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Old 09-12-2012, 01:32 PM
 
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What percentage of the regions jobs does Cobb County have?
I posted this in another thread the other day.

Most Cobb Countians work within the county.

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Old 09-12-2012, 01:45 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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I posted this in another thread the other day.

Most Cobb Countians work within the county.
And that's why a BRT along 41 could work. People from north Cobb could get to jobs along the corridor and Cumberland and people from south Cobb could get to jobs near Town Center.
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Old 09-12-2012, 02:00 PM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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The bus routes from Cobb County to Atlanta are quit full..
The study estimate was 24,000 riders per day by 2040. That's about 4% of the current population and probably about 2 to 3% of what the population will be in 2040.

If you have different numbers, then feel free to share.
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Old 09-12-2012, 02:07 PM
 
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And that's why a BRT along 41 could work. People from north Cobb could get to jobs along the corridor and Cumberland and people from south Cobb could get to jobs near Town Center.
Sounds easier just to drive.
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Old 09-12-2012, 02:13 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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The study estimate was 24,000 riders per day by 2040. That's about 4% of the current population and probably about 2 to 3% of what the population will be in 2040.

If you have different numbers, then feel free to share.
I don't and really could care less wtf Cobb County does to ease congestion because I will never travel up there.
Commuter Rail is the best option for Metro Atlanta as I and many people on here have said on here. But anyone wanting to travel suburb-to-suburb will have to transfer and everyone on here thinks a lot of people don't like to transfer.
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Old 09-12-2012, 03:58 PM
 
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The problem with suburb to suburb rail, is that when you get to your destination, you will probably need a car, anyway.

You see this to a smaller degree even in-town. The blue line takes you through a bunch of really nice in-town neighborhoods, but there certainly isn't much going on near any of the train stations, besides Decatur.
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Old 09-12-2012, 07:44 PM
 
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And this is why Atlanta will not progress as a city...because of things like this instead of building proper transit like more heavy rail to the outter parts of the metro area.
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Old 09-12-2012, 08:13 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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I can see how a BRT could benefit the county. But the ridership to cost ratio is a little suspect.

The best feature about BRT is the flexibility. I would assume, or hope, that they would have many routes that branch off from the main BRT route. Some with high frequency. There should be regularly scheduled routes to downtown Marietta, Smyrna, and Vinings and/or other areas of importance. There would of course still be the main route, but supplemental routes should exist that begin in each one of those cities and terminate downtown. The most important feature would be limited stops. Like 1-2 in the local city center and an additional one at a park and ride lot close by. After those few stops it joins in on the mainline of the BRT down 41 or I75. If these routes don't work, they can change them as needed. Also, give these routes stop light priority and other technologies.

One of the main disadvantages to buses is that they seem to take very indirect non sensical routes. If the routes were limited stop and presented well, I think it could be a good supplement to transit in Atlanta.

After following this guy for awhile, I agree that having the right map has a lot to do with the success of a bus line. Basically portray important frequent bus lines on transit maps the same as the rail lines. Not small squiggly lines as they are now.
Human Transit: greater seattle: loving the new sub-network maps

Commuter rail is still the way to go and BRT could be an important supplement to it. I would strongly prefer they concentrate on commuter rail for now.
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Old 09-12-2012, 08:21 PM
 
Location: Marietta, GA
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And this is why Atlanta will not progress as a city...because of things like this instead of building proper transit like more heavy rail to the outter parts of the metro area.
Yeah, it's really hindered the growth of the metro for the last 30 years, hasn't it? Tripling of the population, a bunch of large corporate HQs, and hosting an Olympics...no progress here.
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Old 09-12-2012, 08:56 PM
 
Location: Decatur, GA
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Yeah, it's really hindered the growth of the metro for the last 30 years, hasn't it? Tripling of the population, a bunch of large corporate HQs, and hosting an Olympics...no progress here.
But now we're in decline. We peaked, but we can't sustain that peaking, nor continued growth. I wonder how much better off we would be if there were a well integrated transit system in place?
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