Please join Epic Development this Saturday, March 21st, at 1:00 p.m. for the grand opening of Freedom Barkway, the Old Fourth Ward’s newest dog park located along Freedom Parkway. Festivities will include the official ribbon cutting, “Woof” as well as people food, canine trainers, entertainment and much more!
Two years in the making, Freedom Barkway began with a grassroots campaign that garnered more than 2,500 signatures of support in less than 30 days. This grabbed the attention and support of Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall and Fulton County Commissioner Joan Garner, both of whom represent and also live in the neighborhood. Hall and Garner’s backing helped land meetings with GDOT and the city’s parks department. Freedom Barkway is the first time in history that the GDOT has allowed the use of its land for a dog park.
The new WOOF park main entrance is on the Howell (AKA “Howl”) Street side off of Highland Ave near Boulevard. The park is opening albeit “bare-bones” with fences and poop stations. Water and other amenities are on the horizon though!
