? ? Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has three cargo complexes that include two million square feet of space; the airport moves over 650,000 tons of cargo annually it has nearby cold storage for perishables and is the only airport in the Southeast with USDA-approved cold-treatment capabilities Delta Air Lines also offers an on-airport refrigeration facility for perishable cargo and a 250-acre Foreign Trade Zone is located at the airport, Milwaukee Braves Don't know Canton pop 22,958 Topography and geology Multiracial/Other 7.5% 2% Pickens (31,588). .
. 61/16 90/32 Georgia Power is the main electric power company across the state and the metro area beginning in 1902 as Georgia Railway and Power Company Atlanta's streetcar (trolley) company Several electric membership corporations also serve the suburbs These include the second-largest EMC in the nation in Jackson EMC Cobb EMC and Sawnee EMC the city of Marietta operates its own electric utility Marietta Power under the Board of Lights & Water (BLW) It is also a member of the Municipal Electric Association of Georgia (MEAG), Trains can travel at very high speed but they are heavy are unable to deviate from the track and require a great distance to stop Possible accidents include derailment (jumping the track) a collision with another train or collision with automobiles other vehicles or pedestrians at level crossings the last accounts for the majority of rail accidents and casualties the most important safety measures to prevent accidents are strict operating rules e.g railway signalling and gates or grade separation at crossings Train whistles bells or horns warn of the presence of a train while trackside signals maintain the distances between trains, The Atlanta Regional Commission is so far the closest that the area has come to a metropolitan government it approves only those projects deemed to have a positive effect beyond the immediate area in which they are to be constructed the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority is somewhat of a cross between ARC and MARTA working to improve mobility air quality and land use practices in the region GRTA also operates Xpress buses from 11 counties and could operate commuter rail service in the future Currently plans for commuter rail and eventual intercity rail (including the long-proposed but still unfunded Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal) are the responsibility of the Georgia Rail Passenger Authority which receives almost no funding. . ! Panama (7) Atlanta's 343 parks nature preserves and gardens cover 3,622 acres (14.66 km2) which amounts to only 5.6% of the city's total acreage compared to the national average of just over 10% However 64% of Atlantans live within a 10-minute walk of a park a percentage equal to the national average in its 2013 ParkScore ranking the Trust for Public Land reported that among the park systems of the 50 most populous U.S cities Atlanta's park system received a ranking of 31 Piedmont Park in Midtown is Atlanta's most iconic green space the park which underwent a major renovation and expansion in recent years attracts visitors from across the region and hosts cultural events throughout the year Other notable city parks include Centennial Olympic Park a legacy of the 1996 Summer Olympics that forms the centerpiece of the city's tourist district; Woodruff Park which anchors the campus of Georgia State University; Grant Park home to Zoo Atlanta; Chastain Park which houses an amphitheater used for live music concerts; and the under construction Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry the 280-acre green space and reservoir project slated to become the city's largest park when fully complete in the 2020s the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the northwestern corner of the city preserves a 48 mi (77 km) stretch of the river for public recreation opportunities!
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