Comments on: Strategic Plan Scramble! Last Minute Highlights Before Approval Tonight!

By: dsw

dsw — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 17:23:09 +0000

Definitely, I agree with you 100 percent. The board that recommended the creation of the Interstate Highway System was headed by the chairman of GM. Companies like GM also worked hard to convert streetcar systems into buses, which is I believe what happened in Atlanta. Had our forefathers been a little more insightful and kept public transportation as part of the mix, Atlanta would not be in the shape that it’s in today. Atlanta — and by that I mean the metro area, not just the city — is just so car-focused it’s hard to see how any meaningful change will come soon. I mean, why did Atlanta tear down not one but two downtown train stations? And even when public transportation is implemented, it’s kind of screwy. Look at downtown Decatur. I have never understood why the square had to be wrecked to put in the Marta station.

By: cubalibre

cubalibre — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:52:43 +0000

That’s the most succinctly on-point question on this thread, and basically answers itself in one fell swoop. Well put, stg.

By: Decatur's Token Republican

Decatur's Token Republican — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 15:00:12 +0000

And I sort of miss her writing in complete sentences.

By: Decatur Metro

Decatur Metro — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:43:56 +0000

By: nelliebelle1197

nelliebelle1197 — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 13:13:58 +0000

Forunately, karass has a good sense of humor!