Mid Broadwell Partnership Donates Land to Mountain Way Common
Additional .56 acre brings opportunity to expand park along Nancy Creek, PATH400
ATLANTA – January 16, 2018 – Mountain Way Common, a developing park along the banks of Little Nancy Creek in north Buckhead, is kicking off 2018 by adding an important piece of land. Friends of Mountain Way Common and Livable Buckhead have announced that Mid Broadwell Partnership has generously donated a 0.56-acre parcel at the corner of N. Ivy Rd. and Mountain Dr., creating an opportunity to add new features to the park.
“The community has wanted to add this land to Mountain Way Common for years,” said Denise Starling, executive director of Livable Buckhead, which facilitated the donation. “Its location across the street from the main gateway makes it a perfect place to add a feature that invites people into the park and raises its overall visibility. We are really grateful to Mid Broadwell Partnership for this donation.”
The donation was initiated years ago when Dan Weede, the former executive director of Friends of Mountain Way Common, approached Robert Green about the possibility of purchasing the land. Green and the other members of Mid Broadwell Partnership — the estate of Jack Bradford and Gordon Mosley — decided to donate the land instead, and Livable Buckhead facilitated the process in the closing months of 2017.
Livable Buckhead and Friends of Mountain Way Common will soon begin to make plans for integrating the space. The 2012 Mountain Way Common conceptual plan identifies the parcel for use as a playground, gathering and eating, and restroom facilities.
“Dan Weede was the spark for this, and it’s encouraging to see his continuing influence on Mountain Way Common even after he has left his leadership position,” Starling added.
The expansion of Mountain Way Common is the latest acquisition in pursuit of the Buckhead Collection plan’s goal of 106 acres of additional greenspace. The Buckhead Collection, initiated by Atlanta City Councilman Howard Shook, is the plan for an interconnected network of parks, trails and greenspaces. Livable Buckhead is implementing the plan, and has added approximately 34 acres of greenspace since 2011.
For more information about Livable Buckhead, PATH400 and the Buckhead Collection, visit www.livablebuckhead.org.
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About Livable Buckhead
Livable Buckhead is a nonprofit organization that strives to ensure the long-term viability and prosperity of the Buckhead community. The organization achieves its mission by working cooperatively with individuals, public entities and private businesses to integrate sustainable strategies. Livable Buckhead implements programs related to greenspace, recycling, energy efficiency, commute alternatives, arts and culture, real estate development and land use. For more information about Livable Buckhead and its programs, visit livablebuckhead.org.
About Friends of Mountain Way Common
Friends of Mountain Way Common is a group of involved neighbors who are working together and with Livable Buckhead, North Buckhead Civic Association, Park Pride and the Georgia Department of Transportation to create a public greenspace along Little Nancy Creek. Mountain Way Common is located off of Mountain Way, between Wieuca Road and North Ivy Road. The Friends of Mountain Way Common, in partnership with the City of Atlanta, seek to create a park that enriches the quality of life for neighborhood residents and visitors alike; is environmentally responsible; and improves the ecological health of the watershed. For more information visit mountainwaycommon.org.
About Mountain Way Common
Mountain Way Common park was created when the City of Atlanta and the Georgia Department of Transportation executed a first-of-its-kind use agreement on September 25, 2013 that allowed approximately 12 acres of GDOT land below GA 400 to be used as a City of Atlanta Park. In October 2013, the City of Atlanta acquired an additional one-acre tract of land adjacent to the GDOT land thus expanding MWC to its current size of approximately 13 acres. MWC is a unique combination of forest, floodplain, wetlands, creek, stream buffer, and wildlife habitat that exists in one of the City’s steepest natural valleys, carved over eons by Little Nancy Creek. MWC is planned to be a major area of recreation and interest along PATH 400.
