Pleasant Hill Urban Design Master Planning Services

Purpose

This project will create a walkable, livable, sustainable and beautiful urban core for Pleasant Hill employing a process of consensus building, which will ensure its success. The process and plan will respect the unique history, culture and heritage of the neighborhood as an opportunity for reinvestment while enhancing the lives of current

III. Timeframe

A vendor for Master Planning services will be selected in July of 2026. The Master Plan will be developed over a 12-month timeline with the draft Plan being delivered in July 2027.

IV. Scope of Services

Overview

The successful firm will work closely with city staff, the Pleasant Hill Steering Committee, the Reimagining the Civic Commons team for Macon Pleasant Hill residents and the city at large to complete the following steps:

1. Analyze applicable information from the following documents

a. Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization Strategic Plan

b. Macon’s Reimaging the Civic Commons Website

c. Macon Action Plan

d. Pleasant Hill Mitigation Plan (GDOT)

e. Comprehensive Plan for Macon Bibb County (P&Z)

2. Conduct interviews with constituent non-profit organizations, anchor institutions, neighborhood associations and businesses to develop design consensus.

3. Conduct and lead public design charrettes and incorporate findings into development of the draft Master Plan.

4. Develop a draft Master Plan, including a specific Implementation Strategy and Financing Strategy for review and comment by the County, partners, and the public with the following items addressed.

a. Design improvements to streetscapes and sidewalks to connect to public parks and amenities

b. Propose strategies for recruiting and retaining best use retail, commercial and residential tenants including incentive suggestions

c. Propose design changes to induce spontaneous and planned neighborhood events, public events and everyday interaction

d. Propose strategies for attracting walkers, bikers, students and neighbors to use parks, businesses and residences

e. Proposing areas for commercial development and potential elevations of buildings

f. Develop design guidelines as a planning overlay for the urban core

g. Propose a phased implementation strategy and timeline

h. Propose funding strategies linked to implementation strategy

5. Prepare and present the updated Plan to the County and partners.

6. Provide final working documents in both electronic and hard copy format (suitable for the web and editable).

26-047-LH Attachment A

26-049-LH Pleasant Hill Urban Design Master Planning -RFQ