The city of Lilburn has a new plan for improving mobility and access to jobs and services in the Lilburn Community Improvement District area, as well as other parts of the city.
The City Council recently adopted an updated livable centers initiative. The plan for the Lilburn CID footprint, which includes Lawrenceville Highway, and other parts of Lilburn looked at greenspace needs, including trail and park access, as well as transit improvements.
The LCI plan is also expected to be incorporated into an update of Lilburn’s 2019 Comprehensive Plan, which the city is working on with the Atlanta Regional Commission.
“It was exciting to see the process unfold and watch the community interact and engage with the proposed recommendations,” Lilburn CID Executive Director Tad Leithead said. “In addition to creating retail, arts and culture hubs around the BAPS Mandir, Plaza Las Americas and Old Town Lilburn, the creation and expansion of walking trails and the addition of new greenspaces, like pocket parks, were particularly well-received.”
The first step to implement the LCI plan will be an Improvements and Traffic Management Study for the Lawrenceville Highway corridor. Lilburn CID officials said road and transit improvements outlined in the LCI plan would become eligible for funding once the study is finished.
Transit improvements would be designed to mitigate traffic in key areas around Lilburn.
The plan also designates several greenspace areas throughout the CID footprint. The idea is that greenspace improvements would make it easier for Lilburn residents to be within a 10-minute walk from a trail access pointt, a pocket park or an existing park in the city.
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