A revised draft of the East Lake MARTA Station LCI Study, responsive to neighboring concerns voiced during an additional round of community input meetings, is now complete and ready for review in advance of consideration by Decatur’s Planning Commission and City Commission...

[NOTE: This post has been updated with additional materials and meeting dates.]
The recently completed master plan for the East Lake MARTA station area will soon make its way before the applicable Decatur review boards — first to the Planning Commission, who will issue a recommendation; and then to the City Commission, who will put the plan’s adoption to a vote...

Representing each of the neighborhoods surrounding the East Lake MARTA Station, over 80 residents turned out February 26 to hear closing recommendations for the area's future.

What they heard capped six months of broad community participation and input, and detailed how the long-underutilized station might ultimately become a more meaningful “front porch” gathering space and center for adjacent neighbors...

The lengthy community planning process for the East Lake MARTA station area comes to a close on Monday, February 26, when finalized recommendations will be shared by the project team...

Late last year the first round of concepts was released for MARTA’s long-term redevelopment of its East Lake Station, together with a survey for public assessment and comment. That survey closed January 12...

The Make East Lake MARTA Yours draft concepts survey released last month is coming to a close. All area stakeholders are encouraged to make their voices heard online. Count on 15-20 minutes to complete the survey...

Over the course of the past few months, the Make East Lake MARTA Yours team has met with the surrounding community, talked with commuters, collected input online, led a walking tour and design workshop, and crowdsourced issues and ideas.

Now they’re back with their first round of development concepts for your review...

For the past few months, we -- the cities of Decatur and Atlanta, DeKalb County, MARTA and surrounding communities -- have been working together to craft a vision for the future redevelopment of the East Lake MARTA station. From a very well attended kick-off to opportunities for commuters on the go to chime in to this weekend's walking tour audit of the surrounding area, residents and others have come to the table to create positive change for their neighborhoods...