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That's where you're wrong. Lots of people in the entertainment industry do actually fly to Atlanta specifically for business and then they mix pleasure. Atlanta is actually an important spot in America's entertainment industry today. D.C. is not. That's just the truth. I can name milllions and millions of dollars worth of albums and videos produced here in Atlanta each year you simply can not do that in D.C.. For you to look at those videos and say " Oh that happens everywhere" Would be like me to look at videos of congressional hearings on Capital Hill and say " Oh that happens in every city"
How about DC is also a news media capital behind NYC. Have you ever heard of FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CSPAN, Radio One, BET, and the ATL'S own CNN. Atlanta is significant because of hip hop and it's dirty south movement. More movies are made in DC than Atlanta. But you do have Tyler Perry. LOL
With Ride On in Montgomery County a suburb of DC, you wouldn't have a problem getting around on transit. But that is the difference between Atlanta and the DMV. Ride On in Montgomery County caries about 90,000 people a day and it's a suburban county bus system!
I checked some other things out too. I found out that the WMATA Red Line goes to Rockville and up to Shady Grove. Montgomery County is not only served by Ride On, it is served by WMATA, and MARC. It would be better to have one large, regional system, but at least Montgomery County has WMATA Rail.
Part of the reason MARTA is not as expansive as it should is is rooted in history and in certain attitudes.
Back in the 1970's MARTA was being built. Residents in Cobb County and Gwinnett County didn't want the MARTA rail. Some residents didn't want the Black people from Atlanta getting access into Cobb and Gwinnett, thinking under the assumption of Blacks not having cars. At the time both counties had tiny Black populations. This is quite ironic because now both counties(Cobb County particularly) have large Black populations. There are some residents who argue that crime would rise if MARTA rail got into Cobb County. Some people equate mass transit with poverty. There are also some today who equate it with socialism, communism, government control, and in general, some residents don't want to pay tax to have it.
This is part of why I don't go into Atlanta more. Transit is a nightmare.
If it were between Atlanta and DC, I would probably enjoy DC more for nightlife, as I would imagine there is more for me to get into.
How about DC is also a news media capital behind NYC. Have you ever heard of FOX, CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CSPAN, Radio One, BET, and the ATL'S own CNN. Atlanta is significant because of hip hop and it's dirty south movement. More movies are made in DC than Atlanta. But you do have Tyler Perry. LOL
Yeah, but that doesn't really have anything to do with nightlife. I can hear the advertisement now: "What's good Chocolate City? Come out and party wit ya boy Bret Baier at Lux Lounge, you know my girl Sarah Palin is gonna be in the house too."
I checked some other things out too. I found out that the WMATA Red Line goes to Rockville and up to Shady Grove. Montgomery County is not only served by Ride On, it is served by WMATA, and MARC. It would be better to have one large, regional system, but at least Montgomery County has WMATA Rail.
Part of the reason MARTA is not as expansive as it should is is rooted in history and in certain attitudes.
Back in the 1970's MARTA was being built. Residents in Cobb County and Gwinnett County didn't want the MARTA rail. Some residents didn't want the Black people from Atlanta getting access into Cobb and Gwinnett, thinking under the assumption of Blacks not having cars. At the time both counties had tiny Black populations. This is quite ironic because now both counties(Cobb County particularly) have large Black populations. There are some residents who argue that crime would rise if MARTA rail got into Cobb County. Some people equate mass transit with poverty. There are also some today who equate it with socialism, communism, government control, and in general, some residents don't want to pay tax to have it.
This is part of why I don't go into Atlanta more. Transit is a nightmare.
If it were between Atlanta and DC, I would probably enjoy DC more for nightlife, as I would imagine there is more for me to get into.
DC offers way more nightlife options than Atlanta. Just walking from Dupont Circle up to Woodley Park and then over to Adams Morgan and back down to U Street/Little Ethiopia, there is so much more action to see than getting into your car and driving to a strip mall to party.
DC offers way more nightlife options than Atlanta. Just walking from Dupont Circle up to Woodley Park and then over to Adams Morgan and back down to U Street/Little Ethiopia, there is so much more action to see than getting into your car and driving to a strip mall to party.
I don't drive or have a car, so DC might be a better fit for me in general. I don't even party much anymore.
I think you're going overboard. No one flies or comes to ATL from all over the nation just to party. It's no Miami, Las Vegas or New Orleans. Those videos could have easily been anywhere; ya'll post all these videos but they aren't showing anything unique or amazing.
Yeah people do. Are you serious? ATL is a premier party spot for blacks in the US. "I'm going to ATL for my Bday". I've heard that a hundred times.
I checked some other things out too. I found out that the WMATA Red Line goes to Rockville and up to Shady Grove. Montgomery County is not only served by Ride On, it is served by WMATA, and MARC. It would be better to have one large, regional system, but at least Montgomery County has WMATA Rail.
Part of the reason MARTA is not as expansive as it should is is rooted in history and in certain attitudes.
Back in the 1970's MARTA was being built. Residents in Cobb County and Gwinnett County didn't want the MARTA rail. Some residents didn't want the Black people from Atlanta getting access into Cobb and Gwinnett, thinking under the assumption of Blacks not having cars. At the time both counties had tiny Black populations. This is quite ironic because now both counties(Cobb County particularly) have large Black populations. There are some residents who argue that crime would rise if MARTA rail got into Cobb County. Some people equate mass transit with poverty. There are also some today who equate it with socialism, communism, government control, and in general, some residents don't want to pay tax to have it.
This is part of why I don't go into Atlanta more. Transit is a nightmare.
If it were between Atlanta and DC, I would probably enjoy DC more for nightlife, as I would imagine there is more for me to get into.
Montgomery County has two metro rail legs.
-2 legs of the metro red line
-12 metro stations
-103 Ride On bus routes
-a ton of metro bus routes
-coming CCT Lightrail line (applied for new starts funding this summer 2011)
-coming Purple Lightrail line (applied for new starts funding this summer 2011)
-coming BRT system
Here is the plan that was just released for the BRT system for Montgomery County with a projected 213,100-266,400 daily riders and mostly grade separated.
Here are the plans:
-150 stations
-16 lines
-peak headway's will be as frequent as every 2-3 minutes on the busiest corridors
-148.3 system total miles
-two-way guideway only 24 miles
-one-way guideway only 48 miles (rush hour direction)
-guideway and bus lane 27 miles
-bus lane (both direction) 1 mile
-bus lane (one direction) 7 miles
-no guideway or bus lanes 44 miles
-26 Queue Jump Intersections
-TSP 176 intersections
-367 platform stations at 150 sites (median and curb)
-209 Concrete pads
-430 total bus fleet
Yeah, but that doesn't really have anything to do with nightlife. I can hear the advertisement now: "What's good Chocolate City? Come out and party wit ya boy Bret Baier at Lux Lounge, you know my girl Sarah Palin is gonna be in the house too."
Yeeeaaaaahhhhh.....lol.
But that's where you are wrong. I went to a CNN party at Union Station and they rented out the entire hall and had a few R&B acts there. These stations throw big a$$ parties with open bar. Contrary to what most of you people believe, most politicians drink and party but they do some exclusive over the top type of sh&t that the average joe doesn't get access to. DC is king when it comes to these type of events. Every Embassy in the world is here. So on any night, you can go to a party at the Brazilian Embassy or an event at the World Bank or a reception at the DNC and hear a live band, get your drink on and have a good time. This happens every night in DC. Atlanta doesn't offer this.
Yeah people do. Are you serious? ATL is a premier party spot for blacks in the US. "I'm going to ATL for my Bday". I've heard that a hundred times.
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