Atlanta's Emerald Necklace

What seemed like a pipe dream is now being touted by a nationally respected conservation group as the next great vision for the city of Atlanta.

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December 20, 2004, 12:00 PM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

A report by the Trust for Public Land knits together a nascent proposal for a 22-mile transit loop through 46 historic Atlanta neighborhoods with an ambitious blueprint for a 23-mile bike trail, 1,400 acres of new parks and billions of dollars' worth of development reaching into the city's most economically starved areas.

Thanks to Alex Pearlstein

FULL STORY: A vision in green

Sunday, December 19, 2004 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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