Atlanta Beltline Comes To Life

The Atlanta Beltline is a corridor of transit, parks and trails linking 45 in-town neighborhoods. The original concept was developed by Ryan Gravel, as his Senior thesis while attending Georgia Tech. The idea has ballooned into what could be an amazing addition to our city. The Beltline calls for more than 1,400 acres of green space added to the city, including four new parks, four expanded parks and five park-centered mixed-use developments. The Beltline and its parks have been coined the Emerald Necklace, after Frederick Law Olmsted's famous Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston. The Atlanta Emerald Necklace will connect 45 of the city's historic neighborhoods and include a 23-mile Beltline Trail for running and bicycling, a 20-mile Beltline Transit System

Recently, the Trust for Public Land (http://tpl.org/) has created a handy booklet presenting a self-guided driving tour to see what The Beltline is all about. The Beltline project has been coined the Emerald Necklace after Frederick Law Olmstead's famous Emerald Necklace of parks in Boston. The driving tour takes you along Atlanta's Emerald Necklace through 46 of the city's historic neighborhoods. The 16 page booklet includes maps and photos of historic sites along the way and is available at www.tpl.org/atlantabeltline or the Atlanta History Center.



Additionally, the BeltLine Partnership http://www.blogger.com/www.beltline.org is offering free tours of the Beltline every Friday and Saturday from 9:15 am to 12:30 pm. Please contact Sharron Sylvain at tours@beltlinepartnership.org.