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SPECIAL
The drawing shows revised plans for the development at
the intersection of Windsor Parkway and Roswell Road near
Chastain Park. These plans were created when the proposal
was 700 units, not the 630 approved by Sandy Springs.
Buckhead residents unhappy
with GRTA’s Gateway review
BY MELISSA WEINMAN
melissaweinman@reporternewspapers.net
Buckhead residents are unhappy that
a state review process for major develop
ments doesn’t include input from local res
idents.
At a Sept. 12 meeting of the Buckhead
Council of Neighborhoods, Laura Beall
spoke about her work with the Georgia
Regional Transportation Authority, in
cluding a recent review of Sandy Springs’
“Gateway” project, a mixed-use develop
ment near Chastain Park designed to in
clude 630 apartments, offices and retail
space.
Due to the size of the development,
GRTA recommended realigning the inter
section of Windsor Parkway and Roswell
Road, which is expected to cost $3.7 mil
lion. Sandy Springs plans to fund the road
project through a combination of impact
fees, money moved from other projects,
and potentially some bond financing.
But Buckhead residents and politicians
have complained that the development,
which is planned at the border of Sandy
Springs and the city of Atlanta, will dump
more traffic onto Buckhead roads.
Atlanta City Councilwoman Yolanda
Adrean, who represents Buckhead, asked
Beall about regional developments, such
as Gateway, that affect two communities.
Because the project isn’t being built in At
lanta, the city doesn’t get any impact fees
from developers.
“We get the bar bill, but we don’t get a
drink,” Adrean said.
Beall suggested the best course of ac
tion would be for the two cities to work
out an intergovernmental agreement for
road improvements.
Beall explained that state law requires
GRTA, established in 1999, to review all
developments of regional impact, or DRIs.
The agency’s review process is all about
the expenditure of state and federal trans
portation funds, she said. GRTA does not
judge the merits of the proposals; that’s up
to local governments to decide, she said.
“When GRTA is reviewing DRIs, we
are not reviewing to approve as a land use,”
she said. “I’m sure a lot of your concerns
are because of the land use and intensity of
what’s proposed.”
Beall said when she reviews projects,
she aims to assess and mitigate the impacts
of a proposed development, reduce con
gestion levels and maximize transporta
tion investments.
“We’re trying to protect that public in
vestment,” Beall said.
Jim King, president of the council, said
neighbors worry that the project will in
crease traffic on West Wieuca Road, which
is already congested. He said because of
youth sports at Chastain Park and eve
ning concerts at the Chastain Amphithe
ater, the area doesn’t have typical traffic
patterns.
He said residents should be included
early in GRTA’s review process.
“The policy flaw... seems to be that de
velopers hire their own consultants,” King
said. “The folks closest to an area or prob
lem know it best.”
“I try not to do anything without
weighing in with GDOT district offices,
the Atlanta Regional Commission, and lo
cal governments,” Beall said.
But Adrean said communicating only
through an employee of the city isn’t ef
fective.
“What we need is a mechanism to no
tify our local elected officials,” Adrean said.
She said elected officials and residents
know the nuances of the streets in an area
that engineering studies often don’t reveal.
“What you’re trained to do doesn’t al
ways work in an old city with narrow
roads,” Adrean said.
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