David Stoker, MD

. . . Jim O'Rourke Perimeter Center Community Improvement Districts covering the Perimeter Center area of Sandy Springs and Dunwoody/, 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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