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PARC
Next PARC Meeting:
Thursday, September 11, 2008
7:30am - 9:00am
Ben Hill Rec Center
2405 Fairburn Road SW
Atlanta, GA 30331
*** We will also be having LEAD Volunteer Training
The Park Pride Community Coalition is a group of park advocates and community activists that works to promote a park and greenspace agenda for the City of Atlanta. Formed in 2001 to raise the visibility of park issues during the Mayoral and City Council elections, the group launched the Park Atlanta Rescue Campaign (PARC 911) and asked candidates and community organizations to endorse its nine-point plan for improving the City’s park system. All Mayoral candidates and the vast majority of Council candidates endorsed the agenda, which marked a turning point for Atlanta’s parks. Since the PARC 911 Campaign, there have been tangible improvements to Atlanta’s park system and heightened support among civic, corporate and government leaders. In 2005, the City of Atlanta increased the Parks Department budget by nearly $3 million, passed a $105 million park and greenspace bond, and created a BeltLine Tax Allocation District that will raise $1.6 billion for a project that will create more than 1,000 acres of new parkland linked by 33 miles of new trails.
- IDENTIFY AND INSTITUTE A SECURE, SUSTAINABLE AND SUFFICIENT FUNDING SOURCE FOR PARKS, GREENSPACE AND RECREATION FACILITIES;
- DOUBLE THE NUMBER OF PARK ACRES AND ENSURE THAT EVERY ATLANTA RESIDENT IDEALLY LIVES WITHIN A 10 MINUTE WALK OF A PARK, TRAIL OR ACCESSIBLE NATURAL AREA;
- DEVELOP AND ENFORCE MAINTENANCE STANDARDS FOR ALL ATLANTA PARKS;
- IDENTIFY AND IMPLEMENT SIGNIFICANT STEPS NEEDED TO IMPROVE PUBLIC SAFETY IN OUR PARKS;
- INCREASE THE NUMBER OF ATHLETIC FIELDS AND RECREATION AMENITIES;
- BUILD A NEW SPECIAL EVENTS VENUE FOR FESTIVALS AND CONCERTS;
- ENSURE THAT FUTURE LAND ACQUISITION EMPHASIZES THE PRESERVATION OF NATURAL AREAS AND THE PROTECTION OF OUR HEADWATERS, STREAMS AND RIVER CORRIDORS;
- INCREASE ATLANTA'S TREE COVER FROM 26% TO 40% TO REDUCE STORMWATER RUNOFF AND MAXIMIZE AIR QUALITY BENEFITS; AND
- IMPROVE CITY, SCHOOL BOARD AND OTHER LANDOWNERS’ COOPERATION IN THE PROGRAMMING AND MANAGEMENT OF PARKS, GREENSPACE AND RECREATION FACILITIES.
The following political candidates and organizations have already endorsed the parks agenda:
| Benjamin Fierman |
Kwanza Hall |
| Natalyn Archibong |
Steve Brodie |
| Anne Fauver |
Howard Schook |
| Claire Muller |
Justin Wiedeman |
| Felecia Moore |
Dwanda Farmer |
| Stephen Hull |
Ceasar Mitchell |
| Mary Norwood |
H. Lamar Willis |
| Byron Amos |
Khatim S. El |
| Cecily Harsch-Kinnane |
Tiffany Friessen |
| Eric Wilson |
Adams Park Restoration Committee |
| Atlanta Audubon Society |
Atlanta Community Garden Coalition |
| Atlanta Downtown Improvement District |
Atlanta Downtown Neighborhood Assn. |
| Brownwood Park Steering Committee |
Candler Park Neighborhood Organization |
| Central Atlanta Progress |
Chastain Park Conservancy |
| Fairlane Heights Community Club |
Friends of Candler Park |
| Friends of Collier Park |
Friends of East Lake Park |
| Friends of Emma Millican Park |
Friends of Grant Park Pool |
| Friends of Maddox Park |
Georgia Land Trust |
| Kirkwood Neighbors Organization |
Northwest Youth Power |
| NPU A |
NPU O |
| Olmsted Linear Park Association |
Peachtree Hills Civic Association |
| Perkerson Park Restoration Committee |
Piedmont Park Conservancy |
| Rock Creek Watershed Alliance |
Soccer in the Streets |
| SPACE |
The Trust for Public Land |
| Trees Atlanta |
Vine City Civic Association |
| West Atlanta Watershed Alliance |
Wildwood Lakes Homeowner Association |
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| Get involved. Make a difference. Change your world.
We invite all interested parties to get involved and join the Park Atlanta Rescue Campaign. Only through your direct involvement will we be able to create a park system worthy of our great City. Meetings are held from 7:30-9:00 AM, every second Thursday of the month. For more information, please call Park Pride at 404-817-6761 or visit our web site.
To join, please fill out the Contact Form
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