Much has been said about a new stadium for Atlanta and people are
still talking. The recent article in the Atlanta Journal Constitution,
" Poor Planning for Poor Neighborhoods" written by Larry Keating,
suggests that Atlanta's Westside inner-city neighborhoods are poorly planned,
Drew's view of this news story half-heartedly supports Larry Keating's premise
of poor planning.of Atlanta's inner-city's poor neighborhoods.
First, in many
instances plans for these communities fail to include or give proper consideration
to the elements of the natural topography of the land and how the land will be
used . It is Drew's opinion that a more egregious error in planning is the inadequate
consideration of the historical needs and culture of the neighborhood with
methods and suggested resources required to blend culture and use aspects with
plans for the future of the neighborhoods Additionally, many plans for
inner-city neighborhood redevelopment are completed without a clear,
concise,yet comprehensive vision of THE BIG PICTURE essential to the survival
of the neighborhoods and the Quality of Life issues required to sustain them as
viable and livable neighborhoods.
Second, oftentimes adequate plans are made,but then they are
placed on a shelf without any subsequent efforts made to insure that
the plans are properly implemented in poor neighborhoods. In other words,
developers, too often are allowed to run amuck without adequate
oversight and monitoring.
Drewnell Thomas is a resident of the Historic Westin Heights /
Bankhead Neighborhood and founder of the Historic Westin Heights / Bankhead Neighborhood Association and creator of the Blog, "Drew's Views and News Exchange"
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