By Hannah E. Jones In a city with 445 parks, 77 percent of Atlantans live within a 10-minute walk to a greenspace. Although that’s higher than the national average, 23 percent of residents are still left living in “park deserts” throughout the city. With hopes of opening more local parks, the Trust for Public Land […]
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The Trust for Public Land’s plan to use schoolyards as public parks
Can you walk to a park from where you live? How long does it take to get there? The City of Atlanta has 416 parks, according to the Trust for Public Land. That puts 72 percent of residents within walking distance of a park, higher than the national average of 55 percent, but still leaves 136,058 […]
