ParkScore Results Are In, Atlanta Ranks 26th

Atlanta came in 26th out of 40 cities in the ParkScore review released recently. The scoring system used evaluates the parks located in the nation’s largest cities on areas like investments, accessibility, and percentage of acreage available. The city only earned two out of a possible five “park benches” in the review. Cities San Francisco, Sacramento, Boston, New York, and Washington scored the highest in the ParkScore review.

Highlights from the parks and recreations Atlanta review: 

    • 11 out of 40 for percentage of total city acreage devoted to parks
    • 18 out of 40 for services and investments, which evaluates how much money is invested in parks
       and services for Atlanta residents
    • 22 out of 40 for accessibility, which measures percentage of residents living within a ten-mile
      radius of a park
    • Atlanta’s official adjusted score was 42.5 out of 100 points

 San Francisco ranked the highest of all of the cities. 

    • 23 out of 40 for percentage of total city acreage devoted to parks
    • 26 out of 40 for services and investments
    • 40 out of 40 for accessibility
    • San Francisco’s official adjusted score was 74 out of 100 points

Fresno ranked lowest of all of the cities.

    • 11 out 40 for percentage of total city acreage devoted to parks
    • 7 out of 40 for services and investments
    • 8 out of 40 for accessibility
    • Fresno’s official adjusted score was 22 out 100 points

Atlanta officials and the Atlanta Beltline group are currently working together to expand the city’s green space by 40 percent.

To see more of the results of the review 
Read more on the Park Review 
More on the Atlanta Beltline Project