Part of the "ACDC - Arts & Culture Douglas County" initiative
Implement a Creativity Corridor through Downtown Douglasville that promotes existing assets including the plaza, dining, shops, museum, conference center, and community theatre, while encouraging new community centerpieces that connect residents and visitors. The corridor would run from the old jail site to Campbellton St., tie together the Douglas County Museum of History and Art, O’Neal Plaza, and the Conference Center, and include mixed-use, arts-focused redevelopment of the 10-acre vacant jail site through a likely public-private partnership.
Tracks attraction of new investment and creation of linkages between existing and future community anchors.
Tracks the expected fostering of a greater sense of community and identity for Douglasville/Douglas County.
Tracks applying for a Brownfield grant to clean up the site.
Tracks expected economic and social benefits from the Creativity Corridor.
Tracks respondents who wanted outdoor recreation available locally.
Tracks increased business revenues downtown.
Tracks adoption of an overlay district with corresponding zoning, development standards, and public art requirements.
Tracks the meeting with the Douglas County Convention and Visitors Bureau Director to determine participation level.
Tracks respondents who said socializing with family or friends was a major motivation for attending events.
Tracks consideration of forming a development entity of the DDA for real estate financing opportunities.
Tracks respondents who wanted shopping activities available locally.
Tracks respondents who said supporting a community organization or cause was a major motivation for attending events in Douglasville/Douglas County.
Tracks respondents who wanted farmers markets available locally.
Tracks respondents who selected “Other” in the activity chart.
Tracks the corridor’s appeal to residents and visitors through increased quality of life in Douglasville.
Tracks adoption of a public art initiative administered by the Cultural Arts Council.
Tracks respondents who wanted nightlife activities available locally.
Tracks higher occupancy rates in local hotels.
Tracks the size of the vacant jail site proposed for mixed-use, arts-focused redevelopment.
Tracks whether the Creativity Corridor is defined as running from the old jail site to Campbellton St.
Tracks the number of responses to the report chart asking what activities not currently offered respondents would like to stay within Douglasville/Douglas County for.
Tracks whether the proposed Community Core includes housing, retail, performing arts/open air market, and creative makerspace components.
Tracks increased taxes from increased business operations.
Tracks respondents who wanted gardens/nature activities available locally.
Tracks increase in business licenses for both permanent and temporary entities.
Tracks whether development professionals, including Urban Land Institute, are engaged to assist the charrette.
Tracks the number of respondents to the community survey conducted in Douglasville and Douglas County.
Tracks respondents who wanted movies/film activities available locally.
Tracks the expected ability to draw younger generations into the downtown corridor.
Tracks respondents who indicated it was somewhat or very important to have arts and cultural offerings in Douglas County.
Tracks respondents who wanted community events available locally.
Tracks medium-term budget for Brownfield clean-up for the former jail site.
Tracks consideration of using former school system trailers to host an artist residency program.
Tracks respondents who wanted stage theatre available locally.
Tracks the report finding that a majority of Douglasville residents never or rarely visit the downtown district.
Tracks respondents who selected the report chart category labeled “Wine, Beer or...”.
Tracks respondents who wanted dining activities available locally.
Tracks the number of proposed focal points in the corridor.
Tracks long-term projected public costs for preliminary development.
Tracks the share of respondents who would choose to stay within Douglas County if the same quality of experience were available there.
Tracks advancement of mixed hotel and loft development.
Tracks the corridor’s role as a catalyst for refreshing Douglasville’s identity.
Tracks environmental health improvement through remediation of the land.
Tracks the number of focal points anchoring the Creativity Corridor.
Tracks employment opportunities for local workers from new development.
Tracks respondents who wanted concerts available locally.
Tracks respondents who selected the report chart category labeled “Literary / Librar...”.
Tracks increase in visitors to the CVB as a measurable result.
Tracks review of zoning ordinance, alcohol ordinance for outdoor concerts/events, and development standards.
Tracks short-term budget for artist commissions, installation, maintenance, signs, benches, and other physical aspects of the art corridor.
Tracks respondents who said connecting with the community was a major motivation for attending events.
Tracks whether loft development in the district is incentivized with density bonuses.
Tracks respondents who wanted recreational sports available locally.
Tracks the expected creation of activity and vibrancy throughout the downtown corridor and beyond.
Tracks increased tax basis as property taxes rise due to investment, reinvestment, and redevelopment of nearby properties.
Tracks respondents who wanted professional sports available locally.
Tracks whether the redevelopment site includes performance space, open-air market, and retail/manufacturing spaces for new businesses.
Tracks whether a hotel developer/investor is partnered with to build a facility adjacent to the conference center.
Tracks completion of the short-term charrette for old jail redevelopment and underutilized parcels.
Tracks the number of established focal points in the corridor.
Short-term: $200,000 for artist commissions, installation, maintenance, signs, benches, and other physical aspects of the art corridor, not including the mixed-use jail site anchor; Medium-term: $600,000 for Brownfield clean-up for the former jail site; Long-term: $1.5 million for projected public costs for preliminary development, including site planning, feasibility studies, promotion for RFPs, and environmental studies.