Clifton Corridor Urban Design Guidelines
Clifton Community Partnership (Emory University)
Atlanta, Georgia
A visionary partnership led by Emory University to restore true quality of life to a traffic-choked, strip-development-lined 5-mile stretch of arterial street by promoting a livable corridor connecting walkable districts.
Recognition:
- Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Award, 2010
- Society for College and University Planning Excellence in Planning for a District or Campus Component, Merit Award, 2009
- Boston Society of Architects Campus Planning Award, 2008
Project Highlights:
Goody Clancy worked with Emory University and nearby residents and businesses to create design guidelines that support the vision of the Clifton Community Partnership. The guidelines encourage creative, pedestrian-friendly, high-quality design in new development worthy of association with the world-class institutions within the study area. The guidelines and an associated strategy for redevelopment will help transform industrial areas, strip retail, and other underutilized sites around the university. The Partnership will actively promote the guidelines as a widely accepted minimum standard for new construction within and around the project area.
Key principles and strategies provide a foundation for the project area vision:
- Integrate community building and restoration of the natural environment by channeling high-density (re)development to strategic sites, protecting natural and historic areas, and creating destination activity centers.
- Provide choices in housing and transportation that accommodate a full range of households, incomes, and age groups.
- Promote accessibility and connectivity by creating a series of pedestrian-friendly nodes, reducing vehicular hazards, and expanding transit options.
- Foster community involvement by encouraging a diverse mix of people to exchange experiences daily.
Articles:
Design Guidelines for Emory University’s Clifton Community Partnership - March 8, 2010