2. Who we are
• Buckhead Community
Improvement District
• BATMA
• Livable Buckhead

3. Buckhead Community
Improvement District
What is a CID?
A community improvement district (CID) is a
taxation entity of local government in which
commercial properties in a defined area pay
an additional 3 mils property tax in order to
fund improvements within the district's
boundaries.
These funds are used for planning
engineering, and designing transportation
solutions and to leverage federal and state
transportation dollars with CID dollars to
implement those solutions.
Working Together for a
More Livable Community

4. Infrastructure
MARTA Concourse Bridge
• Pedestrians from the Tower Place Drive and
Stratford Road sides of GA 400 will have direct
access to both sides of GA 400 and to MARTA's
Buckhead Station without having to walk to
Peachtree Road
• Construction will commence mid-2011 and be
completed by mid-2013
mid 2013
Peachtree Transformation
• The Peachtree transformation is the major
enhancement of a stretch of Peachtree Road
in Buckhead into a more livable, walkable,
bikable and drivable promenade
• The transformation will allow Peachtree to
live up to its reputation as Atlanta’s “signature
street.”
Working Together for a
More Livable Community

5. Community Services
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Piedmont Road Study
A fast, frequent and FREE way to
make tracks around Buckhead.
Pedestrian Ci
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Working Together for a
More Livable Community

6. I85 / 400 Connector Ramps
Working Together for a
More Livable Community

7. I85 Express Lanes
Working Together for a
More Livable Community

8. BATMA
The Buckhead Area Transportation Management Association (BATMA)
works cooperatively with community partners to improve mobility,
accessibility and air q
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providing incentives to encourage commuters to take transit, carpool,
vanpool, telework, bike and walk to work.
Over 60 businesses
Over 20 property management firms
Over 3,000 commuters

10. Hidden Costs of Commuting

11. Alternative commute options…
• Carpool
• Vanpool
• Transit
• Telework
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• Alternative Work
Schedules
• Bike
• W lk
Walk

12. Carpool / Vanpool
• It only takes two or more commuters
riding in a personal vehicle to form a
carpool
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• Carpools are flexible
• You don’t have to carpool everyday
• An arrangement by which a group of 7 – 15
people commute to work in a van leased by a
3rd party provider
• Have a flat fare of:
$75 $90 $100
The price includes gas, insurance and maintenance

13. Transit

14. What seems like an The equivalent of:
endless stream of cars Is only 88 people 2 Carpools
in this photo … 1 Vanpool
1 Xpress bus

15. Alternative Work Schedule
Flex Time
• Allows employees to set their own start and finish times for work
• Allows you to avoid peak commute times and organize your time
around personal needs
Compressed Work Week
• Allows you to shorten your work week by one or more days while
working your “regular” number of hours
Telework
• Teleworking replaces travel to and from work with working at home or another
location on a f ll or part time b i
l ti full t ti basis
• Many employees telework only once or twice per week
• Teleworking is the only commute option that completely
eliminates air pollution and significantly reduces traffic
li i t i ll ti d i ifi tl d t ffi
congestion
• Essential for emergency business continuity plans

16. Bike / Walk
• Bikes are allowed on MARTA and
the buc
• Discounted Confident City
Cycling classes taught by the
Atlanta Bicycle Coalition
• On average, every minute of walking
can extend your life by 1.5 to 2
minutes
• Walking an extra 20 minutes each
day will burn off 7 pounds of body fat
per year.

17. Incentives
First Timers •Cash for Commuters
• Carpoolers Vanpoolers, Walkers, Bikers, Teleworkers and Transit
Carpoolers, Vanpoolers Walkers Bikers
$3/Day Users
• Earn $3/day up to $100. Log on batma.org to track commute
Occasional Users •Commuter Rewards
• Log your commute on batma.org and get put in drawing to win $25
$25/Month Drawing Visa Gift Card
• The more you log, the more you win. 1/10 chance to win
•Carpool
Extreme Users • Carpoolers automatically receive $20, 40, and $60 gas cards
• Log at least 30 trips (15 round trips) on batma.org
$20, $40, $60/Month
Vanpool Subsidies
•Vanpool Subsidy
$75, $90, $100 •Covers half of expenses. Full cost can be $200 or more
•Includes van and maintenance costs
Flat Fare/Month
• Guaranteed Ride Home provides commuters who carpool, vanpool, bike or use transit
with a reliable ride home if an unexpected event occurs up to 5 trips home or to their car
each year
• Provided by the division of the Atlanta Regional Commission
Federal funding for the GRH program is provided through the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT).

18. Employer Services
Transportation Plans
• Provide you with planning materials for
employees and prospective candidates
• Conduct on-site events: Lunch and
Learns, Break room displays, meet
your match events, etc.
Free Telework Consulting
• Help starting or expanding a telework
program with free consulting from a
nationally recognized consultant with
over 25 years experience
Free Commuter Choice Consulting
• Federal Tax Code allows employers to provide tax-free transit and vanpool benefits for
their employees up to $230 a month
• Tax incentive programs can have a positive impact on your payroll tax liability
• An organization of any size is eligible

19. Livable Buckhead Inc
Buckhead, Inc.
Mission:
Livable Buckhead, Inc. strives to ensure the
long term vitality and prosperity of the Buckhead
community by working cooperatively with
individuals, public entities and private businesses
to integrate into everyday life and business
sustainable strategies that improve the
environment and quality of life in the community.
Programmatic Overview:
• Sustainability • Greenspace
• Resource Conservation • Public Health and Safety
• S i l and Cultural Vibrancy
Social d C lt l Vib •H
Housing
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• Access + Mobility • Innovation
Making Buckhead…
so very livable

20. Greenspace
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Buckhead Greenspace Action Plan:
• Buckhead is the lowest “parked” district in the entire city
• City Councilman Howard Shook spearheaded the initiative for change
• Working cooperatively with BCID, Buckhead Coalition, and BATMA
Making Buckhead…
so very livable

21. Recycling
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Buckhead Eco Collection:
• A two day event that was open to Buckhead
businesses and residents
b i d id t
• Safely disposed of electronics, unused paint,
expired medicines and other items that could not
safely be placed in the regular trash pick up
• Collected over 20,000 lbs of paint
• Collected over 25,000 lbs of electronics
Community-wide Recycling Initiative:
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• Designing a full circle community-wide waste management initiative that
incorporates the philosophy of “reduce, reuse, and recycle”
• Establishing uniform recycling criteria throughout the Buckhead community
• Leveraging the communities collective buying power to procure for recycling and
waste hauling services on a community-wide “opt-in” basis
• Developing the recycling program and supporting promotional materials to
ensure community education ensuring the highest diversion rate possible
Making Buckhead…
so very livable

22. Questions?

23. Resources
•www.batma.org BATMA
•www.facebook.com/buckheadtma
•www.bucride.com
b id “the buc”
“th b ”
•www.livablebuckhead.org Livable Buckhead
•www.buckheadcid.com Buckhead CID
•www.myridesmart.com Ridematch
•www.itsmarta.com MARTA
•www gctransit com
www.gctransit.com Gwinnet Co. Transit
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•www.xpressga.com Xpress Bus
•www.cobbdot.org/cct.htm Cobb Co. Transit
•tony@livablebuckhead.org Tony Peters
•scott@batma.org Scott Cantrell