8. •40% population decline in a decade
•Highest vacancy rates in Atlanta
•40% foreclosure rate
•Highest poverty & crime rates
in the city
•Average household income $22,474
for family of four
The Proctor Creek Communities:
Vine City and English Avenue
The Economic Problems
9. Resourceful Communities
Investing in People
1991-2014
•Invested more than $2.2
million in triple-bottom-line
projects
•Trained more than 5,000
community leaders
•Helped to create more than
425 jobs.
13. Parks with Purpose
The Community Vision
Strengthening Communities
•Create the first park for English Avenue
•Provide Triple Bottom Line benefits
•Engage community and build capacity
•Involve community in designing and
building park
•Provide environmental education
opportunities
•Provide direct economic impact and jobs
•Utilize green infrastructure for stormwater
management
Lindsay Street Park
Vision Plan
•First park for English Avenue
• Triple Bottom Line benefits
Environmental
Social
Economic
18. •Elevate Triple Bottom Line
•Strengthen partnerships
Park Impacts
•Create sustainable
communities
•Build local capacity
19. Partners
Funding Partners
The Waterfall Foundation
The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation
Park Pride
UPS (in-kind)
Community Partners
American Rivers
Atlanta Community Mapping & Research
Project
Atlanta Food & Farm
Chattahoochee Riverkeeper
Community Improvement Association
English Avenue Neighborhood Association
EcoAction
Greater Vine City Opportunities Program
Historic Westside Gardens
West Atlanta Watershed Alliance