Decatur Townsquare Condos, Downtown Decatur, GA (pic submitted by Cheryl)

FYI: This pic was taken on Veteran’s Day

Over on his new site, Green Building Chronicle, Ken Edelstein reports that only 24 members of the general public attended a GDOT meeting earlier this week considering route options of a potential high-speed train from Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Chattanooga, TN.

Ken theorizes on why turn out was so low in Atlanta – general cynicism of transportation projects, no AJC coverage, a focus on other rail projects around Atlanta – but really I think it comes down to an unclear message of “Why exactly are we looking at high-speed rail to Chattanooga?”.   The recent $4 million grant to connect high-speed rail to Charlotte currently makes a lot more sense at first glance.  The map above shows that a Chattanooga line would only connect to Chicago in the “long-term”.

I’m not sure we can sell a rail line north on promises of quicker trips to Cleveland.

Be aware!  Decatur Heights Dad wrote in a couple days back…

While making a late night/ early morning (4am) run to the N. Decatur Rd CVS, I spotted 2 baby coyotes crossing Winn Way. They were leaving the rear of some homes in Sycamore Ridge and making their way over to the DeVry Campus.

2 things that immediately crossed my mind:

1) Where there are babies, clearly there are parents, and

2) Perhaps they’re just scouting a Decatur location for their pub, Coyote Ugly. da duh duh…thank you, thank you…I’ll be here all week..

Then this morning on the Clairmont Heights Civic Association blog…

From a neighbor: On October 30th, three coyotes were spotted near the intersection of N. Superior and N. Decatur. Neighbors who have outdoor pets should be informed so they can be brought in at night.

An update in the Dunwoody logo story from the DeKalb Neighbor…

Last week, Dunwoody officials discovered the city’s tagline was already in use by the Plano, Texas Economic Development Board.

The tagline, which originally read “Dunwoody: Smart People, Smart Place,” has been changed to “Dunwoody: Smart People, Smart City.”

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