Tributary, Georgia

Tributary is an unincorporated community in the New Manchester area of east Douglas County, Georgia, United States, consisting of a 1,475-acre (597 ha) master-planned mixed-use development[1] built along the principles of New Urbanism.[2]

The community consists of three major sections:[3]

• Residential area
• Mixed-use "Village Center" planned for up to 500,000 square feet (46,000 m²) of commercial space, 65 acres (26 ha), including a walkable "Main Street" lined with retail shops, an area that will accommodate a supermarket and a "big box" retailer, office space and approximately 400 residential units.
• Tributary Park of Commerce, where the American Red Cross has opened its new LEED-certified regional headquarters, among what is eventually planned to be up to 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m²) of low- and mid-rise office buildings.

The community is planned with extensive space for parks and recreation, as well as pedestrian and cycling links, as part of the New Urbanist design.

References

1. "Orlando firm plans 150-acre mixed-use project near Atlanta", Atlanta Business Journal, February 8, 2008
2. "Younger buyers want better, not bigger", New York Times, May 7, 2006
3. Rick Mildner and Brian Canin, "The suburbs: New Urbanism’s new frontier?", Terrain.org, a Journal of the Built and Natural Environments