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Lindbergh/Emory Transit Options
Started July 13, 2011 @ 8:18am by Gene Schmidt - Zoning Emeritus
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Gene Schmidt - Zoning Emeritus
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| Lindbergh/Emory Transit Options | July 13, 2011 @ 8:18am | At a packed house (250+) last night July 12th, Rep. Pat Gardner assisted the LLCC in presenting the Clifton Coridor Alternatives Analysis. I have presented this on Leaf Talk before, so nothing new for me, but since this forum was wiped clean due to spam, I will recap.
Working with Emory, GRTA, GDOT, and government officials; MARTA has arrived at 3 viable options with its engineering consultants. HRT 4 (Heavy Rail) like existing MARTA train, LRT 1 (Light Rail) like Portland, OR, and BRT 1 (Bus Rapid Transit) which is basically a dedicated (express) MARTA bus.
Because of the pending vote on (TIA) Transportation Investment Act next year, and the possibility of Federal funds; HRT is currently favored. It would use existing railcars, maintenance facilities, and seamlessly merge with existing rail lines. It would follow CSX rail lines south of Woodland Hills from the Armor Circle maintenance facility, tunneling under Lenox Road (about 100' below grade crossing), and ending at Clairmont Road where bus connections would extend to Avondale MARTA station. There are proposed stations at Cheshire Bridge, Briarcliff (Sage Hill), CDC, Emory main campus, Emory Clairmont campus, and North Decatur Road. Station selections are to be subject to public hearing in August.
BRT can also be placed in tunnel and is able to use existing MARTA bus technology. LRT requires new technology (and overhead power lines), but may tie into proposals for Beltway and be able to connect and share cars with that system.
Overhead track, above and next to CSX freight lines is being considered, but was soundly opposed by citizens at the presentation. Bore tunneling option is more expensive and time consuming, so that affects options. Still in all HRT wins out, and was therefore the proposal MARTA promoted to TIA tax vote (but not necessarily final choice). The 3 options still exist and based on funding source are all viable.
This is a long term future project...best guess, if TIA is approved by voters and no other obstacles present themselves, this could be operational in 8 to 10 years. TIA will be resolved by November 2012, then 2 years of engineering and specifications, followed by 5-7 years of construction.
Please follow this process and express your concerns to Leah Vaughan leahvaughan@sycamoreconsulting.net and your elected officials. |
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Last Edit: July 15, 2011 @ 12:03am by Gene Schmidt - Zoning Emeritus | |
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| Station Area Planning & Alignment Workshop | August 1, 2011 @ 2:52pm | Clifton Corridor Stations Area Planning & Alignment Workshop - 5:30 pm - 8:30 pm - Torah Day School Gym - 1985 LaVista Road NE
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