Community action/Georgia
Georgia community action
Sustainability initiatives
- Atlanta BeltLine Overview - Wikipedia: BeltLine
Cycling activism
Atlanta Bicycle Coalition - Macon Bike Share - Macon Connects - Wikipedia: Bike paths in Georgia (U.S. state) (category)
Food activism
Patchwork City Farms, introduces farming to urban areas.
Open spaces
Wikipedia: Protected areas of Georgia (U.S. state)
Social inclusion
Peachtree+ Pine Works, Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless
Sustainable transport activism
Wikipedia: Hiking trails in Georgia (U.S. state) (category)
Trees, woodland and forest
Atlanta has a reputation as the "city in a forest" due to its abundance of trees, unique among major cities. The city's main street is named after a tree, and beyond the Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead business districts, the skyline gives way to a dense canopy of woods that spreads into the suburbs. The nickname is factually accurate, as the city's tree coverage percentage is at 36%, the highest out of all major American cities, and above the national average of 27%. [1]
Resources
Citizens data initiative
News and comment
2017
Pop-Up Bike Network Leads to Permanent Change, Jul 10 [2]
2016
Giant City Cycling Pop-Up Offers Bike Lane Lessons, Dec 15 [3]
Atlanta wants to cover a major highway with a High Line-style garden, Sep 23 [4]
2015
Homeless people in Atlanta plant organic garden, feed shelter residents, July 28 [5]
2013
Urban eco-repair in the Deep South, December 6 [6]
Events
2016
October 23 Atlanta Streets Alive
September 25 Atlanta Streets Alive
June 12 Atlanta Streets Alive
April 17 Atlanta Streets Alive
Interwiki links
Wikipedia: Georgia (U.S. state)