The first section of the Turkey Creek/Yellow River Trail is now under construction. This segment is in Turner Lake Park and includes improving the boardwalk across Turner Lake (installing a new surface, adding handrails and constructing a new pavilion), construction of new trail sections and the repair and resurfacing of other trail sections. Future phases of the trail (currently in design) will continue the trail along the Yellow River to the Newton County High School and on to downtown Porterdale. Included in this work will be two bridges crossing the Yellow River. Street Smarts is also in final design for the Library-Eastside High School trail on the east side of Covington.

Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science and Technology junior Julia Kim recently completed an internship with Street Smarts. During her 12-week position, she created several landscape architecture concept designs, one of which is to be constructed on the new GSMST campus at 970 McElvaney Lane, Lawrenceville, Georgia near Old Norcross Road and Riverside Parkway.

Interning with the Street Smarts Planning & Design Studio, Ms. Kim produced four designs for the "Fellowship Terrace", a pass-through courtyard where students can gather, study and eat lunch as well as attend class in the outdoor classroom. In order to utilize available resources, she is incorporating other organizations such as the Boy Scouts to build picnic tables and the Ecology Club to provide plants for the project.

Ms. Kim presented her plans in a power point presentation to an audience of Street Smarts staff in March, impressing President Marsha Anderson Bomar and mentor Jay Scott, Director of Planning. "Julia's enthusiasm, willingness to learn and overall ability to grasp new concepts made her a real joy to work with," states Jay. "I have no doubt that she will go far in any area she pursues." Earlier this year, she was awarded Most Outstanding Engineering Intern out of 48 GSMST students. She hopes the plan will be constructed before her graduation in 2011.

Newton County, Georgia is adding nearly 9 miles of greenway/trail to the county system through the addition of two trails. The trails will connect the neighborhoods to the existing greenway, two local parks, both county high schools, the library, and the nearby city of Porterdale, GA. There will be also be two river crossings, an underpass, and 2 miles of trail along the Yellow River.

Street Smarts responsibilities include providing recreation master-planning, ecologically sensitive conceptual trail design, survey, and construction expertise. Street Smarts also provided bike trail design and regulation research and bid documents. The design includes ADA accessible pathways, street furniture, lighting, and signage.

As part of ongoing development in downtown Atlanta, John H. Calhoun Park (located 170 Auburn Ave. NE) is being updated. The approximately quarter acre urban park, named for a civil rights leader from Atlanta, is being designed to provide more green outdoor space for residents of recently developed mixed-use buildings, visitors, and pedestrians in the area.

Street Smarts redesigned the park to give a more open feel and plenty of green space for users. Street Smarts also provided illustrative drawings and planting plans specifying materials recycled onsite and new materials responding to design elements from adjacent downtown buildings.

The Fountains is a mixed-use project with high-end retail, a boutique hotel, and housing options from apartments to cottages envisioned for Greene County, Georgia. The location near Lake Oconee provides ample outdoor recreation, and proximity to a major state route (SR 44) near I-20 allows easy access to Atlanta.

Street Smarts provided master planning services including amenity design, conceptual and illustrative master plan drawings, ecologically sensitive building location, and architectural design guidelines. Street Smarts also facilitated the DRI process providing the traffic impact study, data collection, and research into the local regulations.

Harmony Village is a golf course community incorporating 18 holes of golf, retail space, and several types of housing envisioned for Putnam County, Georgia. The small-town feel, traditional neighborhood village with a mix of uses will be integrated with golfing activities. Hiking and biking trails will be incorporated throughout the development including the golf course, creating a functionally integrated open space for the entire community.

Street Smarts provided master planning services including amenity and golf course layout and conceptual and illustrative master plan drawings. Street Smarts also facilitated the rezoning and Development of Regional Impact process working with Putnam County to meet the newest regulations as they were being added to the local code.
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