Atoka On Track 2042 Concepts and Framework Presented
Atoka On Track 2042’s planning week concluded May 26 with a presentation of the plan's major concepts and framework. The week began with a community Futures Workshop in which participants were asked to give input and guidance on future growth locations and development character for Atoka and its planning area. This unique and engaging community building exercise asked participants to build the future of Atoka based on a defined growth scenario with Legos and play money. Results were excellent and revealed excellent community development prospects.
Building on the previous discovery phase, a community survey, and the Community Futures Workshop, the planning team developed the Atoka On Track 2042 Concepts and Framework Plan which was presented to the community on Thursday evening, May 26. A link to the presentation below. |
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Atoka On Track Planning Week Scheduled
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Atoka On Tracks’s planning week has been scheduled for May 23 - 25. During this week the planning team will intensively engage the community with future growth scenarios and develop Atoka’s long term planning concepts. Planning week is and excellent opportunity to help plan Atoka’s future. See the information to the right for times, places and ways to engage. And take the Atoka On Track Community Planning Survey by clicking the link below or scanning the QR Code. We look forward to your input!
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Atoka On Track 2042 is Underway
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Thanks to all who participated in the Atoka On Track 2042 kick-off. The kick-off events were designed to identify initial opportunities, community assets, and discuss the long term future of Atoka. Guided by initial discovery information, engagement occurred through focus groups, community input, and a community meeting. Information presented at the community meeting and the overall results of the engagement are summarized at the links below:
. Atoka On Track 2042 Community Meeting Presentation Atoka On Track 2042 Discovery Engagement Report Atoka On Track 2042 Discovery Engagement Advisory Group Summary Presentation The information developed will be used to frame up an overall strategy for Atoka On Track 2042and move the process into the Direction and Design phases of the process. The planning team will return to Atoka in the coming months for planning week. During this week the planning team will facilitate the development of an overall concept plan. The concept plan will be further developed into a more detailed comprehensive plan for Atoka. So much is happening in the region and Atoka On Track 2042 provides an outstanding opportunity to shape the community in build quality of life for the future. We look forward to moving the process forward with you. |
Above - Community meeting participants view initial maps of Atoka and its Urban Growth Boundary.
Above and Below - Community meeting participants share ideas. Many attended virtually.
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Participate in Atoka On Track 2042 Crowd Sourced Discovery Mapping
The scan code or the link below will take you to a Community Participation Mapping portal. The portal provides a way is to gather input into Atoka's community assets and opportunities.
The scan code or the link below will take you to a Community Participation Mapping portal. The portal provides a way is to gather input into Atoka's community assets and opportunities.
- Please identify up to three community assets and three community opportunities.
- View community responses.
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Either scan the code or click to link to access the map.
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Joins us we kick off Atoka On Track 2042!! See information on the upcoming community meeting below.
Atoka On Track - What to Expect
The tasks for building an excellent community are many. They include developing a robust and locally-based economy, expanding and connecting recreational assets, ensuring that neighborhoods are well designed, attractive, and sustainable, balancing mobility for pedestrians and cyclists, and stewarding the natural environment. Atoka aspires to excellence and is ready to develop a fresh vision for each. Leadership has prioritized developing that vision and initiated the planning process to achieve it.
Atoka is a well positioned for with exceptional opportunities. Atoka On Track 2042 will chart a course for the future through a planning process carried out in four steps:
Discover Your Community
Engage And Help Shape the Future
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Atoka, Tennessee, is small town rich in history and is pursuing its future as a "great place to call home." Atoka's sense of community is strong, as evidenced by events like the Atoka BBQ Festival and seasonal celebrations. USA Today has recently identified it as one of the best places to live in Tennessee. And Atoka is growing rapidly. Explosive growth, tripling population to nearly 10,000 since the 1990s, has led Atoka to the crossroads of challenge and opportunity.
These factors, among others, have led the Town of Atoka to commission the development of a new town plan entitled Atoka On Track 2042." The plan is being developed by the Town, guided by staff, and facilitated by the planning team of Orion Planning + Design (www.orionplanningdesign.com) and Arnett–Muldrow (www.arnettmuldrow.com). Explore the Atoka On Track site and help shape the future of your community. 
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