Monday, December 3, 2007
News TPB releases new plan details, map
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Dec 3, 2007 at 2:54 PM
There's a lot of good going down in regards to transit ideas for Atlanta -- let's just hope the city can find the money to make the best ones a reality. Case in point: the just-released glimpse of what the Transit Planning Board, or TPB, has in store for Atlanta.
It wants mass transit, lots of it -- light rail, commuter rail for longer trips, bus rapid transit, the works. MARTA would be extended farther along its routes. Light-rail transit is proposed for a variety of areas, such as the top end of I-285, the well-traveled corridor on I-75 North to Town Center, and from Lindbergh through Emory to Decatur. Click here to view a map of the plan.
TPB planners estimate the project's $28 billion cost will raise total transit operations in the region to $54 billion through 2030. What's that come down to per person? Per the agency's press release:
Assuming a population of 6 million people living in the Atlanta region in 2030, funding transit will cost each metro resident about $1.00 a day, or less than a cup of coffee in most places.
The TPB, a collaborative effort between MARTA, the Atlanta Regional Commission and Georgia Regional Transit Authority, is a relative newcomer to the chunky stew that is transit planning in the region. Mayor Shirley Franklin recently threw her name into the transportation game with the Connect Atlanta Plan, a public-driven effort that's being touted as the city proper's first-ever endeavor.
Click here to read the TPB’s release detailing the changes and expansions it's considering.
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Oh wow... that's just an unbelievable transportation map... like a real city should have!
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Mark, I've posted it on here so many times I'm surprised they haven't sued me for some copyright violation, but check this one out: http://www.cfpt.org/pages/wctv
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