Peoplestown
Community Redevelopment Plan
Atlanta, Georgia
The
Corporation for Olympic Development in Atlanta
(CODA)
CODA
engaged MXD to perform a Crime Prevention Through Environmental
Design
(CPTED) assessment for the Peoplestown neighborhood in Atlanta as
part of its overall
community redevelopment plan.
Poorly maintained planting strip and narrow sidewalk
Trash and furniture dumped in planting strip
NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSESSMENT
The
CPTED assessment consisted of:
(i)
meetings over a 4 month period with residents. This included
MXD
leading the CPTED subcommittee which consisted of residents,
local
land owners and CODA Staff;
(ii)
a physical condition analysis of the neighborhood identifying
elements
that contribute to crime and the perception of crime in the
community; and,
(iii)
providing recommendations for improving these condition and the
cost
of these remedies.
Recommendations were in the form of CPTED strategies, public policy
and
zoning changes. Standard street design elements were provided with
an
estimated cost for each.
Poorly maintained planting strip and narrow sidewalk
Trash and furniture dumped in planting strip
Burglar bars, signage & vending machines blocks
view into the store
Poorly maintained industrial property with abandoned
materials
COMPUTER
ANALYSIS
Since CPTED's main goal is to assist in reducing the
opportunity
for a crime to occur by altering the physical environment, we
also
looked at the street patterns within and around the
neighborhood.
Axial Line
Computer Analysis of Neighborhood: 1 - MOST TRAVELED
5 - MOST ISOLATED
Using a computer based program, the street patterns were
analyzed to look at the relative ease of pedestrian and traffic
flow to:
(1) verify the
perception by residents and business owners that the
neighborhood is too permeable; and,
(2) determine if
the existing street patterns are integrated or segregated
(in terms of connections to other streets) and what they would be
like if
they were reconfigured.
Community
Redevelopment Plan (CRP) meeting &
Resident CPTED task force meeting
Between
the Task Force meetings and the on-the-ground analysis, we
developed clear action plans for helping to reduce crime by
improving
the physical environment.