Tuesday, April 16, 2013
He said he hopes to make a difference in the young man's life.
People often wonder what they'd do if they came face to face with a thief who wanted to take something of theirs. Would they hand it over? Would they chase them down? Jim Durrett, 56-year-old executive director of the Buckhead Community Improvement District and an avid cyclist, found out on Saturday just before noon while waiting for his wife at the Lindbergh MARTA station in Buckhead. They were going to meet his brother-in-law at Taco Mac for lunch. According to reports from The Saporta Report and 11Alive, was reading an email on his phone when a 16-year-old boy snatched the iPhone out of Durrett's hand and took off running down the street. Durrett wasted no time and kicked off his Crocs shoes and chased the teen barefoot for about 300 …
Thursday, August 30, 2012
The project is designed to promote more walkable areas in Buckhead and throughout metro Atlanta.
The Buckhead Community Improvement District has allocated $25,000 to participate in a study designed to analyze walkability in Buckhead and other parts of metro Atlanta. Executive Director Jim Durrett asked for the appropriation during the organization’s board meeting on Tuesday. The Walkable Urban Places Study, to be conducted by the Brookings Institution and Georgia Tech, will cost $190,000 to produce. “I guarantee you we are going to get our money’s worth in terms of the value of this study,” he said. “And our leadership will go a long way toward getting other CIDs to participate.” Several Gwinnett County Community Improvement Districts have already agreed to help fund the project. “We want to identify areas in Atlanta that already …
Monday, July 16, 2012
Jim Durrett, Executive Director of the BCID, addressed concerns about the TSPLOST at last weeks Buckhead Business Association breakfast meeting.
Jim Durrett, Executive Director of the Buckhead Community Improvement District, spoke at length about the TSPLOST - a one-cent sales tax to pay for $8.5 billion in road and transit projects - at last week's breakfast meeting of the Buckhead Business Association. The TSPLOST is quickly approaching a vote on July 31 and opinions about it are sharply divided. Aware that many people have already made up their minds, Durrett said he hoped the information he provided could help someone unsure of how to vote on this important issue come to a decision. Durrett fielded many questions from BBA members concerned about how the TSPLOST will be implemented, should it pass in the upcoming vote. Read on to see if your own questions about TSPLOST were …
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Jim Durrett will speak to the Buckhead Business Association on July 12 about his mission to make Buckhead a more walkable, livable urban environment.
The Buckhead Business Association (BBA) is pleased to announce that Jim Durrett, Executive Director of the Buckhead Community Improvement District (CID), will speak at the Buckhead Business Association Weekly Breakfast on July 12, 2012 at the City Club of Buckhead. “Jim Durrett comes to us with a wealth of expertise in transportation, land use and creative livable communities,” notes Catherine Cattles, 2012 President of the BBA. “We look forward to hearing from him about his mission to make Buckhead a more walkable and liveable urban environment, including his plans for improvements to the transportation network and public realm that connect people and places within the Buckhead community, despite limited resources.” Prior to heading up …
Bob T.
7:18 am on Tuesday, April 16, 2013
I think it is admirable that Mr. Durrett feels he can make a difference in this boys life, however he's a thief, and it's going to take some "doing" to accomplish this. I hope the police picked him up.......................that's one lesson he might not forget. more ›