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Originally Posted by Sbgt92
The superblock created by the GA 400 extension, buckhead loop and Peachtree St is a missed opportunity. It was developed as a traditional office park back in the early 90s with no attempt to create any kind of urban fabric. Does anyone know how the master plan was originally conceived? Same for the area bounded by the loop, 400 and piedmont. Pretty disappointing.
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That was the city's vision of urban planning back then.
The SPI was created in 1996 in an effort to foster TOD around the Buckhead and Lenox train stations. Break up the superblocks, activate street fronts, etc. It was updated it a few years ago if I'm not mistaken.
It seems to me the 800 pound gorilla(s) up there are the Loop itself and the big shopping centers. You can carve things up like they did at Terminus and to some extent at Tower Place, but there are a lot of vested interests.