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| Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms |
ATLANTA, GA (Sept.6, 2018) – Mayor Keisha
Lance Bottoms and other officials broke ground on Phase One of Westside
Park at Bellwood Quarry.
Slated to open in 2019, Phase One of Atlanta’s largest park
will include a signature gateway enticing guests to explore the new passive
park.
This phase will also include trails leading to the grand
overlook area for views of the quarry-turned-reservoir.
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| Lauren Standish |
At the center of the design for this monumental project is
internationally recognized landscape architecture and planning firm, HGOR. For
Phase One, the City of Atlanta tasked the design team, led by HGOR Principal, Lauren
Standish, with developing the comprehensive vision and design.
“If you look at the topography of the park, just the
existing environmental factors, it’s a fascinating place,” said Standish. “The
juxtaposition of the quarry lake with the open lawn, preservation of trees and
integration of environmental-based design is really exciting.
"We hope this park will tell a story of community and
place and become a destination that will help shape and define the city of
Atlanta for generations to come.”
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| Rendering of entrance area to planned Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, Atlanta, GA |
HGOR is
collaborating on the development of these elements with Long Engineering, and is
proud to partner with project leaders, Reeves Young and CERM.
Team members include
John Portman & Associates, Long Engineering, EcoWorks, Full Circle
Communication, Denyse, BioHabitats, Sherwood Design Engineers, S.L. King &
Associates and Sykes Consulting.
Upon completion, the park will encompass a total of 280 acres, nearly one hundred acres larger than Piedmont Park and will become the connective tissue linking the Proctor Creek Greenway and Chattahoochee River Corridor with the Atlanta Beltline.
Contact:
Taylor Rowden
Hilary Harmo
Liz
Lapidus PR
404-688-1466
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