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The Atlanta BeltLine is comprised of four individual "belt lines" that were built as railroad bypass routes around downtown Atlanta in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The 2.25-mile Eastside Trail is the first section of the Atlanta BeltLine trail system to be redeveloped within the abandoned rail corridor. The trail connects five formerly divided neighborhoods by providing 30 acres of greenway, a pedestrian and bicycle trail, and an arboretum. The Eastside Trail connects to Historic Fourth Ward Park, a cleaned-up brownfield that is now a 17-acre park with a lake to handle stormwater runoff. The trail and park have spurred more than $775 million in private development, including more than 1,000 new mixed-income condominiums and apartments currently under construction.
EPA created the National Award for Smart Growth Achievement in 2002 to recognize exceptional approaches to development that protect the environment, encourage economic vitality, and enhance quality of life. In the past 12 years, 61 winners from 26 states have shown a variety of approaches that states, regions, cities, suburbs, and rural communities can use to create economically strong, environmentally responsible development. EPA's Office of Sustainable Communities manages the awards program.
For more information about smart growth, go to http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth
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| Date Taken: | 02.06.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 02.06.2014 21:46 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 321064 |
| VIRIN: | 140206-A-AB123-001 |
| Filename: | DOD_101108819 |
| Length: | 00:04:09 |
| Location: | ATLANTA, GEORGIA, US |
| Downloads: | 6 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 6 |
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