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$2.5-Mil Freedom Park Opening Marks Milestone in Urban Greenway Development

ATLANTA-At 207 acres, the project is the largest urban park to open in the United States in more than a century. Former President Jimmy Carter, Gov. Roy Barnes and Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell officiated at opening ceremonies.

By Judith Schonbak | Updated on September 21, 2000

ATLANTA-Former President Jimmy Carter, Gov. Roy Barnes and Atlanta Mayor Bill Campbell cut the ceremonial ribbon on the $2.5-million, 207-acre Freedom Park, the largest project of its kind in the United States.

The park rolls through several of the city’s oldest intown neighborhoods, just east of town. The ribbon-cutting marks the official opening of the final two trails running north and south. The east-west trail has been open for six years to cyclists, walkers, runners and inline skaters.

The city gave $1 million to develop the new trails and another $1 million was raised in private donations through the Freedom Park Conservancy. The state anted up a half-million for maintenance.

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