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News Clips 1-14-13 News Clips 1-14-13 Today's Clips: MARTA Atlanta Transportation Planning MARTA The Patch 1-13-13 MARTA Bus Route No. 6 Through Emory Could See Changes MARTA is holding public hearings Jan. 22 and Jan. 24 about possible bus route changes. • By Patch Staff • Email the author • January 13, 2013 MARTA is considering route changes that could affect Bus Route 6, which runs through the Emory campus and connects to the Lindbergh and Inman Park/Reynoldstown train stations. MARTA users who want to learn more and share their feedback can attend one of three public hearings this month. The closest hearing will be 7 p.m. Jan. 24 at Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive, Decatur. A community exchange will be held 6-7 p.m. Here's MARTA's description of the possible changes to Route 6 – Emory: Realign services to operate a short turn alignment from Lindbergh Station to the North Decatur and Oxford Roads traffic circle (roundabout) and continue operation from Lindbergh Station to Inman Park/Reynoldstown Station via alternating trips on weekdays only. Saturday and Sunday services remain unchanged and will continue to operate between Lindbergh Station and Inman Park/Reynoldstown Station all trips. And here's the full release from MARTA: MARTA will hold public hearings on proposed bus service modifications at 7 p.m. on January 22 and 24, 2013, to gather input from customers and stakeholders. Modifications to bus routes 6, 15, 21, 51, 67, 86, 95, 110, 172 and 186 are being proposed for implementation on April 20, 2013, to improve service and respond to customer and community feedback. Details regarding the proposed changes are listed below. Prior to the start of the official public hearing, MARTA staff will be available for a community exchange to provide information regarding the proposed changes and answer any questions. MARTA regularly evaluates bus route performance including scheduling, on-time performance, ridership and safety. Final changes will be recommended based on feedback received from customers as well as the Authority’s service analysis. Copies of the proposed bus service modifications are available for review at MARTA’s Office of External Affairs, 2424 Piedmont Road, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30324 during regular business hours, Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and on the MARTA website www.itsmarta.com. A summary of the proposed bus modifications can be requested by leaving a message on MARTA’s comment line, 404.848.5299. The proposed modifications will also be available for public inspection before each hearing. Patrons may request information in an accessible format (free of charge) in accordance with the ADA and Limited English Proficiency regulations by calling MARTA’s Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity at 404.848.4037. For patrons requiring further accommodations, information can be obtained by calling the Telephone Device for the Deaf (TDD) at 404.848.5665. In addition, a sign language interpreter will be available at all hearings. People unable to attend the hearings can provide comments regarding the proposed bus service modifications to MARTA’s Office of External Affairs through January 27, 2013, by leaving a message at 404.848.5299, writing to 2424 Piedmont Road, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30324-3330, completing an online comment card at www.itsmarta.com, or faxing comments to 404.848.4179. Hearings will also be held at the following locations: Tuesday, January 22, 2013 Adamsville Recreation Center 3201 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, SW 7:00 PM Community Exchange from 6:30 – 7:00 PM Riding MARTA: Take the Route 73 out of Hamilton E. Holmes Station Thursday, January 24, 2013 MARTA Headquarters Building 2424 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, 30324 7:00 P.M. Community Exchange from 6 – 7 PM Riding MARTA: Across the street from Lindbergh Center Station Other Proposed Service Changes Route 15 – South DeKalb/Candler Road: Realign services with an extension along River Road and Linecrest Road segments and discontinue the Ridgetop Drive, Lincolndale Drive and Clevemont Court segments in the East Glen subdivision. Route 21 – Memorial Drive: Realign services to discontinue direct service to King Memorial Station inbound to Georgia State Station. Route 21 would continue to provide direct service to King Memorial Station outbound from Georgia State Station only. Route 51 – Joseph E. Boone Blvd. /Dixie Hills: Realign services to maintain current routing to New Jersey Avenue and Joseph E. Boone Blvd., which will be the new terminus for Route 51 with the exception of the selected trips that operate via Collier Heights Apartments. The segments along Aurora Avenue, Morehouse Drive, Morris Brown Avenue and Wadley Street will be discontinued. The segments along Anderson Avenue, Tiger Flowers Drive, Carver Drive, Hyacinth Avenue, Verbena Street and Penelope Street will be assumed by modifications to Route 67-West End. Route 67 – West End: Realign services to operate a one way loop from West Lake Station that assumes segments from Route 51 – Joseph E. Boone Blvd. /Dixie Hills and the restructure of the services currently provided by Route 67. The new alignment would operate as follows from West Lake Station: Right- Anderson Avenue, Left-Waterbury Drive, Right-Anderson Avenue, Left-Tiger Flowers Drive, Left-Carver Drive, Right-Hyacinth Avenue, Left-Verbena Street, Right-Penelope Street, Left-Aaron Street, Right-Penelope Road, and Right- Anderson Avenue returning to West Lake Station. The segment along Verbena Street between Waterbury Drive and Chenault Place and along Chenault Place will be discontinued. Route 86 – Fairington Road/McAfee Road: Realign services to operate a short turn alignment from GRTA Panola Road Park and Ride Lot to the I-20 Access Road and Old Hillandale Drive on all service days during the hours that the Mall at Stonecrest is closed. Route 95 – Metropolitan Parkway/Hapeville: Discontinue operation along the S. Central Avenue and Tradeport Blvd. segments. All trips will terminate at King Arnold Street and Sunset Avenue with the exception of the trips that provide direct service to Atlanta Technical and Atlanta Metropolitan Colleges. Route 110 – Peachtree Street “The Peach”: Realign services to provide alternating trips between Five Points and Lenox Stations and Arts Center and Lenox Stations during the hours of 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM on all service days. Service between Arts Center and Five Points Stations will be discontinued before 9:00 AM and after 8:00 PM. Route 172 – Sylvan Road/Virginia Avenue: Realign services to assume the S. Central Avenue and Tradeport Blvd. segments discontinued by Route 95 – Metropolitan Parkway/Hapeville on selected trips on weekdays and Saturdays only. Service along this segment will not be provided on Sundays. Route 186 – Rainbow Drive/South DeKalb: Realign services with an extension along Wesley Chapel Road, Snapfinger Woods Drive, E. Wesley Chapel Road returning to Snapfinger Woods Drive, which will be the new terminus for Route 186. Service along the Pleasant Wood Drive and Eastside Drive segments will be provided inbound from the Snapfinger Woods Drive terminus in the AM and outbound before terminating at Snapfinger Woods Drive in the PM until 9:00 PM on all service days. AJC 1-13-13 By Daarel Burnette II The Atlanta Journal-Constitution The rambunctious, feel-good partying surrounding the Georgia Dome took a timeout Sunday afternoon—but it didn‘t last for long. As the Seattle Seahawks took the lead for the first time in the fourth quarter, DJs turned the music down and the burgers of tailgaters without tickets turned cold as Falcon fans in disbelief crowded around big screen TVs propped up on their SUV trunks. A successful last-minute field goal pushed the Falcons into the NFC championship game and hundreds of thousands of fans across metro Atlanta turned the music back up — this time louder and accompanied with screaming, dancing and optimism for what‘s ahead. Outside the dome, hundreds of fans doing the ―Wobble‖ line dance blocked the intersection of Carter Street and Northside Drive . They then boldly told a trickle of Seattle Seahawks fans to enjoy their long flights home while the thumping sounds of Atlanta native rapper Ludacris chanting, ―Move, get out the way,‖ played. Children in the middle of a game of backyard football, ducked at the sound of loud popping amateur fireworks. MARTA lit up its buses with ―Go Falcons‖ and its train conductors propped ―Rise Up‖ signs in its windows. Fans said the game was symptomatic of the extreme highs and lows their hometown team has traditionally brought and the undying love they show in return. The Falcons have made it to the NFC championship only twice before. They‘ve been to one Super Bowl, which they lost. ―I couldn‘t swallow,‖ Kerry Smith said about the final minutes of the game. ―That was the most stressful, best game I‘ve ever seen in my life,‖said Brett Peach who wore knee-high black wool socks, black and red Nike tennis shoes, a jersey and a Falcons cap. Others said they never lost faith. ―It‘s not over ‗till it‘s over,‖ said Antwon Anderson, 40, of Atlanta. ―this is just good for the city. Atlanta got violence, young kids doing stupid stuff, a bad economy. We needed this.‖ This season is special, fans said. ―The chemistry is just there this year,‖ said Ronald Elder, 54, who has been a season ticket holder for the last 20 years and a fan since 1966. ―Mike Smith has spent the last five years building up the team just the way he wanted. I never let up. Falcons never give up.‖ It seemed that everybody in the Falcons‘ ―fan zone‖ outside the dome— from the crossing guards to the manager at Subway— had a differing opinion about why the Falcons faltered in the final moments of Sunday‘s game and what they needed to do to spare them anxiety attacks on Sunday when they play the 49ers at the Dome.
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