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College Hill Corridor / Mercer Village Master PlanImplementation Matrix short-term = first 2 years

medium-term = 2-5 yearsPriority Projects Indicated by: long-term = 5+ years

The Basics: Clean, Safe and BrandedPriority? Number Action Timeframe Notes

Keep it Clean

1.1 Expand recycling and composting short-termKNC grant - Composting Analysis and Design for Mercer Village; KNC grant - Let it Rot!; KNC grant - Composting in the Corridor;

1.2 Provide more trash receptacles short-term KNC grant - Corridor Event Recycling Bins1.3 Create a College Hill BID medium-term

Keep it Safe 1.4 Expand the presence of bicycle police short-term KNC grant - Cops On the Hill

1.5Track and coordinate police data between City of Maconand Mercer

medium-term CHA receives daily crime statistics from Macon PD

1.6 Encourage community policing and safety initiatives short-term

CHA supports Neighborhood Watch Coordinator, Neighborhood Associations and InTown Zone Captains; Safety in the Corridor pamphlets and magnets; KNC grant - Retired and Senior Volunteer Program for Community/Public Safety

1.7 Offer a guaranteed ride home at night medium-termZingo; Trolleys available for Mercer students that run from campus to downtown Wednesday-Saturday

1.8 Expand Corridor lighting and upgrade to LED short-termKNC grant - "Lights on College" - A Night-time Walking Tour; KNC grant - We'll Leave the Light On!

1.9 Undertake an LED yard lighting program medium-term1.10 Bring emergency telephones to the corridor long-term

Tell People Where They Are 1.11 Create an annual calendar of events short-term Macon Arts Alliance has created Ovations365.com

1.12 Develop a student-produced guide to Macon short-termMercer students created CollegetownMacon.com - needs to be updated and maintained

1.13 Create and distribute reusable CHCC shopping bags/totes short-termKNC and College Hill totes have been produced and distributed throughout the community

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1.14 Create an integrated signage / wayfinding system medium-termKNC grant - Branding the Corridor with permanent signs, banners, and bike racks

1.15 Make a new Living History map medium-term KNC grant - Living History Map

The Vibe: College Town CoolPriority? Number Action Timeframe Notes

Reinforce the arts and add new events to the calendar2.1 Create a race on the hill! medium-term Annual Magnolia Street Soapbox Derby

2.2 Parties in the streets! short-termFestivals in Mercer Village, Second Sunday Concert Series

2.3 Organize and market a weekly “open late” night medium-term Mercer Village merchants stay open later during festivals

2.4 Put artists to work medium-termKNC grant - Going on a Bear Hunt: College Hill Trail of Bears

2.5 Take reading (and music) to the streets short-term Mercer Reading Festival in Tattnall Square Park2.6 Convert vacant storefront space for artist live / work space medium-term

2.7Develop affordable arts space in the upper floors of mixed-use building

long-term

2.8 Encourage roving galleries of local artists short-term2.9 Transform key blank spaces into canvases short-term KNC grant - Milady's Cleaners Façade Fix

Expand neighborhood engagement with Mercer 2.10 Encourage more Service-Learning Projects short-term

CHA working with Mercer faculty to facilitate service-learning projects

2.11 Develop a scavenger hunt for incoming Mercer students short-term2009: College Hill's Downtown Look Around; 2010: Bike the Corridor Scavenger Hunt

2.12 Offer Mercer Bucks discounts for area businesses medium-term Impulse Card; Shoplocalmacon.com coupons2.13 Offer student night at cultural spots long-term

2.14Recruit local students for Bear Bike bike mechanic workshops

medium-term Bear Bikes program operates through Mercer University

2.15 Encourage new courses to serve the broader community medium-termCHA working with Mercer faculty to facilitate courses with community service components

2.16 Consider a Neighbors Bear Card medium-term Potential Neighbor Card for Mercer Village

2.17 Market Mercer sports and music events short-termCHA promotes Mercer events through its online media; College Hill flash mob

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The Connection: Cooling the StreetsPriority? Number Action Timeframe Notes

Connect Mercer to Downtown and Create a Bicycling Community

3.1Stripe separated and shared bike lanes in the College Hill Corridor

short-term Sharrows run through College Hill

3.2 Install bike parking in the College Hill Corridor short-term21 College Hill bike racks installed throughout College Hill and downtown Macon

3.3 Add bike boxes at intersections short-term3.4 Institute a Bikes for Cars program at Mercer short-term

3.5 Expand bike sharing short-term3.6 Bike Macon Bike medium-term3.7 Establish an education/Bike Ambassador program medium-term

3.8 Offer discounts for bike riders short-term Local business owners have given free and discounted items to bikers at end of ride through College Hill Corridor

3.9 Sponsor a Bike to Work Week medium-term3.10 Encourage a student-run pedicab business long-term

Improve the Pedestrian Experience 3.11 Bury the utilities short-term 3.12 Widen sidewalks short-term

3.13 Create a Brick Sidewalk Rehab/Repair Program medium-termReduce the traffic and parking demand at Mercer

3.14 Bring car sharing to Macon short-term3.15 Embrace bicycling for students and faculty short-term3.16 Enhance the Parking Permit Program short-term3.17 Create a Parking Cashout/Carpool program short-term3.18 Enhance Transit medium-term City of Macon has new public buses

Create a connected Medical Network 3.19 Encourage walking among employees/patients/visitors short-term

3.20 Reduce parking demand short-term3.21 Improve transit around Hospital long-term

Make Youthful Connections

3.22Improve sidewalks and crosswalks around schools, parks and museums

short-term$1 million GDOT Transportation Enhancement grant awarded for improvements to Tattnall Square Park along College St.

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3.23 Encourage kids/parents to walk to school short-term3.24 Increase bike parking at schools short-term

3.25 Leverage Safe Routes to School funding short-termKeep the Connections Going

3.26 Improve the Connection to the Hilton Garden short-termCoordinated marketing efforts between CHA and Hilton Garden Inn

3.27 Continue Bicycle Connections to the West medium-term3.28 Plan for a connection to Tindall Heights medium-term3.29 Integrate Pedestrian/Bicycling Accommodations on the South Downtown Connectormedium-term

Intersection Improvements 3.30 Install roundabouts at key intersections short-term 3.31 Integrate left-turn channelization short-term

3.32 Install bumpouts and change curb radii short-termColeman Ave. bumpouts installed; Mercer Village street calming

3.33 Make traffic signal modifications short-term3.34 Remove Georgia Department of Transportation Jurisdiction short-term

The Environment: A City within a ParkPriority? Number Action Timeframe Notes

Re-Plant the Public Realm 4.1 Fill the gaps in the urban forest short-term

KNC grant - Neighborhood Tree Nurseries ; KNC grant - Oglethorpe ReLeaf

4.2 Develop a locally enforced tree ordinance medium-term KNC grant - Tree Ordinance for a Greener Macon 4.3 Upgrade retention walls as living walls medium-term

4.4 Integrate stormwater management into the streetscape medium-termStrategically Improve Park Space

4.5 Improve Tattnall Square as a centerpiece of College Hill medium-term

KNC grants - Tattnall Square Park Improvements: Design Phase, College Street/Tattall Square Park Improvements; $1 million GDOT Transportation Enhancement grant awarded for improvements to Tattnall Square Park along College St.; Establishment of Friends of Tattnall Square Park

4.6 Re-design Daisy Park long-term4.7 Create a new entry plaza to the churches medium-term4.8 Create a new City Hall civic plaza long-term

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Create an urban exercise trail 4.9 Add trail amenities to key streets short-term

4.10 Make Riverside Drive more pedestrian friendly long-term4.11 Make it safer to cross to the Ocmulgee Trail long-term4.12 Improve the Dog Park medium-term KNC grant - Tyler's Place Dog Park Improvements

4.13 Link to the Booker T. Washington Recreation Center medium-termCollege Hill bike rack on site; further collaboration needed with STONE Academy

4.14 Add pedestrian amenities to Rose Park medium-term

The Look: Macon's Urban and Historic CenterPriority? Number Action Timeframe Notes

Encourage a Sustainable Community 5.1 Market small spaces to small businesses short-term Rodeo Beach in Mercer Village

5.2 Recruit to fill retail niches short-term Rodeo Beach in Mercer Village5.3 Expand the Market on the Green medium-term Mulberry St. Market

5.4 Promote green building short-termHistoric Macon uses environmentally-friendly building practices

5.5 Work to keep the Macon Health Club open short-term

5.6 Build for a mix of incomes medium-termHistoric Hills & Heights work in Beall's Hill - low and moderate income homes built and sold

Develop for Impact 5.7 Add density and a mix of uses to Mercer Village short-term Lofts at Mercer Village: Phase I and II

5.8Redevelop Mercer owned properties along College Street for new student housing

short-term

5.9 Explore opportunities to create a better senior center long-term

5.10 Fill the critical gaps between the University and Downtown medium-termPhillips 66 site being redeveloped into independent pharmacy; Post Office Annex building is site of new market

5.11 Redevelop the Post Office parking lot for retail and housing long-term Post Office Annex building is site of new market

5.12Encourage redevelopment of the block between Hardemanand Georgia

medium-term Post Office Annex building is site of new market5.13 Proactively market long-term development opportunities long-term

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