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park, which underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2010, attracts visitors from across the region and hosts various cultural events throughout the year. Piedmont Park also features a large 3-acre dog park with sections for large and small dogs.
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is Atlanta's largest passive park, with over 200 acres of linear greenspace going through Atlanta's historic east side neighborhoods. It was designated as Atlanta's Public Art Park by the Atlanta City Council in 2007.
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loop around Atlanta's central neighborhoods, has been acquired and transformed into public space. Most of the corridor opened in the late-2000s as a walking path, with plans for development of
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in northwest Atlanta, which will be constructed on the site of a former gravel quarry, will eclipse Southside as the city's largest. Also,
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maintains a network of biking and walking trails in Metro Atlanta, including one that traverses Atlanta's east side, traveling past the
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to pocket parks in neighborhoods. Additionally, there are six miles of paved pedestrian and bike trails in the
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forms a centerpoint for downtown visitors in and around which key visitor attractions are located; nearby
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course. Atlanta's neighborhoods are dotted with hundreds of neighborhood parks such as
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district, contains an amphitheater for live music concerts. Atlanta's largest park,
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and, eventually, public transit. A trail has already been constructed near the
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projects will increase Atlanta's park space by 40%, including two new parks:
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neighborhood, while another one, under construction as of 2012, will connect
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The 343 Atlanta parks range in scope from formal gardens at
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in Southwest Atlanta is home to the city's only permanent
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will be a major addition to the PATH network through
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Index

Atlanta Georgia
Parks and Recreation.
Atlanta Botanical Garden
Atlanta Beltline
PATH Foundation
Piedmont Park
Piedmont Park
Cotton States Expo
Midtown


Centennial Olympic Park
Centennial Olympic Park
Woodruff Park
Hurt Park
Grant Park
Chastain Park
Buckhead
Southside Park
Westside Park
Perkerson Park
Disc Golf
John Howell Park
Virginia-Highland
Perkerson Park
Capitol View
Sylvan Hills
Freedom Park

Chattahoochee River

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