A new project called Riverwalk Atlanta has received pilot funding from the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Program through Groundwork USA, a national network of nonprofit programs. Located west of Buckhead, the riverside park would contain 100-plus-acres along the the Chattahoochee River on the site of the old Hartsfield Incinerator. Renderings show the abandoned buildings re-purposed for use in the park, which will also connect the Silver Comet Trail to the Atlanta BeltLine.
The grant totals $275,000 over three years, including matching funds of $75,000 from the City of Atlanta. The initial grant phase will include an intense feasibility study.
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