Piedmont Park's North Woods Begins to Take Shape

November 2009

Rebekah Calvert recently went on a tour of the construction site for Piedmont Park’s North Woods expansion. Chris Nelson, Piedmont Park Conservancy’s Executive Vice President and COO, led the tour and provided insight about the North Woods’s future and sustainable initiatives. With a budget of $43 million, phase one renovations include plans to renovate 41 acres of land north of Park Drive Bridge and extending to Piedmont Avenue near the Ansley Mall area.

Tunnell-Spangler-Walsh & Associates completed the Master Plan for the North Woods in 2004 through an extensive process of community workshops, recommendations, and implementation strategies.

For more information on the expansion:
http://www.piedmontpark.org/restoration/parkexpansion1.html

Recently completed parking deck that serves
the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Piedmont Park

Underground cistern that will capture
and store water for irrigation

Recently completed vehicular bridge that is
part of the new Monroe Drive access

Construction site for the future lawn
areas and interactive fountain

Master Plan