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Introduction
Welcome to the City of Canton’s Marietta Road Community Initiative webpage! Your direct source for information about the project, process, and means to become involved in creating the vision for the future of the Marietta Road corridor.
This webpage will be updated throughout the planning process with event information, data downloads, and draft plan documents. The planning and analysis happening now will shape Sunnyside for years to come. As an active and engaged citizen, your participation is needed so don’t miss this chance to be involved in the planning process.
Project Overview
As development is shifting from downtown to the River, it is important that the entry point to the City along Exit 16 is attractive, clean, safe, and also moving forward. This project will work hand-in-hand with the Council and the neighborhood to make sure that the City is helping to drive economic investment into the Marietta Road area to include opportunities for commercial and residential investment, activation of public park space, improvement for transportation and infrastructure, and community pride.
Sunnyside Update
A lot has happened since this project began and we are excited to share the updates with you! To see where the City is on this project, please check out the PowerPoint below.
Each element of this project must be prepared with the opportunity for involvement and input from stakeholders and citizens, to ensure that the plans reflects the full range of community needs and values. That is why we need to hear from you throughout this process.
If you are not able to join us, please take a look at what we are doing by checking out the information below:
Team Meetings
Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Marietta Road Community Initiative Memo 01-22-2019
Friday, February 22, 2019
Marietta Road Community Initiative Memo 02-22-2019
Thursday, January 23, 2020
Marietta Road Community Initiative Memo 01-23-2020
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
Marietta Road Community Initiative Memo 03-17-2020
Public Meetings
Thursday, February 13, 2020
Marietta Road Community Initiative Memo 02-13-2020
Georgia Economic Placemaking Collaborative Retreats
Fall Retreat 2019
August 14-15, 2019
LaGrange, Georgia
Fall Retreat Agenda 2019
Fall Retreat 2020
September 22-23, 2020
Virtual
Place Visioning
Spring Retreat 2021
March 3-4, 2021
Virtual
Informational PowerPoint Presentations
- Intro to Placemaking – Perry Hiott
- Placemaking One Brick at a Time – Dan McRae
- PPS Placemaking – Cynthia Nikitin
- Georgia Placemaking – Ed McMahon
- Keys to Sustainable Tourism – Ed McMahon
- Tourism & Georgia – Ed McMahon
- Article – Ten Principles for Responsible Tourism
- It Takes a Village to Brand a Destination – Steve Chandler
- Lighter Quicker Cheaper – Cynthia Nikitin
- Project Development – Monica Calhoun