Crescent Mark
Service Attendant
http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/state-adds-to-cuts-963995.html
"Projects Long added include several I-285 interchanges, including a $500 million whopper at Ga. 400; road widenings such as Roosevelt Highway and Ga. 138; a new Amtrak station; 62 specific Atlanta bridge and road rehabilitation projects to replace the vague pot of money; and $497 million for the Xpress commuter bus system."
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These are some of the projects that State Transportation Planning Director Todd Long suggested the region consider:
* Downtown Atlanta multimodal passenger terminal, $50 million (a fraction of the total project cost)"
This is all a long way away if it even happens but this is definitely a POSITIVE sign for ATL. A new Amtrak station would be great. I'm sure they'd combine it with MARTA so extending MARTA up further north is even better for everyone. I'm not holding my breath on this but this seems like the city is actively trying to pursue a new train station and make train travel a priority in the city, especially after all of the traffic problems ATL has seen in recent years. A new multimodel station could serve Amtrak's Crescent, a MARTA station, and a future northern end of the ATL-Macon line they want to do. Sounds like a win-win to me!
"Projects Long added include several I-285 interchanges, including a $500 million whopper at Ga. 400; road widenings such as Roosevelt Highway and Ga. 138; a new Amtrak station; 62 specific Atlanta bridge and road rehabilitation projects to replace the vague pot of money; and $497 million for the Xpress commuter bus system."
"In
These are some of the projects that State Transportation Planning Director Todd Long suggested the region consider:
* Downtown Atlanta multimodal passenger terminal, $50 million (a fraction of the total project cost)"
This is all a long way away if it even happens but this is definitely a POSITIVE sign for ATL. A new Amtrak station would be great. I'm sure they'd combine it with MARTA so extending MARTA up further north is even better for everyone. I'm not holding my breath on this but this seems like the city is actively trying to pursue a new train station and make train travel a priority in the city, especially after all of the traffic problems ATL has seen in recent years. A new multimodel station could serve Amtrak's Crescent, a MARTA station, and a future northern end of the ATL-Macon line they want to do. Sounds like a win-win to me!