Master Plans

Decatur’s Strategic Plan guides City government at the highest level by providing direction on policies and actions to bring the community’s vision for its future to life. It is also the foundation for Decatur’s annual budget, each part of which must be tied directly to this plan.In…

Decatur Safe Streets Safety Action Plan will support safer streets and more mobility options for everyone. Using the Safe System Approach to make strategic safety improvements, the City will work with residents to make our streets more comfortable, and partner with the Georgia…

The Town Center 2.0 Plan is the first thorough assessment of Downtown Decatur in over 40 years. It evaluates past planning efforts, assesses the current state of downtown and the region, and lays out a new vision to guide downtown's future evolution.

Recreatur the City of Decatur Parks and Recreation Master Plan offers a unique opportunity for the city to:• Expand recreational facilities,• Protect additional green space, and• Consider community needs through its programming.Recreatur will also explore opportunities…

Decatur’s Clean Energy Plan is intended to guide Decatur’s energy transition and address the City's contributions to the climate crisis, while also improving living conditions and addressing equity issues. This plan describes a path to a Clean Energy Future, while facing an aggressive goal and…

The Storm Water Master Plan (SWMP) addresses the City’s future management of storm water. This plan is focused on improving how the City manages its storm water to address and prevent flooding and improve water quality in the City’s streams. This plan evaluates storm water concerns across the…

Decatur Legacy Park Master Plan

The visioning process for the UMCH property spanned roughly eight months, launching with collective big picture dreaming, then fleshing out ideas in greater detail, and working with the community to create a Final Concept. The process included four phases:…

The Decatur Community Transportation Plan Update reflects progress since the 2007 Community Transportation Plan and is largely guided by the vision outlined in the 2016 Decatur 360 Comprehensive Plan. While the 2007 Community Transportation Plan is the basis for this Update, the 2016 Decatur 360…

Purpose and Context 

The Atlanta Regional Commission’s (ARC) Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is a grant program that empowers local jurisdictions to re-envision their communities as vibrant, walkable places that offer increased mobility options, encourage healthy lifestyles, and…

The purpose of this plan is to show a holistic, place-based strategy to transform the Oakhurst neighborhood by addressing critical problems and challenges identified by the citizens, as well as public and private community partners. The plan represents Decatur’s commitment to investing in its…

The City Commission has adopted the Decatur PATH Foundation Connectivity and Implementation Plan. The plan identifies 9.2 miles of bicycle and pedestrian trail improvements in seven segments at a cost of approximately $12 million over a 10-year period. When implemented, it will provide a safe…

Background

Decatur’s primary planning document, the Strategic Plan, affirms our city’s big picture vision, defines our principles, and lays out a decade-long task list for city leaders, staff, and citizens. It’s completed in ten year increments and is due to be updated again in 2020…

Better Together is a citizen-led, government supported effort to build deeper connection, understanding, and mutual respect among the Decatur community.

The process facilitated a substantive community conversation around the myriad differences — in culture, race, age, abilities, politics…

What is the Decatur Environmental Sustainability Plan?

The Decatur City Commission adopted the Environmental Sustainability Plan in 2012. The plan is a direct response to a charge from the people of the City of Decatur from the 2010 Strategic Plan (Task 12A). Decatur residents…

The Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) has been nationally recognized for its success in leveraging public investment to promote quality growth and private development in the towns and population or employment centers of the Atlanta region. Decatur’s citywide 2000 Strategic Plan was grandfathered…

The Strategic Plan

The City of Decatur 2000 Strategic Plan proved to be a living guide for policy, funding, and programming decisions. Many of the benefits for which Decatur is known -- urban living, an active community life, vibrant restaurants, great recreation facilities, clear…

Decatur's Cultural Arts Master Plan process began in 2009 with an inventory of existing cultural arts facilities, programs, and public art located throughout the city, identification of program and facility needs, and recommendations for partnerships to meet those needs. Next, several public…

Affordable housing is a critical component to support economic development and enhance quality of life for families. The City of Decatur has been working diligently to build a sustainable community. Affordable housing is the next step for a progressive community like Decatur in reaching that…

The creation and support of a healthy and active community is at the heart of the Decatur Community Transportation Plan. For this plan and the City of Decatur, that means establishment of a safe, integrated, transportation system that promotes bicycling and walking as a viable alternative to…

What is a Comprehensive Plan?

A comprehensive plan is an official document adopted by a local government that describes and helps guide decisions about the physical, economic, and social aspects of a community. The plan is generally broad and long-range in nature, usually covering a 20…

This study is a strategic assessment and recommendations for a network of connectivity throughout Decatur, providing neighborhood gateways, pedestrian and bicycle streetscape improvement recommendations, linkage with most major civic and park spaces, prime commercial areas and historic landmarks…

Avondale LCI Master PlanThe Decatur Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) is an exciting plan that builds upon the success of the city’s on-going revitalization efforts. The goals of the Decatur LCI are:

• To conduct a transportation enhancement study to create a circulation system…

Recognizing the need for improved recreation facilities and the opportunity presented by a wide range of public and private providers, seven organizations formed a partnership to develop a city wide athletic facility master plan. The master plan was initiated to identify opportunities for…

The decision to create a ten-year Strategic Plan for the City of Decatur came from a growing concern among residents and community leaders that with Decatur again "on the map" for developers, and with changes in demographics resulting from the sharp escalation in property values, Decatur was in…

The overall goal is to achieve the image of a traditional and intimate small-town center while encouraging development of modern high-rise offices, a new hotel, new residential areas, and new commercial facilities. The underlying theme throughout is to maintain the tradition of humanity and…