TUCKER-NORTHLAKE CID NEWS
Envisioning a Town Green: The Benefits of Green Infrastructure
Conceptual rendering showing rainwater features on the proposed town green. Select this image for a larger view.It’s not easy being green, but it beats the alternative. Whether you’re a banjo-playing frog or looking to meet someone at the rainbow’s end, life is better...
Trail Progress Continues in the Alleys in Downtown Tucker
Progress continues as the trail system moves forward through the alleys in Downtown Tucker. Funded by the City of Tucker through SPLOST, segment 1a was designed by KAIZEN Collaborative with assistance from the Path Foundation. The contract to build the trail through...
Envisioning a Town Green: The need for Parking
Photo of lunch time parking on Railroad Avenue in Downtown Tucker. Nearly everyone loves what has been called “princess parking.” The ability to park directly in front of your destination. Main Street provides this option, but as more people want to enjoy what...
Envisioning a Town Green: Comparing Sites
When groups come together for visioning sessions, it’s easy to think about anything and everything that could go into a space. The challenge is reducing good things to make sure the right things function well. The City of Tucker has over a dozen parks to meet a wide...
Envisioning a Town Green: The need for Restrooms
Early in the process of considering needs for a town green in Downtown Tucker was the need for restrooms. As the downtown core continues to generate more activity, the strain on restrooms maintained by private property owners continues to grow. In conversations with...
County Land Use and Transportation Plans Move Closer to Completion
The Tucker-Northlake CID continues to work with the City of Tucker and DeKalb County on land use and transportation planning, including the DeKalb County 2050 Unified Plan. The plan is an update to the previous county land use and transportation plans and will combine...
Northlake Chevron to be Rebuilt
The Northlake Chevron at 4246 Lavista Rd. has been torn down. A new Chevron with an additional commercial building will be constructed on the site. A 2,900 sq. ft. convenience store will be located on the southwest corner of the property, gas pumps will be beneath a...
Tucker-Northlake CID launches GIS Hub
Every parent and child who has seen Dora the Explorer knows that if there's a place you want to go you need a map to find your way. Rather than using a map to climb through the jungle with Boots, and trying to avoid Swiper, solving real world challenges with...
Lighting the Way in Downtown Tucker
Where would we be without streetlights? For over 50 years Downtown Tucker has benefited from streetlights designed to support automobile traffic. Sidewalks were in place on Main Street, but they were designed as a place to walk from a parking space into a building,...
CDC Credit Union Opens New Location at Northlake
The CDC Federal Credit Union opened a new location in the Tucker-Northlake CID at 4816 Briarcliff Rd. NE in the parking lot of Northlake Mall on July 11, 2022. The new building is the CDC Credit Union's first standalone branch and features two Interactive Teller...
Main Street Events Continue throughout the Summer
Main Street events continue to draw thousands of Tuckerites and visitors throughout the summer in Downtown Tucker. Attendance numbers at Tucker Day, the Tucker Cruise-In, and Independence Day Celebration, mirror pre-pandemic levels and the City of Tucker's new First...
CID, DDA, and City Council Focus on Downtown Tucker South of Main Street
It has long been known that there is more to Downtown Tucker than just Main Street. It’s easy to see opportunity north of the tracks, but what about the south side of Downtown Tucker, including the area south of Lawrenceville Hwy? The Tucker-Northlake CID, working in...