http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/04/13/martas-braves-shuttle-returns-to-save-many-suburbanites-some-of-whom-could-care-less-about-transit-system-some-cash-and-time Comments On: MARTA Braves shuttle returns to save some suburbanites, some of whom couldn't care less about transit system, cash and time by Thomas Wheatley en-us Copyright 2013 Creative Loafing Atlanta. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Creative Loafing Atlanta readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Creative Loafing Atlanta. wil@desert.net (Creative Loafing Atlanta Webmaster) Fri, 24 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Fri, 24 May 2013 22:30:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Posted by ThomasWheatley]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 11:12:56 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
oh lawd, he'll be driving a prius and voting for nader next thing you know.
Posted by wesleywhatwhat]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:47:53 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by CL_Eric Celeste]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:40:29 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by zedsmith]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:09:16 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Michael Pierce]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:06:07 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by J_B]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:52:36 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Having MARTA go by Turner Field would have added significant costs since it would have had to leave the cheaper Rail ROW and do an expensive cross over or under I-20.
Posted by InAtl]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:54:31 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by zedsmith]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 21:05:10 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
though the braves shuttle leaving from underground doesn't make sense.
Posted by wesleywhatwhat]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:57:27 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by ThomasWheatley]]> Sun, 15 Apr 2012 09:26:00 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by zedsmith]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:28:24 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
I can see it now - in the 2030s, after the Falcons have moved half a mile north and farther from the Dome station, people like you guys will complain about why MARTA doesn't build a line to that too.
Posted by tiny.skyscrapers]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:05:35 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Not paying too much attention, are you? The tops of the buses aren't black (they're white, for reasons you state), just the sides.
Posted by tiny.skyscrapers]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 17:00:12 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Sparkle666]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 14:31:28 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by NedBraden]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:56:18 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Logically minded people will continue to oppose MARTA expansion until its management is brought under control, and political control is taken away from the city of Atlanta.


Logically minded people would stop repeating "facts" they've heard from their friends at backyard BBQ and do an ounce of research on their own. Here's a bit of homework for you: go get the raw* data on the number of passenger miles for MARTA rail and bus service.
Posted by Centennian]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:36:48 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Thats a grand total of $2,717,399.00 in revenue to marta per year, against a cost of $969,000.00 to operate the shuttle, leaves marta a handsome profit of$1,748,399.00.
Posted by Jvoice]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:30:29 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
I see empty bus after empty bus clogging the streets, day after day.

Please remember the people who ride the braves shuttle had to pay the standard fare to get to the shuttle, and the trains and shuttles are full. Also, the shuttle riders are buying $10 hot dogs at turner field bringing in plenty of cash to the city!
Posted by Jvoice]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:03:10 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
North suburbanite: "I am strongly against paying for any mass transportation that helps poorer people get around our sprawling city but I sure love using mass transportation that helps me get to the airport quicker/easier/cheaper."

As a side note, the fact that MARTA rail doesn't even go to Turner Field is a shame.
Posted by A girl with a big left foot]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 08:10:03 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Charge what the shuttle costs to run, $5 or whatever. They can sit on the Grady curve for all I care and pay scary people $10 to park their car.

Kill the streetcar and rededicate to building proper bike lanes and finishing the beltline.

Everything this city does is half-assed and borderline retarded.
Posted by David Milton]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:59:31 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by zedsmith]]> Sat, 14 Apr 2012 00:12:58 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
I'm not sure I buy that logic. Apart from the recent lapse, hadn't this shuttle been going for years?
Posted by Darin]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:04:06 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Also, I've never seen the words "suburban" and "grateful" appear in the same sentence.
Posted by Your Screen Name Here]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:34:46 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Like I wrote above: "I'm not saying that MARTA shouldn't operate the shuttle."

I'm saying that this is one helluva service to provide.
Posted by ThomasWheatley]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:04:50 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by indiscretion]]> Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:03:54 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta