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PCIDS

Creating the

Southeast’s
Premier Livable

Center

The Perimeter Community
Improvement Districts (PCIDs) serve
the cities of Sandy Springs, Dunwoody,
and Brookhaven in both Dekalb and
Fulton counties. CIDs are self-taxing
districts that use additional property FEATURE
taxes from commercial properties to
Keeping Things and infrastructure improvement projects
help accelerate needed transportation
within their defined district.
Moving Moving expansion of the PATH trail network,
Moving
With four MARTA stations in
the Central Perimeter area, a major
and expanded GRTA bus service, the
PCIDs area is also one of the region’s
premier alternative transportation hubs,
Transforming 285/400 with Fortune 500 company listings and
world-class healthcare facilities. Also
by Bonnie Hunter home to one of the largest retail malls
in the state, dozens of dining locations,
With the construction of I-285 and GA Department of Transportation with the premier retailers, and multi- and single-
400 in the 1990s, the opportunities for the invaluable support of North Perimeter family housing options, it is one of the
businesses and residents of Dunwoody Partners and the Perimeter Community Southeast’s leading live, work, and
increased and improved dramatically. As Improvement Districts. play communities.
the area flourished, With a total of PCIDs are amassing a significant
traffic naturally Completion is $800 million for track record of improvements that are
increased. Though construction to transforming the Perimeter market with
streamline travel, the
the commute times scheduled for 2020, improvements are strong relationships with city, county,
of Dunwoody but the important estimated to save state, and federal agencies. Once such
residents is GA 400 and I-285 improvement is Georgia’s first diverging
comparable to the aspect of this travelers 20,000 diamond interchange, which relieves
national average, transformation is hours each day. This congestion and improves safety for
the number of four-year project will those who commute to one of the
vehicles passing the positive, lasting improve commute region’s largest employment centers.
through this vital effect this project will times by adding Other projects spearheaded by the
interchange daily roadway capacity PCIDs include:
reached over have on Dunwoody and improving traffic • Active management of traffic
300,000 more than and the surrounding flow, safety, and signals along corridors of
access. It is also
it was designed for. expected to generate regional significance
It became communities. new investment • Use of off-duty police officers to
clear that a major opportunities in the direct traffic at key intersections
update to this Perimeter area. during high peak traffic times
transportation asset was imperative For the latest updates and • Bicycle implementation strategy
to the continued growth and success transportation impacts of Transform • Design of commuter trails between
of the area. Enter project Transform 285/400, visit perimeterconnects. corporate campuses
285/400, which is led by the Georgia com/285at400.

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