Comments on: One of MARTA’s I-20 Heavy Rail Transit Options Tunnels Under Oakhurst http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/10/03/one-of-martas-i-20-heavy-rail-transit-options-tunnels-under-oakhurst/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 16 Sep 2014 20:24:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: Jack http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/10/03/one-of-martas-i-20-heavy-rail-transit-options-tunnels-under-oakhurst/#comment-145245 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:21:51 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-145245 The TIA process has a decent chance of forcing MARTA to build rail from Indian Creek to Wesley Chapel regardless of the LPA because the law was written very strictly to prevent money designated for one project from being used on another. The I-20 East project that seems likely to get TIA funding is “TIA-M-023, Indian Creek to Wesley Chapel.” Because that alignment is explicitly specified, the law will require the money to be spent on that particular alignment, regardless of the LPA.

The only reason I said “has a decent chance” instead of “is an absolute certainty” is that TIA-M-023 may still get only partially funded, in which case they wouldn’t have enough money to build any rail and the point would be moot.

TIA-M-022, “downtown to Candler Road” would be just that: a project that would start vaguely in “downtown” — which is flexible enough to mean either going straight to Five Points past Turner Field, connecting to the Edgewood Streetcar or Beltline, or even tunneling under Kirkwood — and then building transit to Candler Road. The mode is not specified, but the cost estimates assume light rail (not BRT).

The short (heavy rail) spur to Turner Field you’re thinking of is TIA-M-021, and (as far as I know) would not be a connection to BRT, but rather the first phase of an HRT line all the way to Stonecrest.

]]> By: Jack http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/10/03/one-of-martas-i-20-heavy-rail-transit-options-tunnels-under-oakhurst/#comment-145244 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 22:20:15 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-145244 The TIA process has a decent chance of forcing MARTA to build rail from Indian Creek to Wesley Chapel regardless of the LPA because the law was written very strictly to prevent money designated for one project from being used on another. The I-20 East project that seems likely to get TIA funding is “TIA-M-023, Indian Creek to Wesley Chapel.” Because that alignment is explicitly specified, the law will require the money to be spent on that particular alignment, regardless of the LPA.

The only reason I said “has a decent chance” instead of “is an absolute certainty” is that TIA-M-023 may still get only partially funded, in which case they wouldn’t have enough money to build any rail and the point would be moot.

TIA-M-022, “downtown to Candler Road” would be just that: a project that would start vaguely in “downtown” — which is flexible enough to mean either going straight to Five Points past Turner Field, connecting to the Edgewood Streetcar or Beltline, or even tunneling under Kirkwood — and then building transit to Candler Road. The mode is not specified, but the cost estimates assume light rail (not BRT).

]]> By: Deanne http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/10/03/one-of-martas-i-20-heavy-rail-transit-options-tunnels-under-oakhurst/#comment-144583 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:19:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-144583 (Bobby-I meant to say, “Hang in there!” :0)

]]> By: Marty http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/10/03/one-of-martas-i-20-heavy-rail-transit-options-tunnels-under-oakhurst/#comment-144569 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:52:03 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-144569 I’m with you Jack. I support #1.

]]> By: Deanne http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/10/03/one-of-martas-i-20-heavy-rail-transit-options-tunnels-under-oakhurst/#comment-144561 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:31:44 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705#comment-144561 Glad to be able to clear up one bit of this complicated mess! Sure wish someone would explain Marta’s and the County Folks’ thinking!

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