TUCKER-NORTHLAKE CID NEWS

The Tucker-Northlake CID continues to work with the City of Tucker and the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) through the ARC’s Community Development Assistance Program (CDAP) on a draft ordinance for public art in the alleys in Downtown Tucker. Currently public art is...

On December 11th Tucker-Northlake CID Executive Director Matthew Lee led the Art in the Alleys Steering Committee on a walking tour of the alleys in Downtown Tucker. Over one mile of alleys existed in Tucker’s original town grid created in the 1890s. Today many of...

The Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District (CID) has engaged with MARTA in reviewing all existing bus routes through the Tucker-Northlake CID. Jarrett Walker & Associates is assisting MARTA with a systemwide bus network redesign project focused on two...

Last week the Tucker City Council unanimously approved the purchase of land on Railroad Avenue for a town green in Downtown Tucker. A place for concerts and other community events that will connect into the citywide trail network. The first concept for a town green...

Thanks to the City of Tucker for their leadership in increasing their contribution to Streetscape Phase II, to include streetlights in Downtown Tucker. City funding made the addition of pedestrian streetlights a reality throughout the project area. The City has...

The City of Tucker in collaboration with the Tucker-Northlake Community Improvement District (CID) have engaged the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to provide technical assistance to develop a plan for public art in the alleys in Downtown Tucker. The final...

Last night the Tucker's City Council unanimously adopted the Tucker-Northlake Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) five-year update. This document, funded by the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Tucker-Northlake CID, catalogs transportation, land use, and...

In an effort to increase public awareness and advocacy for trail development in Tucker, the Friends of Tucker Path have launched a new website. The site, tuckerpath.org will feature news updates on trail progress, information on upcoming meetings, and resources for...

Since its inception the Tucker-Northlake CID has advocated for a multi-use trail network in Tucker and the surrounding community. Today that advocacy received a significant boost with the creation of the Friends of Tucker Path, a community group focused on advancing...

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has updated the visualization for the I-285 Eastside Express Lanes Project. The plan now includes north-facing access to the express lane system at Northlake Pkwy. This addition is designed to reduce congestion, commute...

We mean it when we say the Tucker-Northlake CID is part of a “walkable community.” The new sidewalk being installed on the south side of Hugh Howell Rd will bridge the 2,200 ft. gap between Lawrenceville Hwy and Tucker Industrial Rd. This joint project between the...

Developed for the Tucker-Northlake CID by the 2020 Urban Land Institute (ULI) Atlanta Center for Leadership Mini Technical Assistance Panel, the Downtown Tucker Alley Activation study examines opportunities that can help transform long forgotten spaces into highly...