Comments on: Beltline Network special meeting called over GDOT, AMTRAK dispute http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/27/beltline-network-special-meeting-called-over-gdot-amtrak-dispute/ Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:48:04 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anon. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/27/beltline-network-special-meeting-called-over-gdot-amtrak-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-103064 Anon. Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:44:52 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=13507#comment-103064 Dude -- you gotta leave space for a decent intercity rail terminal first. If you don't have one, you end up with grossly inconvenient intercity travel forever, with stations located in stupid places. Like the stupid station location in Atlanta. Normally this is dealt with by sharing the track approaching downtown. In Chicago, for example, intercity, long-distance commuter and in-city rapid transit used to all use the same tracks. I really don't understand why this isn't considered possible anymore. Dude — you gotta leave space for a decent intercity rail terminal first. If you don’t have one, you end up with grossly inconvenient intercity travel forever, with stations located in stupid places. Like the stupid station location in Atlanta.

Normally this is dealt with by sharing the track approaching downtown. In Chicago, for example, intercity, long-distance commuter and in-city rapid transit used to all use the same tracks. I really don’t understand why this isn’t considered possible anymore.

]]> By: Adam http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/01/27/beltline-network-special-meeting-called-over-gdot-amtrak-dispute/comment-page-1/#comment-102652 Adam Tue, 27 Jan 2009 19:22:35 +0000 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=13507#comment-102652 Dude - in light of your final beltline v. commuter rail question: You gotta go internal mass transit before you do intercity transit. Think about it: Who wants to take a train from Charlotte (or anywhere else) to Atlanta if the only place you can (feasibly) go on Marta is Buckhead? Make ATL a livable, walkable community, then worry about intercity trains. -Adam Dude – in light of your final beltline v. commuter rail question:

You gotta go internal mass transit before you do intercity transit. Think about it: Who wants to take a train from Charlotte (or anywhere else) to Atlanta if the only place you can (feasibly) go on Marta is Buckhead?

Make ATL a livable, walkable community, then worry about intercity trains.

-Adam

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