Rail lovers and transit wonks take note.

At Monday’s City Commission meeting, Commissioner Scott Drake mentioned a revision under consideration by the Clifton Corridor committee that “wasn’t on the table a month ago”.

The committee is now considering an option that would extend the transit line all the way down North Decatur to Suburban Plaza, instead of the previous plan to tunnel under Clair/emont Ave/Rd and then turn east onto Scott Boulevard to Suburban Plaza.  While the changed route would be less costly (no tunneling/shorter route), it would limit the impact the transit line would have on Decatur to just that little North Decatur/Superior Ave nub at the north end of the city.

Commissioner Drake said that there’s one more meeting of this committee before it pushes forward with a final plan.

Without a direct connection to downtown Decatur, it’s easy to see how the committee might not see the cost-benefit of extending the transit line barely into Decatur and just turn left and head right on out of the city again.

Oakview and Ansley, Decatur GA (pic submitted by Peter)

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Mike sends along the press release for the Green Fest this weekend, which reads in-part…

… the fifth annual Decatur Green Fest will be held Saturday, May 11 from 3-10 p.m. in downtown Decatur and will feature a live musical performance by Ed Roland and the Sweet Tea Project.

The Sweet Tea Project is led by Ed Roland, Atlanta native and front man of the platinum-selling rock band Collective Soul.

Terrapin Beer is the Presenting Sponsor of the event, which will be held in coordination with the Decatur Concerts on the Square series. All proceeds will benefit the Dogwood Alliance and the Decatur-based organization Poverty is Real.

The Decatur Green Fest draws more than 5,000 attendees to the Decatur Square each May for a free event featuring live music, dozens of vendors displaying a vast array of sustainable goods and services, local and organic food and drinks, an artists’ market, a kids zone, and more.