A large percentage of downtown Macon's buildings are historically valuable, and most are in excellent to good condition, a group of University of Georgia graduate students said Wednesday. In a presentation to members of the Macon-Bibb County Planning and Zoning Commission, the students urged the city to take steps to preserve and enhance the central business district's unusual number of valuable architectural resources. They inventoried 500 downtown buildings in January and have spent the ensuing months formulating recommendations for the city. Additional crosswalks on busy streets to aid pedestrians. Additional directional signs and markers along architectural walks to explain the design features of buildings.
Trolley stops near parking decks.
To enhance tourism and culture, the group recommended more downtown festivals, including a summer street fair, outdoor concert and cinema series and a weekly farmers market. Public meetings to educate residents about the advantages of preservation. The downtown inventory was required by the university for the students to obtain their master's degrees. John C. Waters, graduate coordinator of the two-year master of historic preservation program for UGA's School of Environmental Design, said such surveys were initiated in 1978 and students have inventoried a number of Georgia towns. The information you receive online from The Macon Telegraph is protected by the copyright laws of the United States.