| Title | Example | More Information | Tools |
| Affordable Housing in Rome | The City of Rome is using DCA’s CHIP program to build quality, affordable housing in a declining neighborhood. South Rome is one of Rome’s oldest developments outside the City center, having started in the 1870’s and all homes are pre-WWII. It is a traditional neighborhood with emphasis on walkability and interaction between people. Rome’s CHIPBuild project has built 17 single-family homes on lots where previously burned or decayed structures had been removed. Another 9 historically sensitive homes are scheduled to begin construction in 2003. | Ron Sitterding Director Community Redevelopment 706-236-4477 commdev@romegacitygov.org |
Infill Development Program Traditional Neighborhood Development - Site Specific Requirements |
| Business Expansion Center of Coosa Valley Technical College | The Business Expansion Center of Coosa Valley Technical College, begun in June 2001, is a business incubator located in Rome (Georgia) that serves the Coosa Valley region. It was started with a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. The 38,500 square foot building contains tenant space for manufacturing, service, and information technology start-ups. The Business Expansion Center gives entrepreneurs low-cost office and manufacturing space, various support services, and access to the resources of Coosa Valley Technical College. | [more information] |
Business Incubator |
| Funding Adaptive Reuse in Rome | Using money from both the Georgia Cities Foundation as well as DCA’s Downtown Development Revolving Loan Fund, a group of investors is renovating the circa 1916 Forrest Hotel in downtown Rome. Upon completion, the structure will include 26 apartments, 7 hotel suites, and 5 retail spaces. Long-term plans include the construction of three-story condo housing on top of a parking deck across the street from the Forest. Rome is an Award Winning Main Street city. | Ann Arnold Downtown Development Director City of Rome 706-236-4477 downtown@romegacitygov.org |
Infill Development Program |
| GQGP Resource Team Visit - South Rome | A Georgia Quality Growth Partnership Resource Team visited the city in March 2002 and developed several recommendations for implementing smart growth principles in the city’s South Rome Neighborhood. The city is currently in the process of implementing recommendations resulting from the Resource Team visit, including infill housing development and revitalizing an older strip commercial corridor. | Ron Sitterding COmmunity Development and Special PRojects Director City of Rome 706-236-4460 rsitterding@romegacitygov.org [more information] |
Corridor Study Infill Development Program Overlay Districts Right-of-Way Improvements Targeted Corridor Redevelopment Traffic Calming |
| Nature Conservancy and Forest Company work to preserve Northwest Gerogia Mountains | The Nature Conservancy and Temple-Inland Forest Product Corporation (based in Texas) placed the company's 929 acres in Floyd County under a conservation easement, so as to protect the best mountain land in Georgia's northwestern sector. This mountain area is threatened by downward sprawl from Chattanooga, Tennessee, and upward sprawl from Atlanta. | Christine Griffiths Outreach The Nature Conservancy Georgia Field Office 404-873-6946 cgriffiths@tnc.org [more information] |
Conservation Easements Land Trust |