Comments on: Proposed Clifton Corridor Light Rail Line Tunnels Under Clairemont, Runs at Street Level on Scott

By: Pineview Resident

Pineview Resident — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:14:31 +0000

If MARTA is so adamant on making this Clifton Corridor happen, why don’t they choose to take everything underground or at least choose industrial streets, rather than backyards and neighborhoods. I personally think all of this is a terrible idea and a terrible (albeit typical) waste of government funds. If they choose to build a LRT South of the hospital, rather than down DeKalb Industrial, I know the entire half of Pineview would put their houses up for sale. But good luck getting it sold though.

By: J. White

J. White — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:02:52 +0000

I hate it! I don’t think it will benefit your neighborhood. Our neighborhood seems to be always under “attacK’ from either developers or others to “improve” traffic. Why are we paying the price for those that live outside of the city. My taxes are high and the city does nothing to protect my neighborhood. We lost our elementary school and now this!

By: Ann Marie Baggett

Ann Marie Baggett — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:38:15 +0000

It looks like the alternative goes through my house. Naturally, I don’t want to move or have the neighborhoon destroyed. Hope they can avoid my neighborhood.

By: Pineview Resident

Pineview Resident — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:25:46 +0000

Hi Anne and others — yes, we on Pineview have been (recently) made aware of the plans proposed by MARTA. (Thanks to the very active MEDLOCK PARK neighborhood association). Personally, I think I would welcome the rail line to ease traffic congestion and improve travel across town (currently a “you can’t get there from here in under 45 min” situation). I don’t think that light rail would be any noisier than the current buses, firetrucks, etc. that travel in our neighborhoods. Nightowl’s comments re: using the MBTA (Boston) as a model for ‘stops’ make sense… as long as it’s not a giant Park & Ride situation at the stops, a stop can work almost anywhere. I’m curious to see if this will actually pan out – Atlanta has such a bad record on following through with useful transit options.

By: Anne Page

Anne Page — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 22:47:00 +0000

Dear Decatur Heights Dad,
I totally agree with you, but do our Pineview and Woodhaven Drive neighbors know about this alternative proposal – the line running between the Pineview homes and the hospital? I’m afraid we must get this word out very quickly. Any suggestions? A neighborhood meeting?
Our quiet neighborhood would be negatively impacted, and I imagine we would see “for sale” signs in most homes.
Also, when was this “alternative proposal” made public.