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The name jonquil is sometimes used, particularly in the southeast, for a type of narcissus. The jonquil flower has been adopted by the City of Smyrna as its symbol and the city flower. They are planted throughout the community and create a colorful display when they bloom in the spring. bonds. Once the bonds have been retired, the entire tax amount will become available for traditional property tax uses. In the case of Jonquil Village, bond proceeds will pay for an underground parking deck that will cost approximately $25 million. During the daytime, the parking garage will support people who will shop in the stores, eat in the restaurants, and work in the offices that make up the Jonquil Village experience. In the evening, the lot will support people living in the area as well as visitors attending concerts and other events planned for the village green. Once the underground parking deck has been completed, Jonquil Village, currently under design, will sit atop the deck. All told, Jonquil Village will span 600,000 square feet, not including an assisted living project planned as part of the 11-acre site. The development will feature a major national grocery store and other retail spanning 145,000 square feet. Specialty retail shops and restaurants are planned for the ground floor of the buildings, and a second anchor will balance the grocery store. Most of the buildings will raise five stories with condominiums atop the ground floor retailers. Pedestrian tunnels move through and around the center of the site and encour- age pedestrian circulation. A bike path will connect from the front of the site to a pedestrian bridge being built by the city. The bridge will connect to an existing bike trail. Project has begun The project has officially broken ground, and excavations and utilities are being installed. With all of the original buildings now removed it is apparent that the site will integrate itself with the surrounding City improvements. As with all mixed-use development, nothing is easy. Because Atlanta has been designated a non-attainment region by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, projects such as Jonquil Village undergo extra vetting by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Greater Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). These groups ensure that the impact of the development on traffic does not harm the region. They may require adjustments of the existing road and traffic control plans. In the end, the redevelopment will have removed the aged and by this time ugly strip center buildings and replaced it with a pedestrian friendly downtown where new residents can live, work, and find entertainment. Out-of-towners can visit on weekends and holidays or anytime during the week for that matter. The goal is similar to the goals of a hundred different mixed-use projects like this going up in suburbs across the country to make a suburb into a city that can support jobs, provide dining and entertainment for residents, attract neighbors from surrounding communities, and help to reduce congestion on the highways during the work week. That’s the goal of the Jonquil City. SLDT About the author: Rowland Davidson, AIA, ASID, is Principal-in-Charge at Lyman Davidson Dooley, Inc., and can be reached at DavidsonR@LDDI-atl.com. REDEFINE & MAXIMIZE WITH AQUAMASTER® AERATION AQUA AIR™ VOLCANO II OXYMAX ™ MASTER THE POWER AND BEAUTY OF WATER WWW.AQUAMASTERFOUNTAINS.COM 1.800.693.3144 Circle 122 • or www.SLDTonline.com/webcard www.SLDTonline.com 21 http://WWW.AQUAMASTERFOUNTAINS.COM http://WWW.AQUAMASTERFOUNTAINS.COM http://www.SLDTonline.com/webcard http://www.SLDTonline.com

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Sustainable Land Development Today - May 2008 Contents Our Voice Editorial Board SLDT Resources Addressing a Crisis with Wastewater Recycling Visionary Award Finalists The Jonquil City - How a City Revitalized its Downtown Industry Spotlight: Enviroquip Solar Power System Design and Installation Stormwater: The Return of the Cistern Site Amenity: Fiber Optics Surveying and Mapping Wastewater: Low-Pressure System Special Feature: The Urban Canopy as Infrastructure Industry News Advertiser Index Products/Services Showcase Classifieds The Last Word: Nature Bats Last…

Sustainable Land Development Today - May 2008

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