The plan to build a linear park along Memorial Drive has been resurrected again as the City of Atlanta has officially launched a design phase for the project.

s Vestiges of the park sprang up several decades ago after the Capitol Homes housing project was demolished, but the idea to build the Memorial Drive Greenway has been floating around for more than 50 years.

On Wednesday, the City of Atlanta Department of Parks and Recreation said in a press release that it has launched the design phase for the park, which will stretch from Oakland Cemetery to the edge of Downtown Atlanta near the State Capitol.

According to the press release, the city will collaborate with architecture and engineering firm Pond & Company to shape the Greenway. The design team said it will draw upon a 2016 vision

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