Communities Shape Who We Are…
FEBRUARY 22ND, 2011
Residents of Snellville
Mama swears that I learned to read via the pages of Southern Living magazine. I have 1970’s-era Kodak photographs of me curled up in an easy chair immersed in the featured communities. So, last week as I listened to Scott Ball, a principal with the internationally renowned Duany Plater – Zyberk (DPZ), talk about New Urbanism and illustrate how town centers create “rooms” that eliminate suburban sprawl as well as places where friends and business associates live, work and play, I was taken from the moment he said, “Hello”…
With millions working in front of a computer screen 10 hours every day, coupled with Atlanta’s average commute of 35 minutes (each way!), communities who have destination places for quality face-to-face time are those who have succeeded. Tree-lined sidewalks that lead to local diners, wine café’s, and frozen yogurt parlors, or shoe boutiques where girlfriends gather to chat about their workweek and try on shoes provide the sense of place residents needs to engage, nurture, participate and encourage sustainable growth. Where there is a sense of place, residents will spend their time and their money.
EOS is partnering with Clark Patterson Lee and DPK to serve the City of Snellville by creating a new town center and a brand for this new destination. We’ll be using an interactive planning and design process that will include focus groups, public information meetings, multi-day design charrette, and more. Join the conversation on Snellville’s Facebook page and help shape the future of this great Gwinnett community: Snellville Georgia.
