The park rolls through several of the city's oldest intownneighborhoods, just east of town. The ribbon-cutting marks theofficial opening of the final two trails running north and south.The east-west trail has been open for six years to cyclists,walkers, runners and inline skaters.
The city gave $1 million to develop the new trails and another$1 million was raised in private donations through the Freedom ParkConservancy. The state anted up a half-million for maintenance.
Freedom Park was born out of controversy after 500 homes alongthe path were razed to build a highway connector through the areato the Carter Center. After years of fighting, embattledneighborhoods, the state Department of Transportation and the citycame up with a compromise and built a green-lined, four-lane roadthat connects the Carter Center to Downtown.
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