Tourists

from around the Southeast flock to such shopping destinations as Chattanooga's

Warehouse Row and Atlanta's Ellsworth Industrial area.

Their main

mission: cheap women's wear and shoes.

Now, developers

in South Fulton County are pondering an idea to establish a ladies'

apparel and shoe district on Old National Highway.

During a

recent meeting on the state of development in South Fulton County, Fulton's

chief of economic development, Joseph Johnson, said that idea is one

of many efforts to revitalize the Old National Highway area.

Other ideas

for the highway include:

- Conduct

a retail study of the highway in College Park and unincorporated South

Fulton County.

- Develop

a business plan for the area.

- Create

a strategy to development the old Kroger shopping center.

- Eliminate

any opportunities for industrial zoning on the highway.

- Implement

a strategy to lure hotels and hospitality facilities to the area.

- Review

the ingress and egress pattern on the road and decide whether to change

access points on the highway.

The last

recommendation is the one that could cause the most debate, Johnson

said.

Instead of

having so many points of access on the road, the access points would

be dramatically cut and stores would be congregated in plaza areas.

Any of the

recommendations will be discussed at public meetings before any changes

are implemented, he added.