It’s official: Atlanta has the 18th ranked park system in the nation, according to the Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore rating. But the announcement comes amid possible funding cuts for the city’s sprawling park system. Atlanta moved up three spots from last year’s 21st ranking in the national nonprofit’s list of park systems in […]
Tag: Parks
Posted inDelaney Tarr
Can resilient parks help save the world? Park Pride tackles climate change at annual conference
“Maybe no city is a climate refuge,” Park Pride Education Director Eli Dickerson said. The nonprofit leader opened his remarks at the 25th annual Parks & Greenspace Conference on March 23, hosted by Park Pride, with an explainer on the year’s theme: Resilient Parks, Resilient Communities. It was the topic on everyone’s mind as they […]
Posted inDelaney Tarr
City of Atlanta acquires Tatum Lakes to create public park and preserve
The City of Atlanta announced its acquisition of Tatum Lakes Nature Preserve this week, marking a major step in transforming the 50-acre urban forest dotted with lakes and wetlands into a publicly accessible park. Tatum Lakes is situated in Southwest Atlanta’s Adamsville neighborhood, with around four acres of lakes and wetlands surrounded by a mature […]
Posted inKelly Jordan
Trees of Atlanta – various dates and locations
To see fuller versions of the photos, click on any image and swipe right or left.
Posted inThought Leadership
A Turning Point: New Beginnings, Inspiration, and Hope
Eli Dickerson, Park Pride’s new Director of Education, has been at the organization for six months. In this contribution to People, Places, and Parks, he reflects on why he’s excited to have joined this team that has been low-key making a huge impact in Atlanta for decades.
Posted inLatest News
Atlanta ranks No. 28 on annual ParkScore index
Created by the Trust for Public Land, the annual ParkScore ranks the 100 most populous cities based on five categories — access, investment, equity, amenities and acreage.
Posted inHannah Jones
City Council member introduces legislation to double Atlanta’s Parks Improvement Fund
Under this legislation, the annual fund would go from $16 million to about $32 million.
Posted inLatest News
Leaders and experts discuss the healing power of parks at Park Pride’s 22nd annual conference
About 450 government officials, local leaders and park enthusiasts filled the Atlanta Botanical Garden for the annual conference.
Posted inHannah Jones
Park Pride encourages residents to get involved with neighborhood greenspaces through Friends of the Park program
Park Pride empowers residents to invest in and activate their neighborhood parks, using an inclusive, collaborative and personalized approach.
Posted inHannah Jones
Meet Justin Cutler, Atlanta’s new Parks and Rec commissioner
Atlanta’s parks — tucked away amid a bustling city and expansive metro area — are one of its crowning jewels.
Posted inLatest News
TPL’s Community Schoolyards: Re-envisioning school grounds as public parks
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 […]
Posted inLatest News
Chattahoochee Brick Co. site secured, set to become memorial and city park
By Hannah E. Jones The Chattahoochee Brick Company, now a vast, overgrown industrial plot nestled in Northwest Atlanta, was the site of some of the greatest injustices in our state’s history. Today, though, the city is reclaiming that space. After over a year of negotiations, the City of Atlanta is finally set to purchase the […]
Posted inLatest News
EXCLUSIVE: Chattahoochee Brick Co. site secured, set to become memorial and city park
By Hannah E. Jones The Chattahoochee Brick Company, now a vast, overgrown industrial plot nestled in Northwest Atlanta, was the site of some of the greatest injustices in our state’s history. Today, though, the city is reclaiming that space. After over a year of negotiations, the City of Atlanta is finally set to purchase the […]
Posted inHannah Jones
Moving Atlanta’s Parks Forward: A discussion with local environmental advocates about our city’s needs
By Hannah E. Jones The case for parks is an easy one to make — increased physical activity within the community, lower levels of stress and a healthier urban environment. But in a city with one of the starkest income disparities in the nation, city and nonprofit leaders are working to be intentional about providing […]
Posted inLatest News
Mayor Dickens advocates for city parks on 404 Day
On Monday, April 4, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens took the stage at the Georgia World Congress Center for his first State of the City Address. April 4 is an unofficial Atlanta holiday — nicknamed 404 Day after the city’s most popular area code — so it seems only fitting that the city’s mayor used the […]
Posted inHannah Jones
Park experts and local leaders say the time is now to invest and activate Atlanta’s parks
Atlanta wants to live up to its nickname — the city in the forest — and local park organizations, city officials and residents are ready to help. On Monday, March 28, Atlanta-based nonprofit Park Pride hosted its 21st annual parks and greenspace conference at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens. This year’s theme was “The parks we […]
Posted inColumns
Finalist for Rogers Bridge art installation faces March 14 vote by Duluth City Council
An Atlanta sculptor is the finalist to build an installation that’s to celebrate the heritage of Duluth’s Rogers Bridge, the engineering marvel of its day that’s to be replaced with a pedestrian bridge across the Chattahoochee River.
Posted inLatest News
Lilburn’s Camp Creek Greenway reopens after repair of storm damage
Lilburn’s Camp Creek Greenway has reopened completely following a time it was partially closed because of storm damage to the southern end of the trail.
Posted inLatest News
Alex Garvin: Urban planner whose 2004 study shapes Atlanta BeltLine
Alex Garvin died last week as an advocate of two issues shaping Atlanta – the Atlanta BeltLine and efforts to ease the shortage of housing.
Posted inLatest News
Atlanta marketed bonds with poison pill for Buckhead prior to council approval
Atlanta went to market with about $188 million in bonds with terms of a poison pill for the Buckhead City effort the day before the Atlanta City Council met Wednesday to consider the defensive maneuver.
