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Land along Chattahoochee River in Cumming acquired to expand national park

December 16, 2018, 5:44 pm/0 Comments

The Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has just been expanded.

The Trust for Public Land and the National Park Service announced the acquisition of 18.5 acres of key riverfront property in Forsyth County. It will add nearly 1,000 feet of frontage along the Chattahoochee River in Cumming.

Folks from the Trust for Public Land, Park Pride and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District showed up at Woodruff park on foot on Wednesday as part of a park access campaign. Credit: Kelly Jordan

A 10-minute walk to a park? Advocates say it should happen in Atlanta

October 10, 2018, 6:08 pm/2 Comments

It might be a stretch goal in a spread-out city like Atlanta, but parks advocates say that everyone should live within a 10-minutes walk of some nice green space.

Atlanta’s ParkScore jumps seven spots, still has lots of room to improve

May 28, 2018, 5:14 pm/3 Comments

The City of Atlanta jumped from 50 to 43 in the Trust for Public Land’s annual ParkScore survey of the nation’s 100 largest cities.

The improved ranking shows how Atlanta has gained traction when it comes to acquiring and maintaining parks and green space in the city limits. TPL also including a few other factors in its ranking – such as including private support for parks – that helped boost Atlanta’s standing.

Standing Peachtree Park, at Atlanta's public water intake, is one of the few places in Atlanta where it's possible to get a look at the Chattahoochee River. Credit: Maggie Lee

Trail to the Chattahoochee leads through Atlanta City Council, public, and planners

May 21, 2018, 7:09 pm/1 Comment

“Just because we don’t have a river running through downtown like Chattanooga or Nashville or wherever else, that doesn’t mean we can’t take full advantage of” the Chattahoochee.

Column: Trust for Public Land reaches fundraising goal for Westside park

April 22, 2018, 5:19 pm/0 Comments

As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Dec. 22, 2017

The Trust for Public Land has reached its $12.7 million goal to build out the Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Vine City, with the hope that it will be open in time for the Super Bowl in February 2019.

George Dusenbury, state director of the Trust for Public Land, said the grand vision for the park appealed to both the community and the philanthropic community.