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

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

Atlanta's largest park is finally coming together. How it looks right now

Westside Park's expanded first phase to open soon, around vast Bellwood Quarry water reserve

March 4, 2021 by Josh Green

Photos: Grant Park's 'Gateway' takes parking garages to next level

Structure includes a 2.5-acre "green roof"—and views of elephants

January 27, 2021 by Josh Green