Why is MARTA ignoring the need for transit in west midtown and buckhead? (Atlanta: house, school)

[bryantm3]

Originally Posted by magnetar

I'm curious to know your definition of high-capacity or rapid. The Streetcar vehicles can go 55mph and hold 195 passengers. The Beltline route will be far more separated from traffic than the downtown line. It's going to be my neighborhood's connection to the rest of the city, too, but it seems like a good choice for further in-town connectivity.

while the beltline rail will be grade separated, it will still be accessible to cyclists and pedestrians. for safety issues, i can't imagine that they would allow the vehicles to travel at such high speeds. i'm not putting it down, though, as it will certainly be sufficient and game-changing transit for all of the area it covers, save for possibly west midtown (which it barely touches).

[bryantm3]

Originally Posted by cwkimbro

The Buckhead Village would be an ideal location for an HRT station with the potential the area has. The problem I see is two-fold: 1) No easy way to physically build it, 2) There is no easy way make that a part of a larger line, which leads to transfer/service issues.

that's generally what i'm trying to communicate. buckhead village needs an HRT station. the concerns you raise are important, and could certainly end up being project-killers. my question is, why hasn't there been at least a discussion of the possibilities from MARTA?

[arjay57]

I think a light rail line from Lindbergh station up to the Buckhead Village and then on around to the MARTA stations would be a good thing. The original plan needs a few tweaks but it was not bad.

In the future I could see a line that connects with the Beltine at Bennett street heads up to the village.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by arjay57

I think a light rail line from Lindbergh station up to the Buckhead Village and then on around to the MARTA stations would be a good thing. The original plan needs a few tweaks but it was not bad.

In the future I could see a line that connects with the Beltine at Bennett street heads up to the village.

Phase 5 of the streetcar system has the Peachtree streetcar line running from downtown to buckhead.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Phase 5 of the streetcar system has the Peachtree streetcar line running from downtown to buckhead.

Isn't that planned for about 30 or 40 years from now?

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by bryantm3

that's generally what i'm trying to communicate. buckhead village needs an HRT station. the concerns you raise are important, and could certainly end up being project-killers. my question is, why hasn't there been at least a discussion of the possibilities from MARTA?

Because it would cost well over a billion dollars to run an HRT tunnel under Peachtree Road in Buckhead and would basically duplicate the existing North Line.

[lem1985]

Maybe a majority of people in buckhead and parts of midtown dont really care for transit

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Phase 5 of the streetcar system has the Peachtree streetcar line running from downtown to buckhead.

I bet politics will push the project up. At some of the meetings I have been to they hinted they might even add a section of the Peachtree Streetcar into this next phase. It even showed up on the route maps they were working to finalize.

[arjay57]

If I'm not mistaken the Beltline runs about a mile from the Village, why just extend it on up?

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Isn't that planned for about 30 or 40 years from now?

Buckhead commerical districts arealready well served by marta rail and bus.