Augusta’s new ‘2035 Plan’ aims to turn downtown into lived-in, green, cross-river community
A long-discussed expansion of the Augusta Common appears in Augusta Tomorrow's 2035 Plan Augusta & North Augusta Blueprint for Action released to the public Tuesday. Image courtesy Augusta Tomorrow
Date: October 15, 2025
By Susan McCord
A sweeping new blueprint lays out how downtown Augusta — together with North Augusta — plans to turn its riverfront core from an event-driven destination into a thriving, lived-in community.
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Susan McCord is a veteran journalist and writer who began her career at publications in Asheville, N.C. She spent nearly a decade at newspapers across rural southwest Georgia, then returned to her Augusta hometown for a position at the print daily. She’s a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County and the University of Georgia. Susan is dedicated to transparency and ethics, both in her work and in the beats she covers. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including a Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Fellowship, first place for hard news writing from the Georgia Press Association and the Morris Communications Community Service Award.
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