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electric grid strategy, freight clean fueling for medium- and heavy-duty trucks
and clean-energy best practices,” said
Executive Director Gil Prado.
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blueprint for emerging technologies
and trends that will prepare the area
for future industry needs and demands. The plan focuses on providing
clean energy for both freight and the
public through electric vehicle and alternative fuel-charging infrastructure,
which could include natural gas and
hydrogen and others. It also involves
developing a district-wide utility strat-
egy and evaluating corridor locations
for truck parking and staging. At its
conclusion, the plan is expected to
offer detailed, financially viable recommendations with a strong emphasis
on serving Fulton Industrial Boulevard
and adjacent residential communities.
“It is important to have a master
plan that addresses public access to
EV charging stations, a district-wide
Perimeter CID
This CID is operating in a historic commercial center but effectively
changing with the times and growth
of the area around it. Perimeter Mall
is probably still thought of as the
anchor of the area, but it is also home
to hotels, hospitals, corporate headquarters and, of course, the top end of
the namesake interstate and Georgia
400. Now the neighborhood is filling
out more complete streets with bike
paths, updated sidewalks and extra
amenities to create a safer place for
pedestrians. Alongside the progress
on Dunwoody’s master trail plan,
Sandy Springs’ trail investments and
Brookhaven’s multimodal study, the
Perimeter CIDs have a hand in updates all around the area.
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