Monday May 5th!!!
Crowne Plaza Hotel
6345 Powers Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30339
5:30 Technical Session
6:30 Social Gathering
7:00 Dinner and Monthly Program

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"The Peachtree Cooridor"

A Vision for a World-Class Boulevard


The vision is this: Transform 16.5 miles of Peachtree, from Club Drive in the north down to Lee Street in the south, into a world-class boulevard. This boulevard would move people better, make businesses stronger, draw more residents – and give Atlantans a far more enjoyable experience in their city.

Think of the transformation of Peachtree as part streetscape, part streetcar: The streetscape aspect involves making Atlanta a far more walkable city along Peachtree, with wider sidewalks, new parks, and more inviting public places where people can interact. The streetcar component calls for bringing to Peachtree the proven success of modern-day streetcars in other major cities, all to help residents and visitors take short trips without the use of cars.

The people of Atlanta would benefit from the proposed Peachtree Corridor in many ways. These benefits can be grouped in three categories:

Greater mobility. The next 20 years will bring a far busier Peachtree. That’s because Peachtree is drawing more residents from the suburbs; more visitors to new attractions; and more employees for newly opened office space. As a result, the city must act today to accommodate more people tomorrow. Because no single solution can improve traffic flow by itself, Atlanta must employ a number of approaches. The Peachtree Corridor project does just that by adding bike lanes to segments … improving pedestrian traffic … and providing a streetcar so Atlantans can make short trips without a car – and move more quickly from public transit to the workplace or other destinations.

Economic growth. While no formal study has attached a dollar value to the Corridor’s economic impact, there is no denying that the proposed Peachtree Corridor will be a powerful driver of economic growth. For one, it will give Atlanta a “destination street” on par with Chicago’s Michigan Avenue, Manhattan’s Broadway or Paris’ Champs Elysees. Moreover, the Corridor will enhance access to offices, restaurants and retail businesses – first by offering speed and convenience through mobility improvements and also by making the errand experience more enjoyable. Peachtree’s visitors and residents will have less of a need or a desire to go elsewhere.

Quality of life. The Peachtree Corridor is much more than a large-scale public works project. It’s a way of connecting Atlantans to their city – and to each other – through a higher quality of life. It represents a way for us to become the city we wish to become – a city where people enjoy more greenspace, take more walks or bicycle rides, and appreciate more public art. The Peachtree Corridor will help define Atlanta as a better place to be.

Transforming the Peachtree Corridor is fundamental to Atlanta’s future. By the year 2020, just 13 years from now…

Commercial office and retail space is expected to increase from 59 million to 75 million square feet.

Housing units are projected to more than double, from 22,300 to 49,000, with more than 80 percent expected to be owner-occupied.

The number of people living along the Corridor is expected to double, from 37,000 to more than 75,000 – and this projection may be significantly underestimated. A public opinion survey by Ayres McHenry, Inc. revealed that one out of five metro Atlanta adults living outside Atlanta are either “very likely” or “somewhat likely” to move inside the city limits in the next few years.

The number of people working along the Corridor is projected to leap from 156,000 to more than 202,000

The market value of the Corridor will reach an astonishing $33 billion.

These statistics support what is obvious to any local observer: Growth throughout the Corridor is dramatic and is not slowing down.

So the challenge today is to make sure this growth is managed well. As more people move to Atlanta, congestion and density will increase. The Peachtree Corridor project can ensure that more people can enjoy an environment that’s well-planned, mobile, aesthetic, comfortable … and memorable.

Our speaker, Ray Christman, is Chairman of the Peachtree Corridor Task Force, and comes to the job with experience useful for a project of this size. He has served as chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank in Pittsburgh and Atlanta, Secretary of Commerce for the State of Pennsylvania, and Executive Director of the Urban Redevelopment Authority of Pittsburgh.

May 2008 Technical Session

Topic: Design Solutions for Today’s Building Industry

Description: A discussion comparing paper-faced to glass mat gypsum wallboard technology and how these two different technologies address moisture management issues.

Presented by: Mr. John Knox Hurst and Mr. Rick Bowers of Georgia Pacific

Credits: AIA registered program - 1 HSW LU

 


CSI Annual Convention
At CONSTRUCT2008
June 2-6, 2008, Las Vegas

Schedule at a Glance
Information about the following CSI events will be posted as it becomes available.
$ Separate registration fee
*By invitation only


For information about housing, registration, education sessions and the exhibit hall, visit www.constructshow.com


MARK YOUR CALENDARS

CSI ATLANTA PRE PLANNING MEETING
FRIDAY JUNE 13th
INDIAN CREEK LODGE

NOON - 4pm

Please plan on joining us to share your ideas for
developing a chapter strategic plan.

Each year the chapter holds a planning session in July for committee heads and board member to kick off the new fiscal year. This year, in advance of that meeting, we'd like to hear from the members on what they believe would make the chapter a more beneficial organization to them.
Do you have thoughts on improving education? Monthly meetings? Certification? How to set the chapter apart from other organizations?

WE WANT YOU!

Please RSVP here
or If you can't join us please share your thoughts here as well.


 

MEMBERS!

Changed locations? Positions? Cell Phones?

To keep you up to date on Chapter, Region and Institute activities you must keep your contact information up to date with CSI. Visit the national CSI web site www.csinet.org, log in, go to the My CSI box on the bottom left hand side, click on "Update your MemberLinx information" to ensure the Institute has your most up to date information.


Our regular monthly meetings are held the first Monday of each month on the following schedule:
4:00pm Board Meeting
5:30 Technical Session
6:30 New Member Orientation
7:00 Dinner and Monthly Program

Crowne Plaza Hotel
6345 Powers Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta, GA 30339

Take 75 N to 285 East to Powers Ferry. Exit and hotel is on your immediate left.

June is our Awards Banquet and Officer Introductions also held that the hotel the first Monday
September Meeting is the 2nd Monday
December is a holiday celebration (date TBA)
July and August the Chapter is on hiatus.


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