As a lover of transit – especially rail, my heart has been broken repeatedly by the unrealized opportunities metro Atlanta has had over several decades.
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MARTA kills Clifton Corridor rail option, moves ahead on bus alternatives
MARTA has killed the rail option for its Clifton Corridor project and moving forward with two “bus rapid transit” alternatives.
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MARTA to reveal Clifton Corridor transit alternatives update
MARTA will reveal an update about Clifton Corridor transit alternatives in public meetings next week.
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Public seeks more bus-versus-rail info for MARTA’s Clifton Corridor options
Reactions to MARTA’s latest Clifton Corridor options from more than 100 attendees of two public meetings this week centered on local impacts and bus-versus-rail comparisons that aren’t yet available.
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MARTA narrows Clifton Corridor alternatives to two bus options, one light rail line
MARTA’s alternatives for the Clifton Corridor transit line are down to three options – two bus routes and one light-rail line – all with Avondale Station as the main eastern terminus.
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MARTA to reveal three Clifton Corridor transit alternatives
MARTA will reveal three alternatives for routes or modes of its proposed Clifton Corridor transit line at public meetings Nov. 15 and 17.
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Atlanta’s transit decisions today will impact our future
Transit decisions being made in Atlanta today will impact our city for generations.
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Forum spotlights lesser-known Atlanta mayoral candidates, Clifton Corridor transit
A mayoral mega-forum featuring 13 of the 14 candidates on Oct. 5 spotlighted some of the lesser-known contenders and let them all weigh in on such issues as a new MARTA rail line to Emory University.
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Transit tax votes in November: DeKalb not likely to seek voter approval, Gwinnett advances planning
DeKalb County has no plans to ask voters this year to raise the sales tax to pay for transit expansion, according to DeKalb CEO Michael Thurmond’s office. The decision leaves unfunded projects including the one to serve the area at Emory University.
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Next stop for Atlanta transit: Jobs
By Guest Columnist BETTY WILLIS, president of the Clifton Corridor Transportation Management Association
As far back as 1961, transportation planners at the predecessor of the Atlanta Regional Commission had the foresight to anticipate where MARTA rail lines would best serve the metro region’s transit needs, years before construction began in 1975 on the heavy rail system.
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Clifton Corridor’s light rail service an ‘overnight success’ that took six decades
Overnight success takes about 20 years, or so goes the maxim. Sometimes it can take nearly 60 years, as in the case of the Clifton Corridor – where the newly approved plan to connect rail service dates to a map unveiled in 1961, when President Kennedy was in office.
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MARTA BOARD APPROVES HISTORIC TRANSIT EXPANSION
More MARTA Atlanta Investment Largest in 40 + Years The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority’s (MARTA) Board of Directors made history last Thursday by unanimously approving the More MARTA Atlanta program which represents the region’s largest transit investment in more than four decades. “In Atlanta in the 21st century, transit is the lifeblood of opportunity,” […]
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Atlanta transit boosters need to unite for more MARTA
A tug-of-war has emerged over how to invest the $2.5 billion More MARTA funding in the City of Atlanta.
Sadly, a divided mindset has developed on how to invest those dollars – pitting one group against another.
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BeltLine boosters to MARTA: rail, now
As MARTA ponders how to spend a new Atlanta sales tax worth $2.5 billion over 40 years, BeltLine rail advocates say a ring of rail belongs at the top of the priority list.
