ROSWELL, Ga. — After decades of discussion about adding a public parking deck downtown, the Roswell City Council approved a plan March 11 to make it happen on a triangular stretch of land bordered by Green Street and Ga. 9.
The council’s meeting Monday evening was the first time details about the location of the parking deck as well as the “Green Street Activation Plan” had been brought to the public for review, though the council purchased two properties in the area at its previous regular meeting as part of an “economic development strategy.”
The plan includes converting Green Street to one-way traffic southbound from Woodstock Street, closing Plum Tree Street for a 10-foot, shared-use path to Canton Street, creating a new connecting street north of the parking deck and Ga. 9 as well as a 10-foot, shared-use path on the eastern side of Green Street to wrap around the project site. There will also be pedestrian plaza areas.
The location for the parking deck, the Green Street Activation Plan and the authorization to acquire property for the project were approved unanimously in bulk Monday night.
In a prepared statement, Mayor Kurt Wilson said the Green Street plan was not made available to the public in advance because of its connection to the parking deck project, funded by bonds approved in November 2022 which included $20 million for a downtown parking deck.
He said the changes to Green Street and Plum Tree Street were necessary to accommodate the parking deck project as well as the resulting pedestrian and vehicle traffic. He also said the city chose this area for its access to Alpharetta Street and economic development benefits.
“While other sites assessed are located closer to the ‘center of the downtown area,’ this location actually yields proximity to more commercial businesses within a quarter-mile walk, while…
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