An exciting new evolution of Atlanta’s connected greenspace is underway at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. For the first time, pedestrians and bikers on the Beltline will enjoy direct access to a major cultural attraction, as the Atlanta Garden Gateway project will expand the Botanical Garden footprint by 8 acres, opening out onto a Beltline Plaza.
Atlanta Botanical Garden President and CEO Mary Pat Matheson recently joined “City Lights” host Lois Reitzes to discuss the upcoming changes.
“We’ll still be one garden, but we’ll have two front doors,” says Matheson, “One for the cars coming in and the other one for people on the Beltline… We anticipate that we will open in the summer or fall of 2027.”
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