Comments on: Atlanta Gets Big Ol’ Check For Downtown Streetcar http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/20/atlanta-gets-big-ol-check-for-downtown-streetcar/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:07:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Ironara http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/20/atlanta-gets-big-ol-check-for-downtown-streetcar/#comment-69077 Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:03:41 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-69077 Oh, I thought they hadn’t decide if it was gonna be a streetcar or a bus that looks like a streetcar..

]]> By: Steve http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/20/atlanta-gets-big-ol-check-for-downtown-streetcar/#comment-67327 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:25:01 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-67327 And a damn good Secretary at that !

]]> By: Decatur Metro http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/20/atlanta-gets-big-ol-check-for-downtown-streetcar/#comment-67322 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:07:04 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-67322 Wow…that’s embarrassing. Thanks!

]]> By: jkc http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/20/atlanta-gets-big-ol-check-for-downtown-streetcar/#comment-67320 Fri, 22 Oct 2010 14:05:51 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-67320 Ray LaHood is actually the Secretary of Transportation, not Interior.

]]> By: Tom L http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/10/20/atlanta-gets-big-ol-check-for-downtown-streetcar/#comment-67074 Thu, 21 Oct 2010 18:38:39 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-67074 Thanks!

G. William Domhoff’s essay describes this period well: http://sociology.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/local/atlanta.html.

Souces in it state that while urban renewal was meant to clear the way for downtown businesses it often competed with growing neighborhoods.

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