A new documentary tells the story of a grassroots movement, fierce pushback, national tensions, controversies and the transformation of the American landscape across 55 minutes. It showed at the Atlanta HIstory Center on Jan. 29 to a large local crowd. And it’s all about abandoned railroads turned to sprawling trails. “From Rails to Trails” is […]
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Atlanta climbs to 21st in national ParkScore ranking
Atlanta continued its rise through the Trust for Public Land’s (TPL) annual ParkScore rating with a best-ever finish in 21st place, four spots higher than last year’s 25th ranking. Every year, the national nonprofit releases a ranked list of park systems in the 100 most populous U.S. cities. The list bolsters local park improvement efforts […]
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Chattahoochee Hills opens direct river access at RiverLands Park
Amid kayaks and campsites, Chattahoochee Hills city officials and state park leaders gathered on April 1 to cut the ribbon on New RiverLands Park, one of Chattahoochee River’s two new points of entry. New RiverLands Park and Campbellton Park both opened on April 1 to create direct access to Georgia’s 430-mile-long river in the South […]
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Emerald Necklace 2.0 report looks at past and future of Atlanta Beltline
On March 4, the Trust for Public Land marked the 20th anniversary of the ground-breaking “The Beltline Emerald Necklace: Atlanta’s New Public Realm” report with the launch of a successor, “The Emerald Necklace 2.0.” At the afternoon event, Beltline pioneers Jim Irwin, David Edwards and former Mayor Shirley Franklin talked with Trust for Public Land […]
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Prince Hall Masonic Lodge to be restored thanks to Blank Foundation gift of $1.5 million
Nearly all of the money needed to restore one of the most significant historic buildings in Atlanta – the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge on Auburn Avenue – has been raised.
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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.
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Auburn Avenue’s ‘jewel’ — Prince Hall Masonic Lodge — receives grant for restoration
History is being saved on Auburn Avenue thanks to a $2 million grant from the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation, part of the Woodruff-Whitehead family. The Prince Hall Masonic Lodge, one of the most significant buildings of Atlanta’s civil rights movement, is finally garnering community-wide support for its restoration. The Trust for Public Land (TPL) is […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta welcomes new Atlanta Symphony Orchestra music director, Emory Nursing receives $12 million to support health services, Atlanta to host ‘Historic Preservation Week’
This week, one of Atlanta’s universities and a top technology institute in the nation turns 137 years old. Georgia Tech was established in 1885 to bring the Industrial Revolution to Georgia, beginning with $65,000 in state funding and only 84 students. The university initially only offered mechanical engineering, but later expanded to include other disciplines, […]
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Chattahoochee RiverLands: A multi-generational effort to connect residents to the river
How can we better stitch the aquatic resource into the fabric of our city and metro area?
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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.
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Cook Park: First year review of one of Atlanta’s most innovative greenspaces
This summer marked the first-year anniversary of one of Atlanta’s most celebrated parks.
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New 48-mile Camp and Paddle Trail in the works along Chattahoochee River
Residents of Atlanta and the metro area have likely been hearing a lot of buzz about the city’s neighboring river — the Chattahoochee — and local leaders’ visions of how to better use the natural oasis. Their solution? The Chattahoochee RiverLands, including its Camp and Paddle Trail. The Chattahoochee RiverLands is a multi-generational initiative by […]
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Thanks to increased park investment and access, Atlanta secures no. 27 spot on latest ParkScore index
By Hannah E. Jones The City of Atlanta has secured its spot as number 27 on the 2022 ParkScore Index from The Trust for Public Land (TPL). Atlanta sat at number 49 last year, but thanks to recent improvements in park access and increased investment, the city jumped 22 spots within the past year. Atlanta […]
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Deal to give former park to developer in exchange for affordable housing raises concerns
The City Council has given a thumbs-up to a deal that would give the former Gun Club Park in Northwest Atlanta to developer Brock Built in exchange for an unspecified number of affordable housing units, developed green space, and a small parcel of land the developer currently owns. As of now, the deal is lacking specificity, but it’s already raising concerns about open bidding and a nonprofit’s longstanding effort to start a public visioning process for the site.
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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 […]
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Chattahoochee RiverLands’ pilot project in Cobb receives Woodruff gift
The Chattahoochee Riverlands initiative is moving forward with a pilot project in Cobb County thanks to a $9 million gift from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation to the Trust for Public Land.
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Vine City’s Cook Park turns flooded land into a legacy of history and peace
After a devastating flood ravaged Vine City in 2002, neighborhood residents gathered with more than 100 dignitaries and guests to celebrate the opening of the new Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Vine City on Wednesday.
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Atlanta’s ParkScore ranking drops to 49th from 40th
Atlanta did not fare too well in the Trust for Public Land’s 2021 ParkScore ranking. Of the 100 major U.S. cities, Atlanta ranked 49th compared to 40th last year.
