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Linear Park
Plaza Area
Amphitheater
Structure
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The
Linear Park, on the incinerator site, is a conceptual vision designed to
meet the future recreational needs of the city of Atlanta.
This greenway system of linear trails provides the surrounding neighborhoods
with many opportunities of outdoor entertainment. Some of the elements
in the park include trailheads with informational kiosks, a network of
trails both primary and secondary, a series of community gardens, playgrounds,
meadows, wildflower walks, large open spaces, docks and fishing piers,
and a wetland area. These park amenities provide a welcome opportunity
for relaxation and contemplation.
UPPER LINEAR PARK
Along the Southern boundary of the park
exits a neighborhood that sorely needs the recreational and cultural amenities
that this park provides. The Linear Park design group sought to provide
the surrounding neighborhood with the community gardens and play areas.
These are intended to offer a special place for the people of this historic
neighborhood, so that they feel a sense of ownership within the park. Each
neighborhood street
that abuts the park has a trailhead that connects to the overall trail
system, a playground with play structures, and community garden plots that
offer vegetable and flower gardening. The park and the neighborhood are
one, intertwined together they make the neighborhood streets an extension
of the trail system that stretch into the surrounding community.
TRAIL SYSTEM
Primary trail entries from the surrounding
neighborhood connect into the linear park system. Each trailhead
includes an informational kiosk that explains the where you are in the
system of park trails. Primary trails are designed to be paved and
are wide enough for two-way traffic. Secondary trails are designed to enhance
the outdoor experience. Secondary trails offer the kind of secluded outdoor
experience often sought out in the busy urban environments of today. |
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SCULPTURE
Outdoor sculpture is art and history that
everyone can enjoy. Outdoor sculptures are highly visible
focal points and, when well-maintained, help create a healthy, vibrant
sense of community, a sense of belonging. When artworks are in the public
realm, they should be of durable, low-maintenance materials and should
be designed, created and installed with thought given to long-term costs
needed to maintain their appearance and structural integrity. Today's public
sculpture will become tomorrow's historic monuments. Just as communities
work now to preserve their existing sculptures and monuments, future generations
will be preserving the art created today. The problems that have affected
collections of older works will afflict new creations as well. Positive
public support is crucial to the survival of outdoor sculpture and can
be heightened through education and community participation.
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Linear Park
Plaza Area
Amphitheater
Structure
Return to Hartsfield Incinerator
1997 Landscape Architecture Foundation Demonstration Project
Sponsored by Urban Resources Partnership
Last updated on 13 February 1998
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