Parks and Recreation | Urbanize Atlanta

Grant Park survey: Seriously, Atlanta, what should go here?

Five years later, landmark Grant Park Gateway building still sits empty...

February 17, 2026 by Josh Green

City of Atlanta purchases lake-filled site to create public park, preserve

Tatum Lakes Nature Preserve planned for one of "city’s most ecologically significant landscapes"

February 9, 2026 by Josh Green

Groundbreaking set for Atlanta Opera’s Beltline-adjacent, $45M project

Buckhead cultural destination officially christened “Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts”

February 4, 2026 by Josh Green

Readers ask: Will accessing Atlanta's largest park ever get easier?

A tunnel into Shirley C. Franklin Park? Bridge from the Beltline? Real bike lanes? The latest on all possibilities

January 30, 2026 by Josh Green

Highway-capping Stitch installs prominent leaders in push for construction

Formation of Atlanta Downtown Stitch Inc. called “pivotal milestone” for decade-old concept

January 27, 2026 by Josh Green

Beltline sets groundbreaking, construction schedule for first bike park

$8M donation making multifaceted phase one possible at Atlanta’s largest greenspace

January 15, 2026 by Josh Green

Finalists detail vision for closely watched Grant Park Gateway space

Introducing "Gateway Park and Market" ...

May 21, 2024 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