This practicum explores how suburban retrofit strategies can guide redevelopment in the Rocky Creek area of South Augusta, Georgia, where large blocks, limited pedestrian connectivity, underused commercial land, and aging auto-oriented development patterns have contributed to long-term disinvestment. Centered on the abandoned Regency Mall site and its surrounding corridors, neighborhoods, and commercial nodes, the project develops a flexible framework for incremental reinvestment rather than a single large-scale redevelopment proposal. Through planning research, case study review, GIS-based suitability analysis, and site evaluation, the practicum identifies key opportunity areas and applies targeted strategies through three sustainability lenses: environmental resilience, social connectivity, and economic revitalization. Proposed recommendations include adaptive reuse, mixed-use redevelopment, missing middle housing, improved pedestrian and transit access, green infrastructure, and phased implementation. Together, these strategies demonstrate how existing suburban land and infrastructure can be transformed into more walkable, connected, and resilient places that support local economic activity, long-term investment, and the needs of surrounding communities.
