Little 5 Points Alliance

Volunteers from the L5P community and those who love L5P have dedicated their time and expertise to stand up a new unified organization for Little 5 Points.  

The first year is focused on creating the structure and foundation of the L5P Alliance. The second year is implementation of membership, the Findley Plaza Activation Plan and vote on the first elected board of directors for the L5P Alliance. 

What has been accomplished:

• 2014: Little 5 Points Community Improvement District (L5PCID) was established.

• 2015: L5PCID secured $458,000 from District 2’s RenewAtlanta Bond fund for the redesign of Findley Plaza.

• 2016: Little 5 Arts Alive managed by Horizon Theater, was awarded $170,000  national placemaking grant to program Findley Plaza with weekend events for 3 years. 

• 2017: Little 5 Alive secured $100,000 from Park Pride for the redesign of Findley Plaza.

• 2018: Over $94,000 raised for the redesign of Findley Plaza from the community through the Findley Plaza granite tile and L5P Alliance founding member program. 

• August 2018: Little 5 Points Alliance Inc. is formed with the support from the Little 5 Points Community Improvement District

• February 2019:  Beautification Committee meeting on Tuesday Feb 26th and Transportation Engagement Meeting on Wednesday Feb 27th.  

• March & April 2019: L5P CID submitted a LCI Supplemental Grant to the ARC. See details here. Findley Plaza designs at 100% . Beautify L5P Launched! 

• May 2019: Awarded $100,000 LCI Supplemental Study Grant from ARC. 

• June 2019: Forming Mobility Committee to work on LCI Grant . 

• July 2019: L5P Halloween Photo Contest Launched!  

WHAT WE WILL DO

• Engage the community by creating cohesive communications, events and activation to benefit everyone who loves L5P.

• Involve the many small independent businesses that make Little 5 Points the full service neighborhood commercial district it has been since the 1970s.

• Communicate about infrastructure projects that the Little 5 Points Community Improvement District (L5PCID) is managing with the City of Atlanta. 

• Combine resources from commercial property owners, business owners, residents and supporters to implement common initiatives. 

• Become the center of collaboration and smart growth in Little 5 Points.  August 2018: The Little 5 Points Alliance, was founded with the support of the Little 5 Points Community Improvement District and volunteers from the community.