Atlanta Shouldn't Fell Downtown Trees For New Parking

Atlanta'vision for its downtown is to encourage pedestrian activity. So why is the city ready to cut downtown trees to make space for new parking?

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September 27, 2001, 10:00 AM PDT

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

"For years, ithe vision for downtown Atlanta has been to promote pedestrian activity and reduce the central city's dependence on automobiles.More recently, the state and region have called for smart growth: creating walkable communities, urging protection of precious green space, bemoaning the loss of tree cover, complaining about the lack of parks for its citizens and calling for more use of public transit."

Thanks to Robert Hopwood

Read the full story: Why can't we save downtown trees?

Monday, September 24, 2001 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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