Invest Atlanta Chooses Consultants for Strategic Planning for Westside Tax Allocation District

 ATLANTA, GA  – Invest Atlanta, the city of Atlanta’s economic development agency announced that APD Urban Planning and Management (APD) — in association with Cooper Carry, Kimley-Horn and Associates (KHA) and Planners for Environmental Quality (PEQ) — has been selected as consultants for the provision of comprehensive, strategic and implementation planning services for the Westside Tax Allocation District (TAD) Neighborhood Area.

The Westside TAD Neighborhood Area lies south of Jefferson Street, east of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, north of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and west of the railroad tracks. It includes the VineCity and English Avenue communities.

The purpose of the project is to create a comprehensive implementation plan for the Westside TAD Neighborhood Area to create jobs and enhance the quality-of-life for the area’s residents.

“Finding a viable redevelopment strategy for this part of the city is critical to ensure its long term economic stability,” said Mayor Kasim Reed (top right photo), chairman of Invest Atlanta. “With the many challenges facing this area, it's time we invest in the Westside so the residents can benefit from the creation of jobs and an improved quality of life.”

“These historic communities can once again be a treasure and a point of pride for Atlanta,” said Brian P. McGowan (lower right photo), president and CEO of Invest Atlanta. “What we intend to do is create a consolidated implementation strategy to improve quality of life, create jobs and sustainable economic growth.  We know this work will be tough but the people and families that live in these communities deserve this.  The market timing is right to get it done.”

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