{"73382":{"#nid":"73382","#data":{"type":"news","title":"CQGRD and the BeltLine: Creating a Healthy City","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EValarie Wilson, executive director of the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, believes that the BeltLine is essential to Atlanta\u0027s economic recovery - preventing health issues, increasing productivity, and offering affordable transportation and entertainment to Atlanta residents. \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EA health impact assessment, conducted by the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development (CQGRD), supports her assertions. CQGRD found that the BeltLine\u0027s parks, trails, and transit would help people be more physically active, preventing many chronic diseases. It would also make it easier for them to get to work or to the grocery store. And it would provide attractive spaces for neighbors to gather and children to play.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Valarie Wilson, executive director of the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, believes that the BeltLine is essential to Atlanta\u0027s economic recovery - preventing health issues, increasing productivity, and offering affordable transportation and entertainment to Atlanta residents. A study from CQGRD provides evidence.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Why are parks and trails important to Atlanta?"}],"uid":"27160","created_gmt":"2010-10-06 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Michelle Marcus","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-10-06T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/saportareport.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/the-atlanta-beltline-provides-a-prescription-for-healthy-communities\/","title":"Read the full article."}],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EMichelle Marcus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECOA- CQGRD\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=mmarcus7\u0022\u003EContact Michelle Marcus\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michelle.marcus@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}