HOW COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS ARE MAKING A DIFFERENCE
What is the Little Five Points CID?
The Little Five Points Community Improvement District (L5PCID) is one of more than 20 CIDs in the Atlanta area. Each CID is made up of commercial (no residential) property owners only who agree to self-tax and pool their funds for a variety of enhancement projects including infrastructure improvements to a specific area. For instance, Midtown, Downtown, Cumberland, Perimeter, and Buckhead each have their own CID, and the L5PCID was founded to support initiatives that were important in the L5P business district. Read More about CIDs
L5PCID Goals
Work with L5P Alliance, local and State governments, residents and district business owners to implement major physical improvements to its streets, sidewalks, and plazas.
Create a Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Atlanta to establish improved street and public realm operations and maintenance programs.
Work with local businesses and adjacent neighborhoods to implement seasonal and other cultural events that highlight the unique and artsy character of L5P.
Find better solutions to parking for regular and special events and improve access to MARTA, shared car services, and enhanced bike and pedestrian options that reduce the need for parking.
Help to execute a district master plan that will help the district better define itself and create a new, inclusionary vision for improvements and an arts-driven activation strategy that will serve the needs of the merchants, visitors, patrons, owners, and neighborhoods for years to come.
Establish a district security plan that better addresses real and perceived security issues.
Hold property and business owners accountable to comply with City and County codes through appropriate encouragement and enforcement, if necessary.
L5PCID ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Since its founding in 2014, the L5P CID has leveraged almost $1 million in funding for Little Five Points from a variety of sources including the City’s Renew Atlanta bond, local business funds, and Park Pride support for Findley Plaza redevelopment; national arts funds for programming in Findley Plaza for 3 years; TSPLOST funds to improve mobility on Euclid Ave; and GDOT funding for Moreland Ave pedestrian and cycling improvements. This access to local, state, and national funding is only possible because property owners chose to join the CID. These self-imposed taxes also funded the development and launch of the nonprofit L5P Alliance and currently support staffing and community outreach for the CID.
Little 5 Points Community Improvement District (CID) By-laws