Comments on: The Haze of a Regional Transport Maze http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/83 For fans of everything ITP Wed, 20 Aug 2008 16:55:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Metroblogging Atlanta http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/83#comment-195 Metroblogging Atlanta Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:01:54 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/83#comment-195 <strong>what y'all have been up to while I've been away</strong> Congratulations to the Glenwood Parkers on their grand opening Saturday. CL has a short story; Larry Felton Johnson has photos of Brasfield (one s) Square. More Beltline arguments, particularly over the possibility of two 40-story towers at the edge... what y’all have been up to while I’ve been away

Congratulations to the Glenwood Parkers on their grand opening Saturday. CL has a short story; Larry Felton Johnson has photos of Brasfield (one s) Square. More Beltline arguments, particularly over the possibility of two 40-story towers at the edge…

]]> By: urban guru http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/83#comment-194 urban guru Wed, 15 Jun 2005 03:45:33 +0000 http://www.bloglanta.com/archives/83#comment-194 This is for all the marbles people; whatever your perspective is on transit,the growth train is coming to a screeching halt and when it does:that's all folks. In the increasingly competitive global economy capital,both human and financial is flowing only to those metropolitan areas that provide the requisit infrastructure period.Why do you think NYC-the nominal world capital-wants the olympics? The infrastructure improvements funded(almost ) without large public outcry and the free tv exposure to show it off to a global marketplace. The point? We have had our free marketing campaign,now we must provide the for the rewards that folowed or someone/where will be glad to supplant us on the hot 100 . It would be nice if the whole ball of wax -MARTA,Beltline,and Trolleys -could be tied together.But it will be worse than bad if we don't solve the problem, soon. This is for all the marbles people; whatever your perspective is on transit,the growth train is coming to a screeching halt and when it does:that’s all folks.
In the increasingly competitive global economy capital,both human and financial is flowing only to those metropolitan areas that provide the requisit infrastructure period.Why do you think NYC-the nominal world capital-wants the olympics?
The infrastructure improvements funded(almost ) without large public outcry and the free tv exposure to show it off to a global marketplace.
The point? We have had our free marketing campaign,now we must provide the for the rewards that folowed or someone/where will be glad to supplant us on the hot 100 .
It would be nice if the whole ball of wax -MARTA,Beltline,and Trolleys -could be tied together.But it will be worse than bad if we don’t solve the problem, soon.

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