Glenwood Park is a

mixed-use Mixed-use is a kind of urban development, urban design, urban planning and/or a zoning type that blends multiple uses, such as residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, or entertainment, into one space, where those functions are to som ...

neighborhood on the east side of

Atlanta Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,7 ...

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, located just west of North Ormewood Park. The neighborhood is an example of

New Urbanism New Urbanism is an urban design movement which promotes environmentally friendly habits by creating walkable neighbourhoods containing a wide range of housing and job types. It arose in the United States in the early 1980s, and has gradually in ...

, promoting a sense of community with walkable streets and closely spaced residential units that are mixed in with office, retail, and green space.Jim Zarroli, "Atlanta Community Offers Amenities of Earlier Age", National Public Radio, April 12, 2006
/ref> Glenwood Park is on the

BeltLine The Atlanta BeltLine (also Beltline or Belt Line) is a open and planned loop of multi-use trail and light rail transit system on a former railway corridor around the core of Atlanta, Georgia. The Atlanta BeltLine is designed to reconnect nei ...

, a former rail line converted to a trail.

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GlenwoodPark.com
New Urbanism communities Mixed-use developments in Georgia (U.S. state) {{FultonCountyGA-geo-stub