CIDs Legislative Luncheon - Hwy 78

A Vibrant Corridor, but . . .

CIDs encourage Private InvestmentTowne Centre office development $10mFirst Global multi-story office buildings $30mMorsberger Group mixed-use development $40mSolid Rock Development medical complex $60mCombined value of smaller developments $50m

Key AccomplishmentsHwy 78 (now Evermore) CID formed April 2003 390 commercial property owners; $380 (now $525) million in property value; 1,200+ businesses; $1 billion in annual sales; 15,800 jobs

Evermore CID provides ongoing, weekly landscape maintenance and litter removal at an investment of $110,000 per yearRecognized by Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful in January 2006 as their Business and Industry of the YearSupport Gwinnett County Operation Fixing Broken Windows and City of Snellville Property Maintenance Initiatives

Evermore CID provides additional public safety patrols along the corridor on average an additional 2,500 hours a year

The nearly $5 million investment made by CID taxpayers over the past five years has resulted in an additional $130 million investment by federal, state, and local partners to provide an approximate 26:1 return on investment

Adopted a Short Term Work Program in December 2005 describing 82 ongoing and potential projects with a combined investment exceeding $165 millionEvermore CID ProjectsParallel Circulator Routes and Inter-Parcel AccessPaxton Lane Extension (under construction)Rockbridge Road to Davis Road (in design)Parkwood Road to Britt Road (in design)Hewatt Road to Parkwood Road (in design)

Intersection ImprovementsMcGee Road at U.S. 78 (approved concept report)Highpoint Road at U.S. 78 (completed)U.S. 78 at S.R. 124 (in design)Walton Court at U.S. 78 (waiting NTP)

Pedestrian SafetyOver 14 miles of new sidewalk (under construction)Pedestrian Bridge crossing the Yellow River (let June 09)

Technology EnhancementsITS / ATMS, signal synchronization, real-time traffic data, video and radar detection (complete)Mast Arm signal supports and illuminated street signs (under construction)

Landscape and Streetscape BeautificationLandscaped medians and enhanced plantings at five key nodes (under construction)Street furniture and wayfinding signage (under construction and design)

Pedestrian Bridge crossing the Yellow RiverLandscape EnhancementsMedians and Key Nodes

Streetscape enhancements include landscaping, sidewalks, planted medians, wayfinding signage, street furniture, and decorative mast armsParallel Access RoadsPaxton Lane Extension

Paxton Lane Extension connects two signalized intersections with two median openings, provides for dedication of a private street to public use, and removes 5 curb cuts on US 78 improving safety and reducing congestion. Improvement supports recently announced redevelopment plan valued at $60 million over 10 years.$60 Million Medical CampusEvermore Urgent Care

A $60 million medical campus being mapped out for Stone Mountain could include a first in the Southeast a freestanding, acute care hospital focused on emergency medicine.

Plans for the campus call for a 50,000-square-foot hospital, an assisted-living center and three medical office buildings that would house specialty practices, including gastroenterology, neurology and cardiology.

A Corridor in Transformation

From a confusing and cluttered corridor with overhead directional signage to a clean, safe corridor with 14 miles of new sidewalks, pedestrian crossings, decorative mast arms, and illuminated street signs

Attracting Reinvestment

Town Centre Office Park

CID sidewalk package includes pedestrian crossing signals, street furniture, and sign toppers.

Brookwood Village at Evermore Townhomes

Premiere Dermatology Center

Corporate relocations provide day-time employmentCIDs Power of PartnershipFederal, State, and Local GovernmentsDepartments of TransportationMPOsPrivate Investment