http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2013/03/19/city-to-study-new-streetcar-routes-connecting-to-georgia-tech-beltline Comments On: City to study new streetcar routes connecting to Georgia Tech, Beltline 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) Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
Look at a city where the growth (and associated problems) is logically embraced like Austin.
Posted by Voxpopuli]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 13:13:23 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
It seems that we operate from a different set of assumptions.

You seem to believe the information that you get from various news sources and that everything the city does is on the level.

I, on the other hand, having known elected officials, high ranking and mid-level administrators, contractors large and small, as well as rank and file employees in and around City Hall for more than 25 years, know that it's about getting money out the door.
Posted by Brecko77]]> Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:21:49 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
The typical section is supposed to be 14 foot with 2ft buffers on each side for a total of 18ft (you can see these 2ft buffer areas wherever there are connections) I assume this will eventually be phased in as transit comes on board as the site conditions will change in many areas.

But the better question would be are there plans to widen the path already?
Posted by Tyler Blazer]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:56:54 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Wade W]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 09:43:49 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by kiteless]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 06:11:45 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Atlantateer]]> Thu, 21 Mar 2013 02:27:17 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Tyler Blazer]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 22:22:34 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by The Truth]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:31:27 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
you'd think with all the studies the beltline went through, someone would've noticed that having commuting bikes going 20 miles an hour on the same 16-foot-wide path as pedestrians and leashed dogs is probably not the brightest solution.
Posted by kiteless]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 21:06:00 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
the city already leans on these students to do all kinds of studies and proposals. but they're still students, and studies have to come from more professional environments - usually the same students with a career and a few years experience under their belt, working for a licensed firm

the structural engineers at tech might design buildings but the plans are still going to be redone by a licensed professional engineer
Posted by eric pfeifer]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:19:20 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Where is the 'Plan B' that Sierra Club and the Tea Bag Hag assured me was just around the corner, if only we voted down TSPLOST??

CL should go back and do an interview with all of those advocates of 'shoot it down and gold will magically rain from the sky'.

We aren't getting money from the Fed - in case anyone noticed, they are cutting not adding.

These routes aren't getting built anytime in the next 5 years unless the state authorizes Atlata/Fulton/Deklab to go it alone on another TSPLOST. There is no magical pot of gold.
Posted by Scott in Va Hi]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:03:04 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by zedsmith]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:53:37 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
This is another way to get money out the door an to the people you want it to go to.

The city could get studies done all day for a fraction of what they're paying by using graduate students at GSU and Tech.

Hell, the Beltline came from a graduate thesis by Ryan Gravel, a former Tech student.

Follow the money.
Posted by Brecko77]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:26:28 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Nathan Knight]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:48:43 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Todd Dominey]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:07:00 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by zedsmith]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:10:31 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Tyler Blazer]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:03:36 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Tyler Blazer]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:00:58 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Atlantateer]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:56:50 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Atlantateer]]> Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:54:41 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by kiteless]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 22:33:52 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by cqholt]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:03:09 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by eric pfeifer]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:58:19 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
And doesn't the fact that Atlanta is getting these transit goodies without passing the TSPLOST reaffirm that rejecting that tax was highly appropriate?
Posted by Question Man]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:42:17 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by StAubin]]> Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:02:10 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta