Parks and Recreation | Urbanize Atlanta

Before/after: Collaboration creates upgraded park in Southwest ATL

Ashview Heights greenspace called “vital" and "testament to what we can achieve together”

November 5, 2024 by Josh Green

Fresh visuals, details emerge for Stitch highway-capping project

Renderings, plans lend clearest idea to date how phased downtown greenspace could function

October 23, 2024 by Josh Green

Record swath of storied Buckhead land acquired for new Atlanta park

Buyers: Lucinda Bunnen Estate purchase marks highest residential land sale in city this year

October 23, 2024 by Josh Green

Atlanta Botanical Garden expansion progresses, eyes groundbreaking

First Garden addition in nearly 50 years, however, hinges on storage facility's relocation

October 15, 2024 by Josh Green

Piedmont Park seeks input from Atlantans as growth phase nears

Chances to chime in dwindling, as Comprehensive Plan for famed greenspace to be unveiled in February

October 9, 2024 by Josh Green

Photos: What a million-dollar new Atlanta playground looks like

Spoiler alert: It's bananas

October 8, 2024 by Josh Green

Indecent Proposals

West of Atlanta, council approves ambitious park, trails project

Grant-funded concept called West Atlanta Natural Greenspace would capitalize on forested, hilly terrain with bridge and path system

April 1, 2022 by Josh Green

Project to connect Atlanta BeltLine to Ponce takes step forward

Scope also includes new streetscapes between Boulevard and John Lewis Freedom Parkway

March 18, 2022 by Josh Green

City of Atlanta buys land for first park with Chattahoochee access

9-acre Lower Paul Park will serve as front door to waterway in Riverside, officials say

March 10, 2022 by Josh Green

Next to Zoo Atlanta, why is this gorgeous new building still empty?

City-owned Grant Park Gateway structure was built for restaurant occupancy

January 19, 2022 by Josh Green

Confirmed: What Georgia Power is building next to new Westside Park

Substation project aims to boost "reliability and resiliency of the localized electric grid"

January 11, 2022 by Josh Green

Best of Atlanta 2021

Get your city pride ready, Atlanta: Urbanize year-end tourneys are coming!

It's time to accentuate the positives of this great city, spotlighting the best ATL has to offer

December 7, 2021 by Josh Green

Federal funds to boost downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' proposal

As with the BeltLine's Southside Trail, U.S. DOT grant will aim to help fuse neighborhoods back together

November 22, 2021 by Josh Green

Next to Atlanta's new Westside Park, something big is cooking

Cleared acreage borders Microsoft's planned Westside hub, remade Bellwood Quarry

October 15, 2021 by Josh Green

24 photos: Wandering Atlanta's largest public park, now open

Westside Park and reservoir's $44-million phase one was 15 years in the making

August 20, 2021 by Josh Green

Hurray! First phase of Atlanta's largest park to officially open next week

Public-accessible greenspace around Bellwood Quarry has been 15 years in the making

August 11, 2021 by Josh Green

Downtown's highway-capping 'Stitch' project shows signs of life

Atlanta City Council hopes federal funds can kickstart planning efforts

July 9, 2021 by Josh Green

One amazing new Atlanta park to open next week; another remains closed

Gates to come down at functional Vine City greenspace four years in the making

June 25, 2021 by Josh Green