Decatur Next https://www.decaturnext.com/ A Commitment to Planning and Follow Through Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:06:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 137624316 Circulation Plan Ideas Presented; Share Your Opinions Now https://www.decaturnext.com/2024/08/19/circulation-plan-ideas-presented-share-your-opinions-now/ Mon, 19 Aug 2024 20:01:08 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6293 Decatur area residents gathered Thursday, August 15 at Legacy Park to review a proposed new circulation plan addressing roads, pathways, permeable parking areas, grass-structured on-street parking, and more. The effort is among the goals of the Legacy Park master plan.

The plan reflected input provided at the project's earlier meeting last December...

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]]> 6293 Go with the Flow: Legacy Park Circulation Plan to be presented https://www.decaturnext.com/2024/08/09/go-with-the-flow-legacy-park-circulation-plan-to-be-presented/ Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:18:11 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6285 Late last year, residents gathered to discuss a new circulation plan for Decatur's Legacy Park, addressing roads, pathways, permeable parking areas, grass-structured on-street parking, and more...

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]]> 6285 Designs Presented for S. Columbia Multi-Use Path; Review Now and Take the Survey https://www.decaturnext.com/2024/04/25/multi-use-path-designs/ Thu, 25 Apr 2024 18:22:58 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6272 On Thursday, April 18, Decatur community neighbors gathered to review and comment on design recommendations for the final segment of the South Columbia Drive multi-use path which extends from its current end at Legacy Park’s north entrance south to Katie Kerr Drive.

Miss the meeting? No problem. Catch up with all the presented materials below, then share your input with our survey...

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]]> 6272 South Columbia Multi-Use Path Design Options Ready for Review https://www.decaturnext.com/2024/04/04/south-columbia-multi-use-path-design-options-ready-for-review/ Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:56:32 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6251 Last October, interested Decatur residents attended a preliminary open house and shared their thoughts on the final phase of the multi-use path connecting Talley Street Upper Elementary with the East Decatur Greenway. The segment in question extends the path from its current end at Legacy Park’s north entrance south to Katie Kerr Drive.

Design recommendations based on that input are now ready for your review.

Please join us — Thursday, April 18, from 6-8pm — in Legacy Park's Hawkins Dining Hall, 500 South Columbia Drive to review the proposals and provide your input...

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]]> 6251 S. McDonough Traffic Calming Set for Commission Review https://www.decaturnext.com/2024/01/30/s-mcdonough-traffic-calming-commission-review/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 16:27:35 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6234 After two community workshops and a trial slip lane closure last Fall, final designs for the S. McDonough Street traffic calming project will be presented for City Commission review on Tuesday, February 20 at their regularly scheduled 7:30pm meeting...

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]]> 6234 Legacy Park Circulation Plan Discussed, Share Your Opinions Now https://www.decaturnext.com/2023/12/13/legacy-park-circulation-plan-discussed-share-your-opinions-now/ Wed, 13 Dec 2023 18:33:10 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6226 Interested residents gathered Wednesday, December 6 at Legacy Park to discuss a new circulation plan addressing roads, pathways, permeable parking areas, grass-structured on-street parking, and more. The effort is among the goals of the Legacy Park master plan...

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]]> 6226 Help Improve Circulation and Parking at Legacy Park https://www.decaturnext.com/2023/11/28/help-improve-circulation-and-parking-at-legacy-park/ Tue, 28 Nov 2023 16:05:20 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6220 The Legacy Park Master Plan recommends a variety of infrastructure initiatives to improve circulation and parking across the 77 acre site — new roads, pathways, permeable parking areas, and grass-structured on-street parking among them. Now, we’re putting a finer point on those broad ambitions with the creation of a detailed Circulation and Parking Plan. You can help...

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]]> 6220 Derrydown Way Sidewalk Designs Presented; Review Now and Take the Survey https://www.decaturnext.com/2023/11/14/derrydown-way-sidewalk-designs-presented-review-now-and-take-the-survey/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 15:15:00 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6209 On November 9, area neighbors gathered to review and comment on proposed sidewalk designs for the southeast side of Derrydown Way between South Columbia Drive and Craigie Avenue. The designs build upon a concept originally presented in 2020.

Modifications to yards, trees, driveways, curbs, on-street parking and other features will likely be necessary...

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]]> 6209 Revised Designs Presented for South McDonough Traffic Calming; Still Time to Comment https://www.decaturnext.com/2023/11/13/revised-designs-for-south-mcdonough/ Mon, 13 Nov 2023 16:36:36 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6201 Residents, commuters, College Heights ECLC parents, and others gathered November 8 to review the latest round of design options for the S. McDonough Street traffic calming project. The meeting continued discussions begun in September seeking balance between city transportation policy, resident advocacy for safety improvements, and neighboring desires to maintain the convenience of established traffic patterns...

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]]> 6201 Modified Coventry Road Traffic Calming Designs Ready for City Commission Review https://www.decaturnext.com/2023/11/08/coventry-traffic-calming-designs-ready/ Wed, 08 Nov 2023 16:31:44 +0000 https://www.decaturnext.com/?p=6184 When Coventry Road from Scott Boulevard north to the railroad tracks was added to the city’s yearly repaving schedule, public works staff recognized it as a cost-effective opportunity to improve local safety and quality of life conditions at the same time. Subsequent community meetings and surveys helped clarify the needs of local residents, commuter users, and school buses to find complementary solutions tailored to all.

Those solutions will now be presented for City Commission review on Monday, November 27 at their regularly scheduled 7:30pm meeting...

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