Public Hearing: YES ? NO ? Department: Board of Commissioners - District 6
SUBJECT:
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Commission District(s): Commission District 6 and Commission District 4
To allocate $200,000.00 from CIP Funding to Georgia State University (GSU) for the "Reimagining the Stone Mountain Trail as a Cultural Corridor" Project for Artistic Crosswalks and Path Markings
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Information Contact: Commissioner Edward C. "Ted" Terry
Phone Number: 404-371-4909
PURPOSE:
To allocate 200,000.00 of CIP funding to Georgia State University for the "Reimagining the Stone Mountain Trail as a Cultural Corridor" Project for Artistic Crosswalks and Path Markings. (Proposal Attached)
NEED/IMPACT:
This Stone Mountain Trail Cultural Corridor Project falls in line with current initiatives targeted for "reimagining the Stone Mountain Trail as a Cultural corridor." This project will lay the foundation for transforming a 5-mile stretch of the Stone Mountain Bicycle Trail into an innovative public art destination. This one-year project will design artistic crosswalks and path markings along the trail connecting the Avondale Estates MARTA station to Clarkston. Once installed by vendors after the year-long design phase period, it will transform an essential transportation corridor into a landmark cultural asset that celebrates local heritage, promotes public safety, and strengthens community bonds.
Instead of hiring professional muralists, the GSU student design team will engage community members and stakeholders through participatory design (PD) workshops and events. The data collected through these workshops will inform future projects. There will be multiple iterations of each crosswalk design. Each iteration will have community input, from design to prototypes to final renderings. These funds should be encumbered in full before the end of the year to make it easier for Georgia State University to route the funds to the GSU Ar...
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