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And don't forget the arts-- A sales tax or some other use tax for parks, arts facilities and public art are exactly what is needed in Atlanta. These things along with more public-private partnerships will allow an already strong ( but struggling) community to flourish--
Great analysis-- the need for news or good (non-partisan) journalism has not gone away-- In fact we need it more than ever--
The only disagreement I have is that WindowsXP thing-- really? XP is ancient and subsequent versions of Windows have been better-- Windows 7 is extremely stable as is 8, though some object to the wholesale redesign of its interface-- In any case, tablets DO appear to be the future of news delivery, at least for now--
Great article-- a rational analysis that shows plenty of upside in the stadium deal (as opposed to the tea party like hysteria now associated with the word tax of any kind)-- Thank you, this is what folks have come to expect from your excellent Reporting--
An alignment from Atlanta straight to Savannah is a pretty obvious-- as opposed to the current odd alignment south of Savannah-- The problem however, is not logistical or technical, but political-- as long as the tea party crowd sees no need to spend money on infrastructure or anything else that would actually provide for the future of the state and country the republicans in Congress will do nothing-- There is a deep and frightening ignorance at work here--
Thank you for the rational reasoned analysis and suggestions-- all too rare on internet comment pages
We need to work regionally, however if the city (proper) supports transit and is willing to tax itself to get it-- then let us. A city of Atlanta, with street cars, a healthy MARTA system, bike lanes (and maybe even timed stop lights) can show the entire region a thing or two-- Support county by county and city by city votes on transportation--
There seems to be a divergence between ARC and Census figures for the city of Atlanta (not unusual)--
The Census says Atlanta (proper) has grown by a little over 12,000 since the 2010 census (to 432,000+)-- ARC shows significantly less than that, if I'm reading the numbers correctly. The census numbers show Atlanta as one of the fastest growing cities in the country-- percentage wise. In any case, the 10-county ARC metro is pretty meaningless since its boundaries are defined by politics and not numbers-- the Census 28 county region and even the wider CSA are more revealing-- and they show decent, if slower, growth in the metro. It would be interesting to see what numbers the census uses in estimates vs. what ARC uses-- I would think they would be very similar-- but they must not be(?)
YES-- I couldn't agree with this more-- and this time its 75% transit--
@The Last Democrat in Georgia -- Well maybe not quite the last. There are still quite a few of us, here and there-- True Atlanta has become a very diverse region and much of the population lies outside of the city proper-- making consensus difficult. I would still argue though that even for this vast region that the city needs to offer leadership and direction-- and still plays a central role in the overall destiny of the almost 6 million or so folks that now call Metro Atlanta home.
The old notion of the 'Atlanta Way'-- call it magic or mojo or spirit or something else-- can 'it' exist in the same way in a diverse city approaching 6 million as it did in an eager little town on the make of a million or so-- This may be the most pertinent question-- The attitude is vital, but the problems are quite different now... We need the ambition, but we also need the wisdom that should come with a few years now of being a big city--
Thank you for this post-- We spent around $2,000 on sidewalks (we live on a corner) only to have city vehicles and others park on the sidewalk cracking the newly installed pavers--
Great news from the History Center-- Looks like a bold and sophisticated design--
The new East-West connections make the Beltline much more functional from a transit perspective--
The North Avenue Street car is a wonderful idea. The Beltline is one of the best and strongest urban ideas in the country at the moment, and deserves broad support from the Atlanta community, urban and suburban.
Truly a DUH moment-- why would anyone even think of attaching this referendum to the primary election--
One bound to be dominated by suburban tea-party republicans-- since there are essentially no contested intown or national Democratic races--