Memorial Drive Greenway open house gathers public input for amenities

An open house on Oct at the Oakland Cemetery Visitor s Center offered attendees the opportunity to share their interest levels on proposed amenities for the Memorial Drive Greenway A rendering shows the themed segments proposed for the Memorial Drive Greenway linear park Photo by Jacob Nguyen The linear park which will stretch from the historic cemetery to the Downtown Connector has been floating around for more than years but is now poised to break ground in Fall Representatives disclosed the greenway is being built on principles first detailed in a vision plan Representatives from Pond Company the engineering firm that will guide construction declared the neighborhoods around he park have changed significantly in the past decade and new input was needed from residents and stakeholders The greenway will be broken into six block segments located between existing roadways including Martin Street Connally Street Moore Street Hill Street Fort Street and Grant Street This rendering show promising elements of the skatepark which is expected to break ground in Fall Photo by Jacob Nguyen Each segment presently has a theme Celebrate Move Explore Gather Play and Reflect The first segment to break ground next year will be the Move segment which will include a skatepark designed by Canadian firm New Line Skateparks Visitors to the open house were demanded to place small stickers on elements they d like to see in the other segments For example in the Explore block there is promising for a large children s play area while the Celebrate block could have an amphitheater or stage area The Atlanta Preservation Center has weighed in on naming the park after late restaurateur Ria Pell whose Ria s Bluebird remains a beloved brunch spot and was a catalyst for reviving the bustling Memorial Drive corridor The greenway is being made achievable by a coalition of partners including the City of Atlanta Pond Company Mailchimp co-founder Dan Kurzius The Integral Group Park Pride the Friends of Memorial Drive Greenway and The Conservation Fund Scenes from the Memorial Drive Greenway open house Photos by Jacob Nguyen The post Memorial Drive Greenway open house gathers citizens input for amenities appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta