Oxendine still wants ‘parallel downtown connector’
Inman Park residents told ‘every option must be on the table’
Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidate John Oxendine managed to lose the two or three intown Atlanta supporters he had on Aug. 31 with a proposal to “talk about” building “parallel downtown connector” that, if made a reality, could potentially slice through much of Inman Park, East Atlanta and other popular neighborhoods.
Inman Park residents, familiar with such ideas after they successfully helped squash I-485 in the 1970s, demanded he drop the idea. The frontrunners in the Atlanta mayoral race say it’s a terrible concept.
Well, The Ox© hath responded:
“I love East Atlanta, Morningside, Grant Park, Inman Park and that entire wonderful part of our great state,” said Oxendine. “But I know we must find a way to move Georgia forward towards “greener” roads, mass transit, light rail—every option must be on the table.”