2 | City of Atlanta
“Human progress is neither
automatic nor inevitable,” ob-
served Martin Luther King.
The achieving of goals, he said,
requires “the tireless exer-
tions and passionate concern
of dedicated individuals.” In
Atlanta, the very city where
King was born and raised,
passionate persistence, dedi-
cation and concern for envi-
ronmental quality has helped
the city significantly progress
toward the achieving of goals
involving sustainability. In a city
famed for having more than 50
streets that include the word
“Peach” in their name, sus-
tainability efforts are indeed
helping to make life all the
more peachy.
As the largest city
