MARTA Hopes To Scratch Back
Decatur Metro | April 22, 2009Playing catch up this morning…
First up, something that I’m sure has caught the eye of anyone that has a stake in Decatur’s Community Transportation Plan.
According to a report in the AJC, if the Atlanta Regional Commission succeeds in helping MARTA close its $25 million funding gap, everyone’s favorite transit authority promises to return the favor by using some of its stagnating $65 million in capital improvement funds to help fund development projects in Fulton and DeKalb that “complement transit.”
Wow. That could be almost anything.
I wonder if such funds will be leveraged by the housing authority’s Columbia Park / East Decatur Station redevelopment. Given the economy, that project is on hold but, down the line, seems like an ideal area for transit-focused enhancements. Especially on someone else’s dime.
Exactly what I was thinking Scott.
Last I heard, the planned Decatur Housing Authority development on top of the Avondale MARTA parking lot was stuck because MARTA insisted a parking deck for riders but wouldn’t pay for it. Maybe now they’ll be more willing to chip in.
If the deck is built, that still doesn’t guarantee the development will be constructed, but its the first of many steps.