Comments on: Piedmont Park: The Expansion http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Sun, 03 Nov 2013 23:52:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Cubalibre http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/#comment-110130 Cubalibre Tue, 26 Apr 2011 01:46:54 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-110130 Enthusiastically seconded!

]]> By: Tombeau http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/#comment-110110 Tombeau Mon, 25 Apr 2011 21:37:02 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-110110 I love that deck, it does not detract from the park and it makes going to the park or the botanical garden so much easier.

]]> By: JC http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/#comment-110102 JC Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:57:29 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-110102 Thanks for highlighting the parking deck comment. People may forget just what an incredibly emotional issue that was for Atlantans around the park. It really evolved into power struggle between the NPU system and Mayor Franklin. Thankfully that’s over with, and from what I can tell the deck has had no negative impact on the park or its visitors.

]]> By: JohnBoy http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/#comment-110093 JohnBoy Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:17:03 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-110093 I hadn’t been to Piedmont in quite a while, but have biked around it twice in the last week or so and am amazed at what it’s become. It really feels like Central Park to me now (although, of course, it’s only a fraction of Central Park in terms of acreage). As in CP, there are all these distinctly different parts to it, many of them breathtakingly beautiful. Like CP, it’s a place where you want to stay all day, sampling what it’s like to hang out in these different areas. And like CP, it’s filled with people, but somehow accommodates them all in a way that feels delightful.

I’m so impressed by what they’ve done, and the parking deck, besides being badly needed, and besides making all these improvements possible, is actually — dare I say it? — rather attractive. If nothing else, it’s tucked in so artfully that it’s almost impossible to object to.

All in all, one of the sweetest developments in Atlanta in years. And it looks like Old 4th Ward Park is going to be wonderful too. Can’t wait to see what it looks like when all the green spaces have opened up.

]]> By: Another Rick http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/#comment-110067 Another Rick Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:48:47 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-110067 I was very adamantly and vocally opposed to the deck. My opposition was based as much as what I saw as the stupidity of putting a parking deck into a PARK, and because of the undemocratic process used to ram it though. It seemed as ridiculous as the earlier (and defeated) proposal to put a sewerage treatment plant in the park at Monroe Drive. Well the years pass, I do feel better. The park is looking good and doing well. What a fabulous resource for Atlanta region.

]]> By: The Walrus http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/04/25/piedmont-park-the-expansion/#comment-110062 The Walrus Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:35:47 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-110062 Anyone who still has a problem with that parking deck is just searching for a problem. That deck is so out of the way and can’t be seen from anywhere in the park. It is awesome that it is there.

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