Are you studying the environmental impact of reduced green space (heat, etc.)? — a resident Question [Submitted via app] Environmental factors, including heat and tree canopy, are part of the sustainability and site evaluation. Comments & suggestions on this topic (acknowledged) Responsible architecture options like green-space rooftops for the track building and parking deck — field turf, tennis courts — should be considered. — a resident Suggestion [Submitted via app] Acknowledged (suggestion): A constructive suggestion that Atlanta Track Club's design team has signaled openness to. Green roofs and recreational deck-top uses will be shared with the design team as options to evaluate. The big flat roof might be a good place for solar. Has that been considered? — a resident Suggestion [Submitted via app] Acknowledged (suggestion): A useful suggestion. Rooftop solar will be shared with the design team as part of the sustainability options under consideration. Summerhill has a long history of losing green space to private interests; the greenspace never seemed like it was for sale. — a resident Comment [Submitted via app] Acknowledged (comment): This reflects a deeply held concern rooted in the neighborhood's history, and it is heard. Preserving usable green space is one of the community's clearest priorities and a central focus of the design work ahead; the history behind the concern is noted, not dismissed. Neighborhood Traffic · 53 votes as a priority topic Why not right-size the project and move it to the Hank Aaron corridor, where roads are wider and parking exists? Would visitors really park blocks away and walk? — a community participant Question [Asked aloud] Atlanta Track Club would like to illustrate through its planning and engagement that it can be a good neighbor. It does not envision buses on Connally or other residential streets — instead a designated drop-off/staging plan will be developed. The Cheney site is intentional due to its connection to the neighborhood and to Atlanta Public Schools, a continued investment in the outdoor track, and the Olympic legacy it represents. Locating farther away would reduce accessibility for the people the Club is most interested in reaching and thereby work against the mission of getting more people walking and running together. The concern about narrow roads dealing with traffic is understood, however. By staging scaled parking away from the neighborhood with visitors required to walk or shuttle, the Center will be quite literally, an open door for the neighborhood. Source: the meeting minutes What is the intent/plan of the traffic study? — a community participant Question [Asked aloud] Kimley-Horn will perform it. The scope, initially focused on the immediate site, will be expanded (per community feedback) to cover Summerhill broadly — circulation, daily and event traffic, parking demand, off-site parking, bus staging, access, residential-street impacts, and directing traffic to major corridors. Source: the meeting minutes How will buses (schools and major competitions) be handled? — a community participant Question [Asked aloud] Bus circulation and staging will be part of the traffic/parking study; potential staging at the Blue, Purple, Media, or other Hank Aaron lots. Atlanta Track Club will not route buses onto residential streets. Source: the meeting minutes What is the rationale for closing Ami Street, given the one-way configuration and the jog in Martin Street? — a Summerhill resident / urban planner Question [Asked aloud] A specific design rationale was not provided in the meeting. The alternatives raised were noted as opportunities to improve the project and feed the next design iteration. Atlanta Track Club's follow-up materials note the team will further evaluate the potential closure or modification of Ami Street and its circulation effects. Source: the meeting minutes
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