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Atlanta striving to restore our natural amenities – our trees and our waterways

October 23, 2017, 6:41 pm/5 Comments
Maria Saporta

East Lake. Lake Claire. Vine City. Parkway Drive. Lakeview  Avenue. Ponce de Leon Avenue.

Atlanta is full of streets and neighborhoods with names that hark back to a different time – when the city’s natural environment defined communities before they became built up, paved over or tunneled under.

Now a comprehensive effort is underway to bring back Atlanta’s natural amenities and make them part of our city’s future.

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Atlanta City Design watercolor

Atlanta City Design 2017: A grand vision for people, nature and people in nature

September 11, 2017, 7:24 pm/3 Comments
Maria Saporta

In a  City Hall conference room, Atlanta Planning Commissioner Tim Keane gently unrolled a mega-watercolor that Christian Sottile, an urban designer from Savannah, had painted of the new Atlanta City Design.

The watercolor captured the significance of the design process and its potential for Atlanta by using a graphic style that dates back to the early 1900s – depicting a desire fort this design tol become part of city’s landscape and identity for decades to come.

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Photo Pick: Hidden Gem at Arabia Mountain by John Becker

October 9, 2015, 11:02 am/1 Comment
Hidden Gem at Arabia Mountain by John Becker

Hidden Gem at Arabia Mountain by John Becker

From John:

“Who knew there was a hidden gem of a waterfall at Davidson-Arabia Mountain Nature Preserve? I didn’t. In fact, it might not have been there at all except for all the rain we’ve had recently. So, in addition to a nice day hike around the nature preserve, I was treated to this very pleasant surprise. In case you’re wondering, the waterfall’s on the south end of Arabia Lake.”