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Axios
04-03-2025
- Business
- Axios
Planners: Develop Hulsey Yard with mixed-use and green space
The Trust for Public Land says the city and Atlanta Beltline leaders should encourage green spaces and mixed-use development at the 70-acre rail yard. Driving the news: The conservation nonprofit is releasing an update Tuesday to its 2004 "Emerald Necklace" study (PDF), the late urban plannerAlex Garvin's comprehensive plan that helped make the Beltline we know today. Catch up quick: The 96-page report (PDF) explores the project's progress and highlights what ideas from the original study have come to fruition (Shirley Franklin Park, for example) or not (a 2-acre park on a city-owned parcel with skyline views in Reynoldstown). Zoom in: Specific recommendations include: 🏡 Expand the Beltline's policy requiring developers to build affordable housing or pay into a trust fund across the city. 🗑️ Convert the capped Gun Club landfill into a city park. 💵 Consider whether the city should extend the lifespan of the tax allocation district that has funded Beltline trails, parks, public art, and more. 🌳 Build the South River Forest, a network of green spaces stretching from south DeKalb County into southeast Atlanta. The intrigue: The report focuses on the Beltline's public realm, George Dusenbury, TPL's Georgia director, told Axios. It does not include any recommendations about whether transit should run on the Beltline.
Axios
14-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Your pick for Boston's most romantic spot: Public Garden bridge
The Public Garden bridge is the most romantic spot in Boston. That's according to Axios Boston readers who took part in our week-long bracket to narrow down Boston's most love-inducing vista. Flashback: Properly called the Boston Public Garden Foot Bridge, the 50-foot iron span was designed by William Preston for the park in 1867. It was the world's shortest functional suspension bridge until it was converted to a girder style in 1921. For 158 years, the bridge has crossed over the Public Garden lagoon. The Swan Boats, which beat out Fenway Park in the first round of our tournament, pass under the bridge. Those iconic swans were ejected from the competition by the Arnold Arboretum, the second-place finisher. Harvard's 281-acre botanical park was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted as part of the Emerald Necklace. Our winning bridge beat out the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in the second round, but readers still have fond memories of the mansion-turned-art mecca. "The most lush scenery you can find for half of the year," reader Dylan H. said, adding, "I proposed to my wife here so I have a soft spot. I find the garden inspires awe and wonder as soon as folks walk in." Readers chose the Esplanade and boating in the Charles River as the other two semi-final finishers. Several honorable mentions, like the BPL courtyard and the Customs House tower observation deck, didn't make it to the final 16 bracket. What you're saying: "On a summer night, the city glistens and you can hear sounds from down below. It's rare and romantic like nothing else," reader Drik D. told us of the Customs House tower.
