Updated Plan!

During the last 5 months, our Traffic Calming Committee has been meeting with neighbors and getting everyone's opinions. We've now had 7 (seven!) neighborhood meetings and it's been a lot of work. After all the feedback, we have reached the conclusion that we need to focus efforts on the biggest problem areas only. We also need to implement a variety of options, strategically placed, such that the traffic conditions will improve and neighbors will be as minimally impacted as possible.

So with that in mind, here's the basics of what the draft plan includes:

** Traffic circles at the intersection of Ellwyn/Longview and Admiral/Longview (on the N. Shallowford end). See picture.
** Bike lanes on both sides of Longview (b/w 3-5 ft wide). Stripping lanes on a portion of Admiral (from Chamblee Dunwoody to Plantation).
** A traffic island on Longview, close to Admiral, on the Peachtree Blvd. end.
** Minimal traffic tables on Longview (4-5) and Admiral (2-3 from Chamblee Dunwoody to Plantation only) and Plantation (1-2) and Ellwyn (1-2).

We still have a long way to go in the process and the County will ultimately determine what is possible, based on engineering guidelines (see previous blogs).

A Note from a Concerned Grandfather...

If you have recently noticed some activity in Huntley Hills involving people out measuring streets and looking at manholes etc., I find out this is going to be potentially a big help for our neighborhood. It’s part of a move by a small group of souls to begin to make Huntley Hills a friendlier place to raise our families. In co-operation with the County they are preparing a plan for presentation at a neighborhood meeting for discussion of the location of some traffic calming measures…the first step in making our streets and yards safer for the growing number of young families in the neighborhood. And no, this is not going to mean those big “speed bumps” of the past, but a mix of friendlier ways to make our streets safer. To help this group with their efforts or for more information contact any board member of the Huntley Hills Neighborhood Association (www. Huntley hills.net) or email the traffic calming committee at huntleyhills@gmail.com. They could use your help.

- A concerned grandfather in Huntley Hills

Have you given your input?

So far, we've had 4 informal presentations/Q & A sessions at various neighborhood meetings and night outs. We've gotten lots of feedback! The next (and last) chance to let us know your thoughts before we will finalize our draft plan, will be at a neighborhood meeting on April 28th at 7pm at Chamblee United Methodist Church. After that, our plan goes to the County and we proceed from there.

Have you missed the opportunities to meet with us? Be sure to get on the HHNA email list - you won't miss a thing in the future! www.huntleyhills.net