opportunities being created along the Spring Road Corridor by significant developments such as SunTrust Park for the Atlanta Braves, the adjacent Battery and the Jonquil Village mixed-use development at the corner of Atlanta and Spring Roads.
Under development by Halpern, Jonquil Village will include a 45,000-square-foot Publix grocery store, 20,000 square feet of specialty shop space and a 266-unit luxury rental development.
Also in Smyrna, Halpern is nearing completion of Belmont, a 48-acre mixed-use development at Windy Hill and Atlanta Roads with shops, restaurants, a medical office building and residential communities.
A consultant to conduct the study is expected to be chosen by the City Council in June.
Information: atlanta.braves.mlb.com/atl/ballpark/suntrust-park, batteryatl.com or halpernent.com/development.
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