Comments on: Will the T-SPLOST Reduce Commute Times?

By: me

me — Fri, 25 May 2012 11:14:57 +0000

btw, I work at Emory and live in Decatur city

What I like are all of my options.

car commute = ~10 min

bike commute =~15 min

walk commute = ~35 min (my preferred option for mind and body)

CCTMA/Emory bus = ~20 min

By: me

me — Fri, 25 May 2012 10:51:19 +0000

If Emory/CDC benefits, Decatur benefits

This is not even a close call.

By: brianc

brianc — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:25:54 +0000

I get your point about broken promises regarding the 400 toll, but I don’t think they should eliminate it; if anything, they should raise it, and add more tolls on other interstates.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 22 May 2012 19:28:52 +0000

For those who cry that transit receives considerably more funding per user than cars and is therefore an unacceptable use of government dollars, what about this (from that pinko liberal rag, “Forbes”)?

“Though biking and walking account for 12 percent of all trips in the U.S., these transportation modes receive only 1.6 percent of federal transportation spending.”

Interesting stuff on the economics of bikes over cars:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2012/05/20/bicyclists-in-the-united-states-save-at-least-4-6-billion-a-year-by-riding-instead-of-driving-ased-on-friday-to-coincide-with-national-bike-to-work-day-part-of-national-bike-month-which-occurs-each/

By: Diversify your Options

Diversify your Options — Tue, 22 May 2012 18:46:18 +0000

The Regional T-SPLOST legislation explicitly says 10 years or $6 Billion whichever comes first. Also, there is a citizens review panel that is tasked with keeping the whole thing transparent and on schedule and on budget. That’s how.

By: Walmartian

Walmartian — Tue, 22 May 2012 17:20:31 +0000

I will vote yes if and only if they remove the toll on 400 as per what we were told would happen lo these many moons ago. Until they can do even this one little thing no deal. Once they get the money that’s it, forget getting them to use it for what they said it was for originally.

By: New Scott

New Scott — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:51:43 +0000

I’ve read this before in various places. Do you, or does anyone know specifically which companies have looked at Atlanta and chosen someplace else specificially because of traffic congestion? I know of companies who have chosen Atlanta because of the airport but I haven’t seen anyone actually say, “Company XYZ chose Charlotte over Atlanta because of traffic issues.” I’m not saying you’re wrong, I’m just wondering who used this one negative as THE tipping point to choose another location.

By: SavvyShopper

SavvyShopper — Tue, 22 May 2012 13:06:16 +0000

I’m sure you’re right to a point, but I think development tends to follows transportation options. I don’t think you’d see the heavy development around 400 and 285 if those highways weren’t there.