Comments on: Georgia and Atlanta moving towards transit, inch by inch http://saportareport.com/blog/2009/12/atlanta-region-moving-closer-to-more-transit-inch-by-inch/ Maria Saporta is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alan Yorker http://saportareport.com/blog/2009/12/atlanta-region-moving-closer-to-more-transit-inch-by-inch/comment-page-1/#comment-2965 Alan Yorker Sat, 05 Dec 2009 23:31:48 +0000 http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=2654#comment-2965 I would suggest that some serious attention should now be directed toward Minority Leader DuBose Porter, a long time rail advocate and environmental breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale Legisature. He is a champion for getting Georgia's schools out out of the high forties and into the low thirties, an astounding feat and one we and our children deserve. He could be a leader for transit development, the Beltline, commuter rail and more. North Carolina started with a prorail Governor back in the 80's, and we can now see how much they've achieved. I would suggest that some serious attention should now be directed toward Minority Leader DuBose Porter, a long time rail advocate and environmental breath of fresh air in an otherwise stale Legisature. He is a champion for getting Georgia’s schools out out of the high forties and into the low thirties, an astounding feat and one we and our children deserve. He could be a leader for transit development, the Beltline, commuter rail and more. North Carolina started with a prorail Governor back in the 80′s, and we can now see how much they’ve achieved.

]]> By: juanita driggs http://saportareport.com/blog/2009/12/atlanta-region-moving-closer-to-more-transit-inch-by-inch/comment-page-1/#comment-2961 juanita driggs Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:58:46 +0000 http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=2654#comment-2961 Richardson's departure is a good start for positive change. Thank you, Dale Russell, for staying at the top of your game! You led while all the other media in town meekly followed including channel 2. Now it's time to hear just how committed gubernatorial hopefuls Roy Barnes and Atlanta's next mayor are to getting back to the future about viable transportation initiatives. Nothing less than a full-fledged committment from these wannabees will do. Initial impressions of Mark Burkhalter suggest he "may" turn out to be an effective(i.e. constructive) legislator who can handle power well even though he's still part of the majority do-nothing, no-nothing GOP establishment at the Gold Dome. Is my bias showing here? I hope so! Oxendine should endeavor to hold on to his State Insurance Commissioner/Fire Marshall gig since he's already reached his level of incompetence. Unfortunately, people like him are the last to know such obvious things. Richardson’s departure is a good start for positive change. Thank you, Dale Russell, for staying at the top of your game! You led while all the other media in town meekly followed including channel 2.

Now it’s time to hear just how committed gubernatorial hopefuls Roy Barnes and Atlanta’s next mayor are to getting back to the future about viable transportation initiatives. Nothing less than a full-fledged committment from these wannabees will do.

Initial impressions of Mark Burkhalter suggest he “may” turn out to be an effective(i.e. constructive) legislator who can handle power well even though he’s still part of the majority do-nothing, no-nothing GOP establishment at the Gold Dome. Is my bias showing here? I hope so!

Oxendine should endeavor to hold on to his State Insurance Commissioner/Fire Marshall gig since he’s already reached his level of incompetence. Unfortunately, people like him are the last to know such obvious things.

]]> By: Jock Ellis http://saportareport.com/blog/2009/12/atlanta-region-moving-closer-to-more-transit-inch-by-inch/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 Jock Ellis Sat, 05 Dec 2009 13:27:56 +0000 http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=2654#comment-2960 The AJC has a 1930s photo of Peachtree Street among the many great old shots it sells. The scene shows, I think, 17 trolleys and about an equal number of automobiles. It shows what the city could look like again if the auto were made redundant. However, summers when I was in college, I'd work for a major road builder. One day I was sent to the home of an elderly, retired DOT road inspector to put the tongue of his boat trailer back on a log from which it had fallen. Until MARTA can match this for service, the road interests will always have first dibs at transportation projects. The AJC has a 1930s photo of Peachtree Street among the many great old shots it sells. The scene shows, I think, 17 trolleys and about an equal number of automobiles. It shows what the city could look like again if the auto were made redundant.
However, summers when I was in college, I’d work for a major road builder. One day I was sent to the home of an elderly, retired DOT road inspector to put the tongue of his boat trailer back on a log from which it had fallen. Until MARTA can match this for service, the road interests will always have first dibs at transportation projects.

]]> By: Outtakes from today’s sustainable roundtable | Atlanta Unsheltered http://saportareport.com/blog/2009/12/atlanta-region-moving-closer-to-more-transit-inch-by-inch/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Outtakes from today’s sustainable roundtable | Atlanta Unsheltered Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:02:37 +0000 http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=2654#comment-2951 [...] The event gave us, as I put it in the piece, reasons for optimism and reasons for skepticism. Read the piece here. [...] [...] The event gave us, as I put it in the piece, reasons for optimism and reasons for skepticism. Read the piece here. [...]

]]> By: Read about sustainable roundtable at SaportaReport | My Green ATL http://saportareport.com/blog/2009/12/atlanta-region-moving-closer-to-more-transit-inch-by-inch/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Read about sustainable roundtable at SaportaReport | My Green ATL Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:40:00 +0000 http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=2654#comment-2948 [...] The event gave us, as I put it in the piece, reasons for optimism and reasons for skepticism. Read the piece here. [...] [...] The event gave us, as I put it in the piece, reasons for optimism and reasons for skepticism. Read the piece here. [...]

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