http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/09/09/atlanta-discovers-it-has-a-rail-system/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 05 Nov 2013 04:00:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/09/09/atlanta-discovers-it-has-a-rail-system/#comment-2732 Rick Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:03:49 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-2732 I gave up my car almost 10 years ago after commuting from Decatur to Alpharetta I changed my job and said “Enough”. I moved to Seattle for a few years, then London, then Boston and swore I would never own a car in a place like Atlanta again. I am lucky since I am able to telecommute. I take MARTA to the airport and to Piedmont Park. I get a zipcar for my jaunts to Whole Foods and to visit friends off the transport network. Occasionally I take the bus down Ponce but this is rare. MARTA needs to be more advanced in terms of letting people know how long buses will be.
I much prefer being out on the street face to face with people. I find that people walking around are much more civil than people sheltered in their cars (or should I call them divisive cocoons). I just wish MARTA was more progressive…the stations in better shape, the trains went to more places…etc.

]]> http://www.decaturmetro.com/2008/09/09/atlanta-discovers-it-has-a-rail-system/#comment-2731 Thomas Wheatley Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:44:28 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-2731 Hehe. Sign up for their e-mail blasts, my good man! Wealth of info. Really good studies, too.

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