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October 2023
GPCID’s Next Board Meeting is December 13, 2023!
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The October 2023 board meeting has been canceled due to lack of a quorum. The next board meeting will be held on December 13 at 7:30 a.m. at the Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta.
Our meetings are open to the public.
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Gwinnett Place CID Strengthens Leadership Bonds in Boston
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In mid-September, GPCID’s board chair Leo Wiener, vice chair Trey Ragsdale, and executive director Joe Allen, alongside 82 representatives from Gwinnett leadership, the county’s professional community and community leaders joined the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce on its Strategic Leadership Visit (SLV) to Boston, Massachusetts. Attendees met with the region’s local officials, corporate executives and community leaders to glean best practices for economic development, talent advancement, mobility, parks, the arts and community redevelopment from the perspective of one of the nation’s most historic and respected metro communities.
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GPCID staff helped organize programming for the three redevelopment programming sessions during the visit. These sessions highlighted the need for communities to create more livable, resilient, sustainable and equitable places from dying, spread-out suburban strip malls to isolated and underutilized warehouses.
David Dixon of Stantec, nicknamed the “guru of suburban retrofit”, opened the conversation with examples of how communities are improving through redevelopment and planning to better align with the desires and values of today’s communities.
Boston’s Metropolitan Area Planning Council shared how the re-envisioning and remaking of their struggling commercial retail strip centers provided an opportunity to meet the region’s housing, mobility, affordability, and other challenges in a sustainable and economically successful manner.
While in Somerville, the group experienced a real-life case study of how a public-private partnership converted a former Ford Motor Assembly Plant and struggling 1980s retail mall into Assembly Row, a thriving destination featuring state-of-the-art office space, 800K+ square feet of retail and amenities, 25+ dining options and is home to more than 2,300 residents; all connected to a six-acre riverfront park.
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Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a Taste of Mexico and Latin America in Gwinnett Place!
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Hispanic Heritage Month lasts until October 15, so celebrate in the district with authentic dishes – or enjoy delicious Tex-Mex - using the visitgwinnettplace.com app!
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Commissioner Kirkland Carden to Highlight Global Villages at the Atlanta Construction and Development Summit
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On October 26, Gwinnett County’s District 1 Commissioner Kirkland Carden will open Bisnow’s Atlanta Construction and Development Summit with an update on the future of the Gwinnett Place Mall site to an audience of Atlanta’s top investors, developers, contractors, architects, government officials and community leaders.
This event highlights the Atlanta area’s status as a desirable site for redevelopment and discusses strategies to continue the current momentum for success.
The event is from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. at The W Atlanta Downtown. Register for the event here.
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Celebrate Halloween in the District!
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Shorty Howell Park is hosting Cosplay Runway on October 21 from 5 – 8 p.m. This costume contest for superheroes, supervillains and storybook characters is open for children 6 – 17 to show off their individual costumes and for group/family costumes!
Downtown Duluth’s family- and pet-friendly Howl on the Green will be on October 27 from 6 - 10 p.m. Fun, sweet treats, great food and out-of-this-world entertainment make this event on the Duluth Town Green unforgettable! Fire dancers, mystical creatures and aerialists appear on the Festival Center Stage alongside iconic characters to light up the night.
Then, on October 28, Santa Fe Mall’s Children’s Costume Contest begins at 2 p.m.!
Finally, don’t miss Howl-O-Ween in McDaniel Farm Park on Sunday, October 29. Get in the Halloween spirit on this festive night celebrating wolves and coyotes and exploring their impact in the Southeast, making keepsake wolf prints on rocks, practicing wolf calls on a short hike, and enjoying story time and s'mores around a campfire.
Then, don’t forget to celebrate Halloween on October 31 and Dia de los Muertos on November 1 and 2 safely and responsibly. Remember: safety first!
If you can’t make any of those events, don’t worry! There’s plenty of ways to celebrate fall in the district. Grab Starbucks’ fan-favorite Pumpkin Spice Latte or Dunkin’s Ice Spice and pumpkin donuts only available during the fall season!
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Provide Input for the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Freight Mobility Plan
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The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) - is seeking public participation for the 2024 Atlanta Region Freight Mobility Plan. The survey, which will collect individuals’ experiences sending freight and receiving deliveries across the region, will close on October 28.
Please participate in this five- to 10-minute survey about your experience with shipping and deliveries in the Atlanta region. Please click through to the end of the survey as the most important component, the opportunity to use an interactive map to place markers on areas of issue or opportunity throughout the 20-county Atlanta region, is the final question. Placing these markers on the map is crucial for the ARC plan as it pinpoints specific areas of concern for future planning and improvement.
Take the survey here.
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GPCID Thanks Russell Landscaping for Keeping the District Clean and Beautiful!
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GPCID’s beautification partner Russell Landscape is installing new plants and mulch this fall as part of an initiative to keep Gwinnett Place inviting to our guests during the holiday season and all year round. In total, the CID has budgeted approximately $120,000 in landscaping improvements.
The CID also relies on Russell Landscape to conduct weekly trash pickup on the ten miles of right-of-way and the two interstate interchanges along I-85. As of September 30 2023, CID-funded efforts have removed 23.61 tons of trash and 1,040 illegal signs for this year alone!
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Events You Won’t Want to Miss!
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Duluth on Tap
October 14, 12 – 5 p.m.
Downtown Duluth
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McDaniel Farm Park Tours
October 14, 10 a.m.
McDaniel Farm Park
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Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit
November 2, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.
The John C. Maxwell Leadership Center at 12Stone Church
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On Topic: Transportation Talk
November 8, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
The 1818 Club
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Free Food Distribution
November 28, 3 p.m.
Shorty Howell Park
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