| UPCOMING EVENTS |
 The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) is holding its 18th annual event in Atlanta with assistance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is the first time that CNU has collaborated with the CDC and focused so extensively on the relationship between the built environment and public health.
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TSW has taken on a significant leadership role in the preparation of Congress activities. Founding Principal Bill Tunnell will moderate a breakout session called Where do we go from Here? Rethinking Stalled Suburban Development, which will examine new ways to convert unfinished neighborhoods into more walkable mixed-use communities. TSW Senior Principal Caleb Racicot, CNU Atlanta Executive Chair, will present a session on applying form-based codes in real-life development situations. TSW Principal Adam Williamson will lead a tour of Marietta and Woodstock’s revitalized historic downtowns. |
Rebekah Calvert, TSW marketing director, coordinated the production and design of Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present & Future, the essential reference and guidebook for those attending the Congress, featuring 27 perspective articles covering regional topics and over 70 local smart growth communities and future projects advancing New Urbanist design principles. Woody Giles, a planner at TSW, also worked on the book production and has played a significant role in publicizing its release. Finally, TSW Principal Christopher Leerssen will lead a walking tour of the Beltline.
For more information on registering for the Congress, visit: www.cnu.org/cnu18 |
| PROJECT HAPPENINGS |
TSW has had a busy Spring with several new projects about to kick off, in the planning stages, or under construction. Read more about them below: |
 Downtown Parking, Streets & Network Study (Clarksville, TN): TSW was recently selected to assist the City of Clarksville in the development of a set of standards to guide the implementation of additional on-street parking and improved connectivity for vehicles and pedestrians. |
 LCI Park Place Multi-Modal Mixed-use Center Supplemental Study (Evermore CID): TSW is leading the study on the feasibility of a multi-modal center at the Olympic tennis venue at Stone Mountain aimed at giving the tennis center a new life.
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 Nathan Benderson Park (Bradenton, FL): TSW’s Landscape Architecture Studio is currently designing a world-class 2,000-meter flat water rowing course and venue amenities. more
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 University of South Carolina Beaufort (Beaufort, SC): TSW is currently collaborating with USCB on their campus master plan, which includes a historic campus and new suburban campus.
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 Rail with Trails Multi-use Study (Spalding County, GA): TSW is examining the former Southern Railway railroad corridor to develop urban design standards and improvements to roadway, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian facilities to ultimately facilitate smart growth through integrated transportation and land use planning.
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 Las Catalinas (Guanacaste, Costa Rica): TSW has been providing planning and design for Las Catalinas, a hilltown and beach resort in Costa Rica, for the past three years. Phase Zero has just started construction and will include an Inn and Restaurant, Bike & Beach Gear Outfitters, a variety of residences, and passive and active park and plaza spaces. For more information on Las Catalinas and to read the blog featuring videos and construction progress, visit: www.lascatalinascr.com
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 Kennesaw State University’s Health Sciences Building (Kennesaw, GA): Currently under construction, TSW’s Landscape Architecture Studio provided landscape design and construction documents for the building site, courtyard area, and plaza. TSW is currently providing construction administration for the project, which is LEED tracking Gold.
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 Woodstock Community Church (Woodstock, GA): TSW’s Architecture Studio provided design and construction documents for the 19,000 SF Woodstock Community Church, which is currently under construction. The church will include a 300-seat sanctuary, 12 classrooms, and a “green” parking lot. The design is Contextual Modernism that embraces contemporary shapes while evoking the surrounding rural woodland character. Functionally, the design creates a series of casual gathering and fellowship spaces for the church members.
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 Town of Blythewood Master Plan (Blythewood, SC): TSW’s Planning Studio developed a master plan that directs future growth for the downtown and surrounding areas. The Blythewood Town Council recently approved the master plan and is already taking the next steps toward implementation. more
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CNU BOOK
TSW staff members have been instrumental in developing the Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present & Future, which is a comprehensive look at the region’s evolution, its current challenges, and the many recent and planned efforts to address them. For anyone attending CNU 18, it’s an essential reference and guide to this complex and fast-changing metropolis.
Essays in the book’s opening Perspectives section address overarching themes such as Atlanta as a mega-region; calculating health impacts of a major infrastructure project; agricultural urbanism; lifelong communities; and reviving the center city. Perspectives authors include Dr. Howard Frumkin, special assistant to the CDC director for climate change and health; Catherine Ross, director of Georgia Tech’s Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development; Lawrence Frank, formerly at Georgia Tech and now holder of the Bombardier Chair in Sustainable Transportation Systems at the University of British Columbia; and Christopher Leinberger of the Brookings Institution.
The book also profiles several dozen historic and still (or once again) thriving towns and neighborhoods, and to describe more than 40 recent and planned Atlanta area projects that embody the principles of sustainability and new urbanism.
For information on the book and to order Building Metropolitan Atlanta: Past, Present & Future, Click Here.
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