UPDATE (Sept. 6, 2018): Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry—Atlanta’s Biggest Park—Breaks Ground
Mayor Kasim Reed Friday unveiled plans for Phase One of the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, a $26.5 million project 100 acres larger than Piedmont Park.
“The future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry will transform a historic property on the Westside and bring something incredible to the community and to all of Atlanta,” Mayor Reed said in a City of Atlanta statement.
“We are connecting more residents than ever to parks and greenspace. We are creating a healthy and sustainable City where everyone can bring and build their dreams…”
Phase One of the Future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry will include a gateway entrance at the intersection of Johnson Road and Grove Park Place on the north side of the park.
The gateway design will provide lighting, signage and “visually appealing graphics.”
The restoration of Grove Park Place will include resurfacing of the roadway and the rehabilitation and enhancement of greenery along the corridor.
The park will also include a grand overlook area to maximize views of the quarry-turned-reservoir as well as panoramic views of the Atlanta skyline.
Visitors will be able to experience the quarry using ADA-accessible trails leading to the grand overlook.
The Bellwood Quarry has been under construction since September 2016.
The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management has been working to transform the quarry into a two billion gallon emergency drinking water reservoir for the City that will increase the emergency water supply from three days to thirty days.
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This will be open until the locals complain about people using the park.
Is that in bankhead or Grove Park area?
It’s in Grove Park.
Both actually. There are multiple entrances.
It’s not Bankhead. That’s further east and south.
No its not its right down the street
None of the entrances nor any of the park is in the Bankhead neighborhood – its right down the road but park isn’t in it. The park is bordered by Grove Park, Rockdale and Howell Station neighborhoods.
There is also an entrance on the South side of the park off of Grove Park Place in the Grove Park neighborhood. It should be noted that the south entrance is only a pedestrian entrance with no parking and it is remarkably underwhelming compared to the northern entrance which borders the wealthier Howell Station neighborhood. There really should be more attention paid to this obvious disparity. I doubt the city will be telling people to enter from the south for their ribbon cutting ceremony.
Hey Michael, that’s not accurate. Howell Station is to the east of the Park, and we literally have zero walkable entrances to the park, despite being one of the adjacent neighborhoods. The North entrance you’re talking about is in the Rockdale neighborhood, which a few years ago I understand was largely absorbed by Grove Park. The entrance is closer to the boundaries of West Highlands, and is either in Grove Park (if Rockdale was absorbed), or very close to the northern border of the neighborhood.
Who spends 44 Million Dollars building a Beautiful Oasis and FORGETS TO SECURE A PROPER ADDRESS?
That’s pretty INSANE!