This morning the AJC features some quality knee-jerk reaction on the Atlanta streetcar from WSB’s Channel 2 Action News’ Triple Team Traffic member Mark Arum.  It reads like something from The Vent…

I can’t tell you how many times I have been stuck with no way to get between [Centennial Park and MLK Center]. It seems every time I want to head over to the King Center from the Park, my car is broken. And there are no cabs. And my bike has a flat tire. And I’ve got a cramp in my thigh so I can’t walk. The kicker to the trolley folly, is that the city will need to kick in an additional $25 million to complete the project.

…Listen, trolleys were great at the turn of the century. And so were typewriters. But I don’t think we’d be better off relying on either right now.

If you have time, head over to youtube.com and search “Simpsons Monorail”. Hopefully you’ll find the irony somewhat therapeutic.

OK, so all of Atlanta’s traffic solutions should be based on Mr. Arum’s personal experiences in Atlanta.  Got it.  And anything “great” in 1900 is crap now.  Got it.  Oh, and there’s some sort of irony I’m missing.

OK. So what SHOULD we be spending $25 million on?

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