Park Pride, The Conservation Fund, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, the city of Atlanta, and representatives from the English Avenue community, will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for a long-anticipated English Avenue greenspace, currently known as Boone Park West.
According to a press release, English Avenue, situated within the Proctor Creek Watershed, has long suffered from damaging combined sewer overflows related to stormwater runoff, economic disinvestment, social and educational challenges, and lack of greenspace. The green infrastructure that is central to the park’s design is expected to manage up to 3.5 million gallons of stormwater runoff each year. Other amenities, such as a playground, fitness stations, and a seating terrace, will create a safe space for children to play and for the community to enjoy.
Designed through Park Pride’s community-driven process of park visioning, Boone Park West is a part of The Conservation Fund’s Parks with Purpose program to create lasting change in neighborhoods, one park at a time.
Boone Park West will be The Conservation Fund’s third Park With Purpose built in Atlanta, following the successful completion of Lindsay Street Park and the expansion of Vine City Park. Working with residents and grassroots organizations in some of the city’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods, organizers are reclaiming and restoring urban lands that have long been neglected. These new parks not only provide safe places for kids to play and for families and residents to gather, but also reduce the impacts of stormwater flooding and provide green job opportunities for community members.
