| February 17-19, some 250 citizens attended and participated in a number of informative sessions to identify challenges and share visions related to the potential removal of the I-16 exit ramps at MLK and Montgomery Streets.
During the three day Charrette, neighborhood residents, corridor business and property owners, civic leaders and community partners participated in an open discussion and visioning session, a hands-on charrette, and in transportation, economic development and real estate round-tables. Participants also were able to visit the MLK, Jr. Blvd and Montgomery Redevelopment Expo to view the 52-block MLK, Jr. Blvd Streetscape Plan and time line, the redevelopment strategies and vision, and to visit with business and property owners displaying their pending redevelopment projects along the Corridor. They were also able to meet with representatives from SCORE, Creative Coast, Entrepreneurial Center, Small Business Assistance Center, Small Business Development, and SDRA about business and property development resources. Seimetsu was on hand to sign corridor business and residents up for the low-cost internet services provided through the Digital Divide Program.
The results of this three-day charrette will be compiled and vetted by the Metropolitan Planning Commission through a comprehensive process that includes an Advisory team of civic officials, a technical committee of city, MPC and crucial agencies and a steering committee which includes SDRA’s MLK-Montgomery Revitalization Committee and Planning Committee.
To review the informative slide presentations and preliminary concepts developed during the charrettes, please click here.
It is anticipated that the final study will be completed by the end of the Summer. Additional public input opportunities will be scheduled throughout the study process.
For more information on the redevelopment efforts for the Corridor, please contact SDRA at 651-6973. For more information on the I-16 Exit Ramp Study, please contact Ellen Harris at the MPC, 651-1440.
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SDRA was recently recognized by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the Georgia Downtown Association with the 2009 Award for Best Image Building Campaign for the innovative Brand & Marketing Campaign to reintroduce locals to Downtown Savannah. The Campaign was developed through a partnership with the City of Savannah and aims at reintroducing Greater Savannah residents to the renaissance that has occurred in downtown Savannah.
The Award was presented in October at the 2009 Georgia Downtown Conference in Roswell, GA. As the premier conference on downtown revitalization in the state, this event promotes downtown and economic development through public awareness, governmental relations and education. The conference provides an opportunity for downtown and community development professionals and state and local leaders to grow their knowledge regarding programs, activities and tools to aid in revitalization efforts.
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 The City of Savannah and the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority are pleased to announce the opening of the first Digital Divide Training Center along the Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and Montgomery Street Corridor as a part of the Digital Divide Program.The first of its kind in the nation, this innovative program is bridging the digital divide by providing computer hardware, software, training opportunities and internet connectivity to those who might otherwise not have access to those resources. The program is coordinated by SDRA with funding support through the City of Savannah and the Georgia Technology Authority the Wireless Communities Grant Program. To provide key components of the program, SDRA has contracted with Internet Service Provider Seimitsu, and with A.W.O.L (All Walks of Life). |
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Please visit the Unified Zoning Ordinance web page for unincorporated Chatham County and the City of Savannah. This page is intended to keep you up-to-date on the progress of the Unified Zoning Ordinance (UZO), known informally as the Zoning Update. This process is being managed by the staff of the Chatham County-Savannah Metropolitan Planning Commission. The Zoning Update will consolidate the existing zoning ordinances for the unincorporated areas of Chatham County and the City of Savannah into one document, the Unified Zoning Ordinance. Both zoning ordinances are nearly a half-century old and contain approximately 700 pages of regulations and 126 zoning districts. Unification will allow for greater regulatory consistency and efficiency. To visit the page, please click the logo below.
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