Parks and Recreation | Urbanize Atlanta

Memorial Drive Greenway project rises from dead, launches design phase

Greenspace plan compiled in 2016 to guide renewed city push for linear park

August 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Feds yank $151M from Stitch project; leaders vow it's still happening

Leadership: Highway-capping park to be construction-ready next year, with renewed support from GDOT, mayor

August 6, 2025 by Josh Green

Construction on large, flood-solving greenspace full speed ahead

Following controversy, Peoplestown stormwater vault project calls for versatile, 5-acre park on top

July 14, 2025 by Josh Green

Four years later, has Atlanta's largest park lived up to expectations?

How the city got here, what the greenspace means today, and what the future could hold

July 3, 2025 by Faith Mbadugha

Clearer picture emerges for 'game-changer' Atlanta bike park

Westside project at city's largest greenspace aims to be inclusive, for all skill levels

June 6, 2025 by Josh Green

Federal cuts threaten to kill Atlanta's highway-capping Stitch project

Legislation could pull $157M from long-planned park, infrastructure initiative, Warnock’s office warns

June 2, 2025 by Josh Green

Construction timeline released for $13M greenspace upgrades

Overhaul will close Chamblee's popular Dresden Park for 14 months, at least

May 17, 2024 by Josh Green

First step for creating downtown's Stitch is happening. Right now

Planning, design, and engineering for ambitious highway-capping park officially underway

May 16, 2024 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Images: Well-known Old Fourth Ward public art reborn as park

Second "transformative" pocket park also installed at Highland Avenue PATH Trail entrance

May 15, 2024 by Josh Green

3 finalists emerge to take awesome, vacant Grant Park Gateway

Could three long years of vacancy next to Zoo Atlanta be coming to an end?

April 26, 2024 by Josh Green

Piedmont Park kicks off efforts for expansion, key upgrades

$3.5M campaign could result in larger park to coincide with Atlanta BeltLine’s arrival

April 11, 2024 by Josh Green

Photos: Piedmont Park's boardwalk is back—and glorious as ever

Six Springs Trail also reopened to public near Atlanta Botanical Garden

March 19, 2024 by Josh Green

Feds announce $207M windfall for downtown Stitch, BeltLine link

Lion's share of funding will cover Connector-capping park's initial phase

March 12, 2024 by Josh Green

Update: 22 unofficial Atlanta BeltLine rules to live by

We all know the official BeltLine etiquette. Now it’s time for real talk

February 28, 2024 by Josh Green

Following 'pivotal' year, highway-capping Stitch enters new phase

Public workshop scheduled atop Atlanta's tallest building to help craft Stitch master plan

February 27, 2024 by Josh Green

Images: $13M makeover bound for Chamblee park

Dresden Park renovations to bar public access for more than a year

February 26, 2024 by Josh Green

Rundown: Parks across Atlanta to benefit from largest grants ever

Park Pride details recipients of nearly $4M million in improvements, additions

February 21, 2024 by Josh Green

City steps up push to finally fill Gateway-topping retail building

Will second time be a charm for unique, vacant Grant Park space?

February 15, 2024 by Josh Green