Norwood Emerges with Buckhead-Cobb Subway Concept (Atlanta: best neighborhoods, neighborhoods, prices)

[jsvh]

At Buckhead intersection meeting, Norwood emerges with subway concept | Reporter Newspapers

Mary Norwood returns to spotlight pitching (huh?) subway from Buckhead to Cobb County | Curbed

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“We need a subway coming from the northwest into Lindbergh,” Norwood said. “Build it. Build it quick… Will it cost a lot of money? Yes. But we have money.”

Speaking to the Reporter about transit, Norwood quickly gathered a sizable group of residents around a church pew to hear a mini speech about the impacts of Cobb commuter traffic and the need for a new MARTA rail line.

Norwood said the current study’s look at a specific intersection is great, but the underlying problem is more than “whether or not we do one more turn lane or this and that… We need to solve it holistically.” To her, that means digging a subway tunnel from Cobb – maybe the SunTrust Park area – to Buckhead.

With the new regional transit authority known as The ATL gearing up, the possibility of such a line, once politically unthinkable, could be on the table, she said.

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Not sure about this idea yet. But will be interesting to follow.

[ATLTJL]

This is the woman Atlanta voters refused to elect. At least she has ideas other than flying around the country with her husband on taxpayer dollars.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by jsvh

At Buckhead intersection meeting, Norwood emerges with subway concept | Reporter Newspapers

Mary Norwood returns to spotlight pitching (huh?) subway from Buckhead to Cobb County | Curbed

Not sure about this idea yet. But will be interesting to follow.

Gee, wasn't she the "anti-transportation mayoral candidate"? I seem to remember hearing that somewhere.

[ltaag]

Wish she would have done this 20 years ago when she was 9n city council. Great timing bringing this up 20+ years later

[bu2]

Originally Posted by jsvh

At Buckhead intersection meeting, Norwood emerges with subway concept | Reporter Newspapers

Mary Norwood returns to spotlight pitching (huh?) subway from Buckhead to Cobb County | Curbed

Not sure about this idea yet. But will be interesting to follow.

Maybe she has been reading my posts. Think someone else had a similar idea.

[bu2]

It should hit I-75 either at West Paces or Moores Mill. Probably the ideal route from a ridership standpoint would be west from Lindberg parallel to Wesley, then up Peachtree to West Paces Ferry and then west over to I-75. Then up I-75 to Cumberland Mall.

[Street Advocate]

I'm for any and all HRT expansion discussions. If we can come up with a regional plan and the finances, it's worth exploring (as well as comparing w/existing plans and/or other new proposals).

[arjay57]

There are a lot of folks going from Cobb to Buckhead and vice versa.

However, it is my understanding that all the city of Atlanta's MARTA money for the next 40 years has already been committed to other projects.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by Iconographer

Gee, wasn't she the "anti-transportation mayoral candidate"? I seem to remember hearing that somewhere.

Incorrect, that is just the type of lies that Bottoms campaign was spreading.

[Atlwarrior]

Girl bye! I just don’t see homeowners and powerful Atlantans letting it go through some of the prices and best neighborhoods in metro Atlanta. Will the line extend from Art Center above ground or underground.