http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:36:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/28/beltline-mayoral-candidate-forum-on-tuesday/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/28/beltline-mayoral-candidate-forum-on-tuesday/#comments Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:48:44 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=25483 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/28/beltline-mayoral-candidate-forum-on-tuesday/feed/ 1 Four frontrunners to discuss their plans for $2.8 billion project at All Saints Episcopal at 6 p.m. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/18/video-marta-gets-blown-away-by-other-cities-transit-systems/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/18/video-marta-gets-blown-away-by-other-cities-transit-systems/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:25:24 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=25153 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/18/video-marta-gets-blown-away-by-other-cities-transit-systems/feed/ 7 City was first among peers to get moving — but then slammed on the brakes http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/03/mayoral-candidates-talk-transit-bicycles-and-walkability/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/03/mayoral-candidates-talk-transit-bicycles-and-walkability/#comments Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:29:00 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=24566 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/09/03/mayoral-candidates-talk-transit-bicycles-and-walkability/feed/ 4 Political hopefuls participate in discussion about 'green' transportation solutions http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/07/perdue-no-special-session-for-marta/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/07/perdue-no-special-session-for-marta/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2009 18:34:24 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=18150 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/07/perdue-no-special-session-for-marta/feed/ 0 '...I hope they [MARTA] can find a way...to make it through the end of the year.' http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/13/georgia-transit-lobbying-day-is-next-week/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/13/georgia-transit-lobbying-day-is-next-week/#comments Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:10:26 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14801 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/13/georgia-transit-lobbying-day-is-next-week/feed/ 0 Citizens for Progressive Transit says no experience is necessary to help the cause next Tuesday. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/02/tussle-with-amtrak-and-gdot-could-kill-beltline-vision/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/02/tussle-with-amtrak-and-gdot-could-kill-beltline-vision/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:59:20 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=13932 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/02/tussle-with-amtrak-and-gdot-could-kill-beltline-vision/feed/ 7 Amtrak, GDOT and Beltline officials wrestle over vital tracks in Northeast Atlanta. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/03/arc-approves-concept-3-transit-plan/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/03/arc-approves-concept-3-transit-plan/#comments Wed, 03 Dec 2008 21:20:13 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=10190 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/03/arc-approves-concept-3-transit-plan/feed/ 0 Design includes heavy rail, light rail, express buses and streetcars. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/18/toasting-transit/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/18/toasting-transit/#comments Tue, 18 Nov 2008 15:48:45 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=9325 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/11/18/toasting-transit/feed/ 0 Come raise a glass to Concept3, a transit wonk's dream for a more mobile metro Atlanta. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/21/candidates-ovewhelmingly-support-transit-funding/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/21/candidates-ovewhelmingly-support-transit-funding/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:22:58 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=7764 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/10/21/candidates-ovewhelmingly-support-transit-funding/feed/ 1 And the use of ALL CAPS http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/28/google-transit-includes-marta-now/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/28/google-transit-includes-marta-now/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 13:28:28 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/28/google-transit-includes-marta-now/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/05/28/google-transit-includes-marta-now/feed/ 0 Google Transit, the online Goliath’s maps-merged-with-mobility program, now includes MARTA routes. Now if they’d step on it and start videotaping every inch of our sprawling region and integrating it into maps, we’d truly show people what’s real about city life. Like observing drug deals. And flashers. Or people falling off bicycles. Step on it, oi! Citizens [...]