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Where is Your Prom Date Now?

Decatur Metro | April 21, 2011

I think mine’s a teacher somewhere.

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This conversation is brought to you by the Decatur Adult Prom, May 20th from 8p-12a at the Solarium in Oakhurst.  More info HERE and buy your individual $40 tickets using the button below! (All tickets processed through Decatur Metro)

All proceeds benefit the Decatur Education Foundation’s “Tools For Success” program.


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Eye on the Street (Sign)

Decatur Metro | April 21, 2011

Kirk Road @ Avery Street, Decatur GA (photo submitted by Tamara)

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Good News! “Criminals On Trains” Comment Comes All the Way From Fayette

Decatur Metro | April 21, 2011

After thinking about it for a moment, this anti-transit comment in Ariel Hart’s morning article on Gwinnett and Cobb’s new, seemingly more snugly attitude towards mass transit, might actually be a positive indicator for pro-mass transit supporters.

Harold Bost, co-founder of the Fayette County Issues Tea Party, is taking the lead coordinating tea party groups to oppose the referendum.

He says the burden of another tax is only one reason he opposes it; he also opposes mass transit because of the people it would bring into the suburbs.

“Criminals catch that kind of transportation into our county,” Bost said, “and I’m not going to support anything that works toward increasing our crime either.”

One quote doesn’t a rule make.  However, the fact that the old standby “criminals take mass-transit” opposition line came from Fayette – and not Gwinnett – is inline with other recent observations that Cobb and Gwinnett’s population growth has taken the mass-transit conversation in those counties from “why?” to “how?”.  And that’s certainly a good sign for transit-friendly Fulton and DeKalb going into a 12-county referendum in 2012.

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Bike Decatur and City Put $1000 Towards Bike Rack Installation

Decatur Metro | April 21, 2011

Decatur City Commissioner and Bicycle South owner Fred Boykin sends this along…

Bike Decatur members presented a check for $500.00 to Mayor Floyd at the April 18th City Commission meeting as their matching contribution to provide bicycle parking racks in downtown Decatur. The City agreed to match the amount so $1,000.00 will be spent on parking racks at locations scouted out by the cyclists. Bike Decatur secured the $500.00 from a grant from Georgia Bikes!, the statewide bicycle advocacy orgainzation. The funds come from a $385,000.00, 3 year grant that Georgia Bikes received from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety who administers the tag fees received from the sale of Share The Road license tags.

Bike Decatur spokesman, Henry Slack, presented the check to the Mayor and other members also thanked the City for its efforts to make Decatur more bike friendly.

Bike Decatur members are also working with the City’s Active Living Division to develop a bicycle suitability map for Decatur and the plan is to have a draft map available for local cyclists to test ride and make comments on over the summer.

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