Latest verified development
6 November 2026 county design-team selection confirmationMacon-Bibb County identified Urban Design Associates as the firm selected after public presentation and community review to help create a 12-month Pleasant Hill urban design and cultural preservation master plan.
Project in numbers
About the project
Master plan, not an approved road construction project: design teams will prepare community charrettes, proposals for sidewalk and streetscape connectivity, recommended heritage preservation, commercial development and anti-displacement planning, cost/phasing and financing strategies. County procurement sought a draft plan in 2027. The chosen design consultant is not a general contractor for all resulting improvements.
Verified development history
- 12 March 2024 federal programme grant announced
Macon-Bibb and Pleasant Hill Neighborhood Organization received a $500,000 federal grant to support reconnecting Historic Pleasant Hill and urban design analysis.
Original evidence ↗ - 18 May–18 June 2026 design planning procurement
City posted solicitation 26-049-LH for a participatory urban design and cultural preservation master plan, including streetscape options and 12-month planning timetable.
Original evidence ↗ - 6 November 2026 Urban Design Associates selection
County confirmed community-backed selection of Urban Design Associates to prepare the plan over the next year. Contract signing and subsequent funded construction not evidenced.
Original evidence ↗
What happens next
County procurement originally targeted a July 2027 draft; 6 November owner statement describes the planning work over the coming year. This is only a schedule, with no certified final adopted master plan or separate construction approval.
What remains uncertain
2024 federal grant, 2026 master-plan request for qualifications and 6 November consultant-selection statement independently support this planning programme. Do not count already opened Willis B. Sheftall park or Pleasant Hill Pathway as newly financed construction under this article. No streetscape construction start or specific housing development is authorized by selection of a planning team.
Official maps, designs and site visuals
Original publisher links, not unlicensed photographs or invented project renderings.
Sources and documents
- Macon-Bibb 6 November 2026: Pleasant Hill urban design and cultural preservation consultant selected ↗
- Macon-Bibb RFQ 26-049-LH: Pleasant Hill planning scope, public process and draft schedule ↗
- Macon-Bibb original March 2024 federal grant announcement for reconnecting Pleasant Hill ↗
94% editorial confidence · Evidence assessment
Editorial confidence describes how well the cited records support this account. It is not a calibrated probability of project completion. Source event dates are distinct from research review dates.
Sources reviewed 7 November 2026.