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Old 08-21-2014, 09:01 PM
 
Location: Blackistan
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Sorry, I've obviously stepped on some toes. Y'all go back to talking about how great the trolley is and how it is going to transform Atlanta.
Cool man thanks for your worthless interjection.

Does anyone know when the next phase of testing starts?
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Old 08-22-2014, 07:04 AM
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Bummer. I thougth this guy was going to dig in his heals and put up a fight.
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Old 09-03-2014, 09:06 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Will the Atlanta Streetcar meet the standards of good transit?
Overall, U.S. Streetcars Just Aren't Meeting the Standards of Good Transit - CityLab
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Old 09-03-2014, 09:16 AM
 
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Will the Atlanta Streetcar meet the standards of good transit?
Overall, U.S. Streetcars Just Aren't Meeting the Standards of Good Transit - CityLab
Good article. Running them at least every 15 mins during the day will be key. I also think we need to be doing more to get cars off the same roads and out of the way of streetcars. Most places I have been to overseas give streetcars their own dedicated lane.
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Old 09-26-2014, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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According their Facebook page, powered testing is set to begin next week. Trains will be operating under their own power, from the overhead wire, along the route. Time has not been announced.
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Old 09-26-2014, 03:34 PM
 
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The Atlanta Streetcar... IT'S ALIVE | Atlanta News & Opinion Blog | Fresh Loaf | Creative Loafing Atlanta
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Old 09-30-2014, 02:20 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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Default Full powered test run Wednesday Oct. 1 at 11pm

Atlanta Streetcar to make test run of full route on Oct. 1 - Atlanta INtown Paper
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The test of Streetcar 1001 will take place overnight, beginning at approximately 11 p.m. and going until the early morning hours of Oct. 2. The streetcar will travel slowly – at approximately 5 m.p.h. – along the route, and will stop at each of the 12 stops to ensure the vehicle’s self-leveling mechanism is performing as designed. For safety and to allow streetcar personnel to work efficiently, spectators are asked to remain on the sidewalks and not to come up onto the streetcar stops during testing. The Atlanta Police Department will escort the vehicle along the route.
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Old 10-01-2014, 09:10 AM
 
Location: Kirkwood
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http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/...f-good/380913/
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It’s a momentum game, and even an expensive, sub-optimal transit solution—such as a less-frequent streetcar with no dedicated lane —can push the cycle in the right direction. If it draws population and turns car drivers into transit riders even part of the time, then it will build political support for even better transit systems down the road (more on this later).
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Old 10-01-2014, 10:58 AM
 
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This graph from the article is great. I am stealing this:



We need to get people out of the red inner loop mind set and into the green loop mindset.
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Old 10-05-2014, 04:19 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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More Atlanta Streetcar testing set for this week - Atlanta INtown Paper
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