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Final Public Meeting | 2.26.18 AGENDA INTRODUCTIONS PROJECT PARTNERS & PURPOSE PROJECT PURPOSE & GOALS MARTA PROCESS & MAPPING WHERE WE ARE CONCEPT SURVEY RESULTS & EVALUATION RESULTS FINAL RENDERINGS NEXT

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Final Public Meeting | 2.26.18

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AGENDA

ƒ INTRODUCTIONS ƒ PROJECT PARTNERS & PURPOSE ƒ PROJECT PURPOSE & GOALS ƒ MARTA PROCESS & MAPPING ƒ WHERE WE ARE ƒ CONCEPT SURVEY RESULTS & EVALUATION RESULTS ƒ FINAL RENDERINGS ƒ NEXT STEPS
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Project Partners + Consultant Team

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PROJECT PURPOSE

Develop a vision for the East Lake MARTA Station and surrounding neighborhoods

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5 PROJECT GOALS

1 .

Increase ridership and revenue at the East Lake MARTA Station.

2 .

Make the East Lake MARTA Station a community destination with short-term and long-term solutions.

3 .

Design better connections to the East Lake MARTA Station and between residential neighborhoods by improving safety for pedestrians and bicyclists.

4 .

Create a vision for under-used properties along the commercial corridors with neighborhood-oriented uses.

5 .

Establish the scale of future development that enhances and protects the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
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SLIDE 6 ƒ Public Kick-off (2-Day) ƒ MARTA Intercept (October 9th) ƒ Surveys ƒ Design Workshop ƒ Final Public Meeting ƒ City Commission & City Council Adoption Processes

Public Outreach

ƒ Market Assessment ƒ Existing conditions

Analysis & Research

ƒ Development Concept Plans ƒ Circulation Plan ƒ Preferred Development Plan

Plan Development

ƒ Action Plan ƒ Implementation Strategy

Implementation Plan

PROJECT TASKS

Tonight! Next!

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Site Context

Focus Area

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  • Properties within
approximately 1/2 mile of the East Lake MARTA Station
  • Focus area is the East
Lake MARTA Station parking lots and surrounding streets
  • All proposed
development & streetscape changes
  • ccur COMPLETELY
within the MARTA site, ATT site, and within public rights-of-way.
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Potential for Change

  • Only NON-RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES analyzed
  • Single-family homes
were NOT considered.
  • Land value >
Improvement value
  • Values based on DeKalb
County parcel data
  • btained from the City
  • f Decatur and Fulton
County parcel data
  • btained from the City of
Atlanta in September 2017 02.26.2018 All proposed development & streetscape changes occur COMPLETELY within the MARTA site, AT&T site, and within public rights-of-way. AT&T Site
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MARTA TOD PROCESS

What happens with these studies?

ƒ Create a plan for the TOD ƒ MARTA releases an RFP for development (Approximately 1-3 years) ƒ Developer chosen based on multiple factors, including how they plan to meet the goals of this PLAN ƒ Implementation occurs (~3 to 5 years)

We are here!

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WHAT WE HEARD

Online

Surveys

Stakeholder Interviews PUBLIC Open House & Academy

Design Workshop

MARTA Intercept

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Notifjcation Efforts

  • Yard Signs in the community and at the MARTA station
  • Poster signs at local businesses
  • 6,034 postcard mailers sent in advance of Design Workshop
and Walking Audit
  • A-frame signs at Edgewood-Candler Park and East Lake
MARTA Stations advertising meetings
  • Fact sheets distributed at meetings and to steering
committee members
  • Social Media meeting notices for all public meetings
(Facebook, NextDoor, Instagram, City-led pages)
  • Project website with regular updates
  • Notifications sent to NPU N and O and all neighborhood
leadership
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Previous Input

  • Two full days of stakeholder interviews and additional interviews as
needed
  • The Academy (70 attendees): presentations on Zoning,
Transportation, Market Analysis, MARTA TOD Guidelines, the project; input activities
  • Open House (40 attendees): detailed presentation on the project;
input activities
  • Intercept: East Lake and Edgewood MARTA Stations; surveys and
input on development at the station
  • Design Workshop: Full day - Walking Audit (60± attendees), Workshop
with interactive activities
  • Surveys: Two surveys were released to the public (379 people fully
completed the first and 433 people fully completed the second survey) 02.26.2018
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Common Themes

Affordable Housing with a mix of housing options DeKalb / Howard / College / Railroad Tracks are a huge barrier and need better ways to cross Retain neighborhood character - don’t lose the diversity Reduce parking at the station, & don’t make a huge deck Convenience shopping & services at the station (market / grocery)

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Common Themes

Don’t make it too Dense

Short Term: (Station Soccer, markets, art & murals, improve wayfinding, improved pedestrian & bike access around station) Long Term: (Ofgices, afgordable housing)

Make it easier to walk and bike (On College, East Lake & Park Place are dangerous intersections) Local businesses & restaurants, not chains Shuttle Service and Clifuon corridor stops

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Our Ideas + Your Ideas

Make East Lake MARTA the Front Porch Make streets walkable, bikeable, & fun Make room for more neighbors (afgordable & varied housing types, denser around station) Make your neighborhood story (preserve the neighborhood character & history, social diversity) Make social & connected spaces (events, cofgee shops, mixed use, less parking, local business, social diversity)

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CONCEPT DIAGRAMS SURVEY RESULTS

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Bubble Diagram Concepts Survey

  • Opened December 8, 2017
  • Closed January 12, 2018

433

Responses

(COMPLETED; 1,155 started)

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SLIDE 18 18 MARTA Update Landscaping, Typ. Update Pylon Signs like
  • ther Stations
MARTA Fresh Market Shipping Container Retail or Ofgice Outdoor Seating Murals, Typ. Use Large Rectangle Feature for Wayfinding / Art Paint and / or install marquee lights on pedestrian bridge to note that the public can use Bike racks and area wayfinding signage inside the station Food Truck Events to align with Soccer Games Station Soccer Update Pylon Signs like
  • ther Stations
Outdoor Seating Community Gardens (Partnership with Wylde Center, nearby School, Station Soccer?) Outdoor Fitness MARTA Fresh Market Stands, Little Library, or Game Shed Temporary Dog Park Use Large Rectangle Feature for Wayfinding / Art

MARTA SHORT-TERM

Dog Park Station Soccer Food Truck Events Pedestrian Bridge Signage Wall Murals Updated Landscaping Outdoor Fitness Bike Racks Shipping Container Retail/Office Wayfinding Art Updated Pylon Signs MARTA Fresh Market Stands Community Garden Outdoor Seating LEGEND 02.26.2018
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What happens with these studies?

MARTA SHORT-TERM

  • 1. Marquee Lighting / Murals on

Pedestrian Bridge for Wayfinding

  • 2. Station Soccer
  • 3. Food Truck Events
  • 4. Bike Facilities

(parking, lanes)

**We are recommending all of them, and marking the top 4 as priority short-term projects for implementation** 02.26.2018
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Survey Results: Street Sections

College Avenue - Proposed

Love it! / Like it

75%

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Survey Results: Street Sections

Park Place - Option B

Love it! / Like it

74%

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Survey Results: Street Sections

East Lake Drive - Option B

Love it! / Like it

76%

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Other Survey Results

ƒ 64% agree to add another floor to buildings to increase density and add 10% more affordable units ƒ 18% would like to hit the 35% AMI Income Target ƒ 38% would like to hit the 60% AMI Income Target ƒ 26% would like to hit the 80% AMI Income Target

Affordable Housing

ƒ Green space is important - especially publicly-accessible ƒ Safety and routes for pedestrians and cyclists ƒ Affordable and workforce housing is a must ƒ Less parking / bury parking decks to allow more green space ƒ Concerns about over-crowding the Decatur schools

Other Thoughts

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SLIDE 24 24 ƒ Set of criteria for each of the 5 Project Goals, Criterion for Public Input and integrating previous and concurrent plans ƒ Average of the scores for the criteria per Goal (to give Public Input the same weight as Goals) ƒ Scale of 1-5, 5 being the best, 1 being the worst ƒ Metrics for each criterion score

What is it?

Evaluation Matrix

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North Side

  • Avg. Results

1.

Increase ridership & revenue

4.5/5

2.

Station as a Community Destination

5/5

3.

Better connections to and from the station

4.3/5

4.

Vision for under-utilized properties

4.4/5

5.

Enhance / protect residential neighborhoods

4.75/5

2nd Public Input

MARTA Evaluation

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South Side

  • Avg. Results

1. 2. 3.

Increase ridership & revenue

5/5

Station as a Community Destination

5/5

Better connections to and from the station

5/5

4.

Vision for under-utilized properties

4.8/5

5.

Enhance / protect residential neighborhoods

5/5

MARTA Evaluation

1st Public Input

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  • Avg. Results
Increase ridership & revenue

3.25/5

1. 2. 3.

Station as a Community Destination

5/5

Better connections to and from the station

4.71/5

4.

Vision for under-utilized properties

4/5

5.

Enhance / protect residential neighborhoods

4.75/5

AT&T Evaluation

2nd Public Input

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FRAMEWORK PLAN & CONCEPT PLAN RENDERINGS

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Draft Framework Plan

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  • Only NON-RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTIES analyzed
  • Single-family homes were
NOT considered. All proposed development & streetscape changes occur COMPLETELY within the MARTA site, AT&T site, and within public rights-of-way.
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Draft Framework Plan

ƒ MARTA and AT&T sites noted as opportunity sites ƒ AT&T site is currently privately-owned and the City of Decatur has no plans for acquisition. It is a CONCEPT for the future. ƒ Other pink sites noted for development opportunities based on Susceptibility to Change Map ƒ Buses on the south side of East Lake MARTA re-routed to College Avenue ƒ Winter Avenue extended through MARTA site ƒ Park Place extended through AT&T Site to College Avenue

Highlights

ƒ Existing access drives and alleys re-used ƒ Focus on bike and pedestrian connectivity to the station with adjusted streetscapes on key streets and traffic calming on others ƒ AT LEAST 20% affordable housing
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MARTA & ATT CONCEPT

PROGRESS IMAGE

North

D R A F T

02.26.2018 All proposed development & streetscape changes occur COMPLETELY within the MARTA site, AT&T site, and within public rights-of-way.
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STATION CONCEPT

The Front Porch Paden Circle Park (1 acre) College Avenue Bus Plaza

36 units/acre 51 units/acre

Building Steps down to 3 stories Building Steps down to 3 stories Mixed-Use first floor Multi- Family Station Soccer
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Multi- Family Building Steps back to 3 stories Multi-Family Buffer Buffer

PROGRESS IMAGE

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43 units / acre TOTAL 19% USABLE Open Space Howard Avenue Park Place East Lake Drive DeKalb Avenue P P Station Green Multi-Family Office EAST LAKE MARTA W i n t e r A v e n u e Mixed-Use first floor

D R A F T

02.26.2018 Mixed-Use first floor All proposed development & streetscape changes occur COMPLETELY within the MARTA site, AT&T site, and within public rights-of-way.
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BUILDING HEIGHT DIAGRAM

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PROGRESS IMAGE

THE FRONT PORCH

Bosque with Seating MARTA Station Food Trucks Multi-Family Building

D R A F T

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PADEN CIRCLE PARK

Overlook with Waterfall & Art Path follows contours down the hill, connects to Howard Avenue Lawn Boardwalk Overlook Path Connects to Sidewalk on East Lake Drive Stormwater Feature

PROGRESS IMAGE

D R A F T

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EAST LAKE ROAD

Paden Circle Park Protected Bike Lane

PROGRESS IMAGE

D R A F T

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EAST LAKE ROAD

Street Section

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PROGRESS IMAGE

HOWARD AVENUE

Re-Imagine West Howard Street Section Extended Signage to note that bridge is free MARTA Station MARTA Station

PROGRESS IMAGE

D R A F T

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City of Decatur Re-imagine West Howard Street Section, facing East City of Atlanta Renew Atlanta DeKalb Avenue Street Section, facing East

Link these sections between Paden Circle & Rocky Ford

HOWARD AVENUE

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COLLEGE AVENUE

Murals Signage to note that bridge is free Bus Plaza MARTA Station Mixed-Use Building

D R A F T

02.26.2018 Bikes and buses are separated
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Street Section - West of Bus

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COLLEGE AVENUE

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COLLEGE AVENUE

Street Section - at Bus Loading

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COLLEGE AVENUE

Street Section - east of Bus

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BUS PLAZA

Buses moved to College Avenue Bikes and buses separated Bus Shelter

PROGRESS IMAGE

D R A F T

02.26.2018 Pop-up Retail
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WINTER AVENUE EXTENSION

PROGRESS IMAGE

Multi-Family with Building Step-down Public Plaza with public art Shared Street to include Bus Traffic

D R A F T

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WINTER AVENUE

Street Section - Extension through MARTA Site

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PARK PLACE

Protected Bike Lane Station Green Multi- Family with Building Step-down

PROGRESS IMAGE

D R A F T

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PARK PLACE

Street Section

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STATION GREEN FROM LELAND TERRACE

Sidewalk Station Green Multi-Family with Building Step-down

PROGRESS IMAGE

Single- Family Home

D R A F T

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STATION GREEN

Private Spaces Multi-Family with Building Step-down

PROGRESS IMAGE

PUBLIC SPACE Pedestrian Path to MARTA

D R A F T

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AT&T SITE CONCEPT

PROGRESS IMAGE

11.6 Units / Acre 11% Open Space

North

Live / Work Live / Work Buffer

D R A F T

02.26.2018 Public green space Flex plaza / green Maintain church parking Shared parking for commercial, Oakhurst Baptist Buffer Wahoo! New Street Flex Plaza Town- homes Town- homes Office Town- homes A l l e y Alley T
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n h
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e s Multi- Family Townhomes Townhomes Small Single- Family P P P All proposed development & streetscape changes occur COMPLETELY within the MARTA site, AT&T site, and within public rights-of-way.
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FLEX PLAZA / GREEN

Shared Street Green Space

D R A F T

PROGRESS IMAGE

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Big 4 Projects

1 2 3 4

MARTA TO NEIGHBORHOODS CONNECTIVITY DEVELOP SOUTH SIDE OF THE STATION T-3 UD-1 DEVELOP NORTH SIDE OF THE STATION BUILD PADEN CIRCLE PARK UD-2 UD-3

Implementation Summary

Detailed Chart & Map on Kiosk 3, Side C

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Preferred Uses

**BASED ON PUBLIC INPUT AND THE MARKET STUDY**

Implementation Summary

Details on Kiosk 3, Side C

Uses at East Lake MARTA Site
  • Small Grocery Store (~3,000 SF)
  • Day care
  • Affordable housing
  • Multi-family housing
  • Offices
  • Co-working office for the large % of people who work from home
  • Coffee shop
  • Restaurants
  • Publicly-accessible park and green space
Uses at AT&T Site and Other Potential Development Sites
  • Affordable Housing
  • Live/Work Units
  • Small-single family homes
  • Office space
  • Publicly-accessible park and green space
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Policies

Implementation Summary

Details on Kiosk 3, Side C

# Policy Change or Addition P.1 Rezone MARTA Property P.1A- P.1C City of Atlanta land to MRC-2 (5 to 9 stories, mixed-use, but 5 Stories MAX); City of Decatur on North Side to Village Subarea (43 units / acre); City of Decatur on South Side to Transit Subarea (70 units / acre, but 50 units / acre MAX) P.2 Increase Affordable Housing Targets to 30% if developer meets certain conditions. P.3 Reduce parking ratios through unbundled parking, shared parking agreements, lower MARTA parking accommodation P.4 Park / open space, sustainability, and stormwater management for streets and developments. Maintain the percentage of USABLE open space recommended in this plan, stormwater planters in adjusted street sections (Park Place, College Avenue, East Lake, Howard, DeKalb), encourage sustainable stormwater collection and energy usage. Some key notes regarding implementation:
  • MARTA will maintain ownership of their station
property and enter into a 99-year ground lease with a developer to construct the TOD. Because
  • f this, all residential units on MARTA property
would be rental units.
  • Re-zoning the MARTA property that contains the
parking lots will be required.
  • The AT&T site concept plan is a concept for the
  • future. AT&T is not currently planning to sell
the land, but if they do, this plan serves as a baseline for what the community supports. 02.26.2018
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Policies Cont.

Implementation Summary

Details on Kiosk 3, Side C

Some key notes regarding implementation:
  • MARTA will maintain ownership of their station property and enter into a 99-year ground
lease with a developer to construct the TOD. Because of this, all residential units on MARTA property would be rental units.
  • Re-zoning the MARTA property that contains the parking lots will be required.
  • The AT&T site concept plan is a concept for the future. AT&T is not currently planning
to sell the land, but if they do, this plan serves as a baseline for what the community supports. P.5 Architectural Excellence through building step-downs, screening parking decks, quality materials, sustainable construction, and energy usage. P.6 GDOT to transfer Park Place to the City of Decatur and Atlanta, if possible P.7 MARTA Land Ownership - will remain MARTA’s land in perpetuity. 02.26.2018
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RE-ZONING ON MARTA- OWNED LAND

PROGRESS IMAGE

North

D R A F T

CITY OF DECATUR Office-Institutional re-zoned to: Transit Subarea (70 units / acre) This plan recommends a MAX
  • f 50 units / acre
CITY OF DECATUR Office-Institutional re-zoned to: Village Subarea (43 units / acre) CITY OF ATLANTA C-1 Commercial re- zoned to: MRC-2 (5-9 Stories, Mixed-Use) This plan recommends a MAX of 5 stories AS DRAWN: 36 UNITS / ACRE AS DRAWN: 47 UNITS / ACRE WITHIN THE CITY OF DECATUR AS DRAWN: 57 UNITS / ACRE WITHIN THE CITY OF ATLANTA OVERALL DENSITY: 43 units / acre 02.26.2018 All proposed development & streetscape changes occur COMPLETELY within the MARTA site, AT&T site, and within public rights-of-way.
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NEXT Steps

ƒFinalize Renderings & Planning Document after tonight’s meeting ƒPlan Approval Process ƒApproval process tentatively complete in June 2018

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Plan Approval Process

ƒ Decatur City Commission Work Session: April 16th, 2018 @ 6:00 PM ƒ City of Atlanta Neighborhood Presentations: April 2018, dates and times TBD ƒ NPU N and NPU O Presentations: May 2018, dates and times TBD ƒ Atlanta City Council Approval: Public hearing and City Council Approval in June 2018

Mark your calendars!

02.26.2018

Website: courb.co/Eastlake

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Questions?