Dickens announces 'green cabinet' of Atlanta parks and greenspace advisors

A bridge going over a pond at Cook Park in Atlanta.
Cook Park opened in the Atlanta neighborhood of Vine City last summer. Mayor Andre Dickens said he wants to focus both on adding new greenspace and improving existing parks. (Molly Samuel/WABE)

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has a new greenspace advisory council, what he’s calling a “green cabinet.”

The mayor said the members of the council, representing 13 Atlanta environmental groups, will help hold the city accountable as it works on its long-range parks and recreation plan that was finalized late last year.

They’ll also advise the city on what Dickens said would be Atlanta’s largest-ever investment in parks, as part of an infrastructure bond that’s going to voters in May.