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General Malarkey
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Before the kickoff of another disappointing L to add to the wall of shame for this city, the world was treated to a progressive-natured ad from Ford.
Thrill of the Fight
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Today will be another day for the record books for the fight. Today, there will be a hearing for Georgia Senator Brandon Beach’s MARTA Expansion Bill (SB 313). I say it is a fight because it has been an absolute struggle for one generation to understand what another generation needs. I’m not talking about […]
Saved By The Bell Building
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I love a good historical relic, but having a purpose for it is even better. So, I’m not too happy with my Alma matter Georgia State University. It isn’t the school I remember going to, and it certainly isn’t heading in the direction of a truly “urban campus” like I had originally imagined before attending. […]
Bus Is Better
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Give me one reason that you would prefer bus over rail, and I will give nine reasons why bus would probably trump any new rail project today. So I took a transit pilgrimage just recently to a city where transit-friendly isn’t quite how you would describe this place. However, when walking around (and I did a […]
The Mode Less Traveled
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I didn’t decide to be a jerk to the AJC today. I’m like that every day. An AJC columnist recently posted an article basically saying that instead of investing in a citywide streetcar plan that would bring premium transit access to many neighborhoods that are not serviced by immediate rapid service, we (meaning Metro Atlanta for […]
The Streetcar Experiment
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Lately, a lot of people have been asking me about my experience with the Atlanta Streetcar and how it has been performing. Quite frankly, I’m getting tired of defending its existence as much as I get questions about its usefulness, but since I am a likely candidate for a testimony for the half year that the […]
Stepping Stones Canβt Break My Bones
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***CITY OF ATLANTA RESIDENTS*** You have a referendum to vote on today. I know all of this news came quickly and there hasn’t (and won’t be for some time) explanation of which projects will be selected and executed, but let’s think on a grander scale of where we go from here. Yes, we will still […]