Critics: Earmark points to light rail line plans - Marietta Daily Journal

Critics: Earmark points to light rail line plans
Marietta Daily Journal
Ashley Robbins, president of Citizens for Progressive Transit, points out that the project list calls for “fixed guideway” rail service between Cumberland and the MARTA Arts Center Station if additional funding is secured. She said she would prefer for ...

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One-Third Of Homes In The Atlantic High-Rise Leased In First Two Months - MarketWatch (press release)

One-Third Of Homes In The Atlantic High-Rise Leased In First Two Months
MarketWatch (press release)
Atlanta, GA, May 23, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- If you are looking for that perfect Midtown Atlanta location to call home, you'd better hurry to The Atlantic before these new residences are fully leased! Since opening its doors in March as a ...

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Sadness, legacy of Orly crash remembered - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Sadness, legacy of Orly crash remembered
Atlanta Journal Constitution
By Rosalind Bentley The drawing is of ink, and iconic images of Atlanta jump out at once: A MARTA train powering across a track, the snarl of Spaghetti Junction, the skyline of Midtown, church windows that evoke the cluster of churches along Peachtree ...

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Fast Track Forward Launches Transit Initiative - Patch.com

Fast Track Forward Launches Transit Initiative
Patch.com
Organizational leaders gathered for a transit campaign kick off event held at Shout Restaurant in Midtown. Attendees sported shiny penny lapel pins to signify the one percent increase option the transportation referendum ballot initiative represents.

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Southwest Atlantans To Discuss Beltline - Patch.com

Southwest Atlantans To Discuss Beltline
Patch.com
The proposed transportation project on the Beltline includes 10.2 miles of new pedestrian-friendly transit that would start at MARTA stations in Midtown and Downtown and connect to the east and west sides of the Atlanta BeltLine.

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To sprawl or not to sprawl? - Creative Loafing Atlanta

To sprawl or not to sprawl?
Creative Loafing Atlanta
... billion for road and rail projects, including: $602 million for transit along the Atlanta Beltline that would link into Midtown; new rail service between Lindbergh and Emory University; and $600 million for overdue repairs to MARTA's aging system.

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Transit, sprawl, and heckling: a very brief recap of last night's Political Party - Creative Loafing Atlanta

Transit, sprawl, and heckling: a very brief recap of last night's Political Party
Creative Loafing Atlanta
MARTA was an investment that was criticized, Dickerson said, but it has become the metro region's transit spine and attracted and handled conventions, tourism, and business. • Colleen Kiernan, executive director of the Sierra Club's Georgia Chapter: ...

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Maglev paper spurs Cobb to hire libel lawyer - Marietta Daily Journal

Maglev paper spurs Cobb to hire libel lawyer
Marietta Daily Journal
... venture” to install a maglev line at Old Dominion University in Virginia, to its proposed route, claiming that AMT's plans to connect to MARTA near Perimeter Mall instead of its Midtown Atlanta Arts Center Station would be less enticing to riders.

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Sip Your Way Through May - Patch.com

Sip Your Way Through May
Patch.com
The MARTA subway station is next door. If coming by vehicle is necessary, pick a designated driver or go to the www.dunwoodybeerfest.com website and sign up for the safe driver program. Another option is staying overnight in a nearby hotel and ...

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Sipping Through May - Patch.com

Sipping Through May
Patch.com
The MARTA subway station is next door. If coming by vehicle is necessary, pick a designated driver or go to the www.dunwoodybeerfest.com website and sign up for the safe driver program. Another option is staying overnight in a nearby hotel and ...

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