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Old 02-04-2013, 05:18 PM
 
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Yep, all those high-income lawyers will being filling up the streetcars and LRTs.
If it's convenient to them..yes. Have you ever been to any of the major cities in the world? Rich people do ride public transit too.
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Old 02-04-2013, 07:56 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Yep, all those high-income lawyers will being filling up the streetcars and LRTs.
They currently enjoy riding MARTA to thier offices now, why not a shiny new streetcar?
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Old 02-05-2013, 07:25 AM
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GSU's biggest difficulty is recreational fields near to the campus. Expansion is difficult and GSU has to consider cannibalizing Sparks and Kell Halls for new buildings.
GSU is going to build a rec field right down the street from the dorms. It's already in the works. How hard was that? You act like they're trying to built the pyramids.

I agree that they should look at the possibility of Sparks and Kell being replaced. Putting new, taller buildings on their footprints would be a much better and more efficient use of that land.
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Old 02-05-2013, 08:44 AM
 
Location: Atlanta, GA
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They currently enjoy riding MARTA to thier offices now, why not a shiny new streetcar?
My father was an attorney with a powerful firm in Atlanta that was located in downtown and then moved to midtown. I can assure you, not one person on the executive level of that firm rode MARTA to work. I'm not saying they shouldn't, however, it's just not true.
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Old 02-05-2013, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Ono Island, Orange Beach, AL
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My father was an attorney with a powerful firm in Atlanta that was located in downtown and then moved to midtown. I can assure you, not one person on the executive level of that firm rode MARTA to work. I'm not saying they shouldn't, however, it's just not true.
Sure it's true. Folks do it every day. Even lawyers at King & Spalding...
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Old 02-05-2013, 10:59 AM
 
Location: The Greatest city on Earth: City of Atlanta Proper
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My father was an attorney with a powerful firm in Atlanta that was located in downtown and then moved to midtown. I can assure you, not one person on the executive level of that firm rode MARTA to work. I'm not saying they shouldn't, however, it's just not true.
Well, that's at the executive level. Very few people on the executive level use public transit for their daily commute. I mean, do you think CEOs in NYC are hoping on the subway to go to work. LOL

Now your lower and mid level folks, yes they do take transit.
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Old 02-05-2013, 02:17 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Well, that's at the executive level. Very few people on the executive level use public transit for their daily commute. I mean, do you think CEOs in NYC are hoping on the subway to go to work. LOL

Now your lower and mid level folks, yes they do take transit.
We don't all have keycards for door to the corporate helipad.
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Old 02-05-2013, 02:56 PM
 
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GSU is going to build a rec field right down the street from the dorms. It's already in the works. How hard was that? You act like they're trying to built the pyramids.
Takes about as long. GSU has been there for about 50 years. And now...now their Rec fields are in the works? And how far are they from GSU's Rec center? Not convenient. KSU bought 88 acres for $20 million for their Rec fields and has several fields in place near their campus. GT has Rec fields surrounding its Rec center. Yes, it is tough for GSU to expand in downtown.

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I agree that they should look at the possibility of Sparks and Kell being replaced. Putting new, taller buildings on their footprints would be a much better and more efficient use of that land.
I'm not advocating Sparks and Kells' destruction. I'm a preservationist. It just goes to show that GSU's expansion is difficult and they have to resort to cannibalizing their own campus. And forget about setting aside anything for greenspace.
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Old 02-05-2013, 03:00 PM
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I'm not advocating Sparks and Kells' destruction. I'm a preservationist. It just goes to show that GSU's expansion is difficult and they have to resort to cannibalizing their own campus. And forget about setting aside anything for greenspace.
No they don't.
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Old 02-05-2013, 05:23 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Takes about as long. GSU has been there for about 50 years. And now...now their Rec fields are in the works? And how far are they from GSU's Rec center? Not convenient. KSU bought 88 acres for $20 million for their Rec fields and has several fields in place near their campus. GT has Rec fields surrounding its Rec center. Yes, it is tough for GSU to expand in downtown.


I'm not advocating Sparks and Kells' destruction. I'm a preservationist. It just goes to show that GSU's expansion is difficult and they have to resort to cannibalizing their own campus. And forget about setting aside anything for greenspace.
KSU looks like a large community college, even with the new dorms. Them and GSU are not on the same level, GSU is a level 1 research school.
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