Following a year-long process which included 10 meetings inviting public input, the Sandy Springs City Council adopted its master plan vision on Dec. 18, 2012 for the City’s downtown area. The City Center Master Plan includes a walkable grid of streets; a mix of retail, dining and housing; and the addition of a network of green spaces. The plan also charts the future for a civic facility to house a multi-purpose city hall and performing arts venue.
Following are the maps, meeting presentations and materials, and press reports regarding the City’s planning process.
City Center Master Plan Documents
- Adopted Master Plan, (PDF), December 18, 2012
Maps and Images
Meeting Presentations & Materials
- December 18, 2012 City Center Master Plan Presentation to Mayor and City Council
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- November 6, 2012 City Center Master Plan Summary Presentation to Mayor and City Council
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Illustrative Plan Board (PDF)
- Community Vision Board (PDF)
- Draft Strategies Board (PDF)
- October 30, 2012 Community Workshop on Transportation Infrastructure
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- October 4, 2012 Presentation and Image Preference Survey
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Image Preference Survey Slides (PDF)
- September 19, 2012 Draft Master Plan Concepts Presentation and Open House
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- Information Boards (PDF)
- August 14, 2012 City Center site and Infrastructure Investment Criteria Presentation
- Presentation Slides (PDF)
- June 25, 2012 Community Workshop Series Kickoff Event
- May 8, 2012 Community Meetings
- Presentation Given by Goody Clancy (PDF)
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #1
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #2
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #3
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #4
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #5
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #6
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #7
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #8
- City Center Map Annotated by Participants #9
Community Feedback
Press/Articles
- Sandy Springs: Option of eminent domain for Target property unclear, March 21, 2013
- Your downtown plan: what does $84 million look like?, March 12, 2013
- Sandy Springs RFP Project to Benefit New Downtown Area, February 28, 2013
- Mayor’s State of City Address Focuses on Downtown, February 26, 2013
- In ‘State of City,’ Sandy Springs mayor says, ‘We’re on the right path’ , February 25, 2013
- Sandy Springs City Center construction begins, February 22, 2013
- Former Gift Shop Marks Start of Demolition for New Downtown, February 22, 2013
- City approves $84 million downtown plan, February 7, 2013
- Sandy Springs’ New Downtown Plan Gets Official Go-Ahead, February 6, 2013
- Sandy Springs council approves city center plan, budget amendments, February 5, 2013
- Sandy Springs City Council approves $84 million downtown plan, February 5, 2013
- $58 Million Downtown Plan Doesn’t Uproot Longtime Businesses for Green Space, February 5, 2013
- Sandy Springs City Council to consider $84 million downtown plan, February 4, 2013
- City to implement first phase of city center plan, February 1, 2013
- City Issues RFP for Parking Study on New Downtown Sandy Springs Area, January 24, 2013
- Wanted: Sandy Springs parking plan, January 24, 2013
- Sandy Springs to get a city center, December 20, 2012
- Sandy Springs approves downtown plan, December 18, 2012
- Sandy Springs City Council will consider adopting downtown plans, December 17, 2012
- Sandy Springs narrows focus of new City Center project, November 21, 2012
- Sandy Springs: Proposals for downtown draw mixed reviews, November 14, 2012
- Tuesday Open House Crystallizes Plans for Sandy Springs’ New Downtown, November 13, 2012
- Sandy Springs unveils ‘City Center Master Plan’; Land acquisition expected in January, November 9, 2012
- Public meeting on Sandy Springs downtown plan set for Nov. 13, November 7, 2012
- Consultants say new streets, green spaces could bring Sandy Springs a thriving city center, November 6, 2012
- Sandy Springs City Council will discuss downtown, false alarms, November 5, 2012
- Plans target managing ‘city center’ traffic, November 1, 2012
- ‘Fixing’ Roswell Road key to downtown success, November 1, 2012
- Traffic concerns regarding city center addressed, October 30, 2012
- Residents weigh in on look for city’s downtown, October 24, 2012
- City Center meeting to focus on transportation, October 24, 2012
- Residents weigh in on look for city’s downtown, October 19, 2012
- Sandy Springs city center moves forward, October 14, 2012
- Buyer emerges as development focus shifts to City Walk, October 7, 2012
- Sandy Springs moves forward with downtown plans, October 7, 2012
- Planning Firm Giving Public Vision Survey on Downtown Plans, Thursday, October 2, 2012
- Sandy Springs: City Walk under contract as city’s downtown plans come together, September 20, 2012
- Crowd Turns Out for Latest Community Meeting on New Downtown, September 20, 2012
- Public Input Meeting On New Downtown, Wednesday, September 19, 2012
- Sandy Springs will host meeting to discuss city center plans, September 18, 2012
- Residents to get a peek at city center plans, September 10, 2012
- Report hints at cost for city’s downtown, August 22, 2012
- Sandy Springs faces unique challenges with commercial center revitalization, August 15, 2012
- City Hall site has long been at the center of things, August 14, 2012
- City center planners studying public input, July 26, 2012
- City Walk Starting to Factor into Quaint Downtown Concepts, June 28, 2012
- City center concepts coming in August, June 27, 2012
- By The Numbers: Sandy Springs and its New Downtown, June 26, 2012
- Planners Show Sandy Springs Residents Options for New Downtown, June 26, 2012
- Sandy Springs begins three days of meetings on downtown plans, June 26, 2012
- Give Your Input on Downtown Sandy Springs Project, June 25, 2012
- Public input sought on downtown project, June 21, 2012
- Children Favor Park Space at Old Target Site, May 18, 2012
- Holy Innocents’ students draw up proposals for City Hall, May 17, 2012
- Holy Innocents’ 4th-Graders Bring City Center Ideas to City Hall, May 17, 2012
- Residents discuss downtown possibilities, May 17, 2012
- Plan has budget implications, May 17, 2012
- Holy Innocents’ students draw up proposals for City Hall, May 17, 2012
- Sandy Springs budget proposal has city hall implications, May 10, 2012
- Meeting Shows New Downtown Will Bring a Change With the Times, May 9, 2012
- Crowd in Sandy Springs discusses downtown possibilities, May 8, 2012
- Public Meeting on New Downtown Sandy Springs, May 7, 2012
- Busy day of meetings planned in Sandy Springs on city center, budget, May 7, 2012
- ‘Save our Waffle House’ campaign targets city, April 19, 2012
- Opinions changing on City Hall project, April 5, 2012
- ‘Fresh Eyes’ From the Community Wanted on Vision for Downtown Sandy Springs, March 29, 2012
- Sandy Springs’ downtown planning firm will consider city hall options, March 28, 2012
- Planning Firm Starts to Bring Downtown into Focus, March 27, 2012
- Sandy Springs City Council retreat: council discussing parks, apartment crime, building city hall, March 27, 2012
- Some on council wary of using eminent domain for City Hall, March 26, 2012
- Main Street Alliance reverses position on Sandy Springs city hall plan, March 23, 2012
- Sandy Springs rolls out timeline for downtown plan, March 15, 2012
- Planning Firm for Downtown Sandy Springs Brings Vision, Hope, March 9, 2012
- City selects firm to develop downtown master plan, March 8, 2012
- Downtown Development has Sandy Springs at a Crossroads, February 2, 2012
- City Looks for Landowners and Qualified Firm in Quest to Build Downtown, January 6, 2012