http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327 For fans of everything ITP Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:56:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327#comment-1254 Paul Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:23:23 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327#comment-1254 GT was away this weekend. GT was away this weekend.

]]> http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327#comment-1247 jm Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:45:08 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327#comment-1247 We went to the Decatur Book Festival this past weekend. Our experience was fine. Trains did not seem to be running any less frequent than normal (according to their web site:<i>Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) Service: Approximately Every 20 minutes)</i>. The longest we waited for a train was 13 minutes, and while the trains were full, I did not see "overcrowding". Granted, we were traveling on a Sunday. While holiday weekends may be an obvious exception, I would argue that there is usually something going on in Atlanta, so it would be hard for MARTA to schedule around everything. I've heard of plenty of overlapped weekends where people are told not to drive downtown, take MARTA. MARTA construction has deadlines, and those deadlines are tied to money. Extending a project can cost more money. I'd like to see them stay in the black, finish their maintenance on time and run the trains efficiently. We may have to settle for inconvenience if they can only hit two out of three. We went to the Decatur Book Festival this past weekend. Our experience was fine. Trains did not seem to be running any less frequent than normal (according to their web site:Weekend (Saturday and Sunday) Service: Approximately Every 20 minutes).
The longest we waited for a train was 13 minutes, and while the trains were full, I did not see “overcrowding”. Granted, we were traveling on a Sunday.
While holiday weekends may be an obvious exception, I would argue that there is usually something going on in Atlanta, so it would be hard for MARTA to schedule around everything. I’ve heard of plenty of overlapped weekends where people are told not to drive downtown, take MARTA. MARTA construction has deadlines, and those deadlines are tied to money. Extending a project can cost more money. I’d like to see them stay in the black, finish their maintenance on time and run the trains efficiently. We may have to settle for inconvenience if they can only hit two out of three.

]]> http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327#comment-1246 Adam Tue, 04 Sep 2007 02:47:42 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/327#comment-1246 When did MARTA start running trains to South Bend, Indiana? When did MARTA start running trains to South Bend, Indiana?

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