Car Crashes into Home along the Beltline Route (Glenwood, Moreland: how much, homes)

[demonta4]

Originally Posted by red92s

Interstates are pretty worthless if you can't get on or off of them. Those ramps "only existing since the 90's" is what, 25 years longer than the Beltline has been around? The ramps at both Moreland and Boluevard are already shatshows, and getting from Memorial or Glenwood onto or off of either of those roads is equally infuriating.

There are two different ways to get on I20 within a mile of that exit, and people don't need the interstate for day to day activities anyway, especially in the city.

[cqholt]

One question, who is Bill Kennedy?

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by cqholt

One question, who is Bill Kennedy?

GT | Georgia Institute of Technology -

William Franklin Kennedy, Jr., was born in Decatur, Georgia, and grew up with his four siblings in Stone Mountain. His interest in Atlanta began at an early age, frequently visiting the city and studying its buildings and attractions. After earning a bachelor’s degree in political science from Georgia State University, he went on to Georgia Institute of Technology where he completed the coursework for a master’s degree in city planning.

From 1961 through 1995 Bill worked in the City of Atlanta’s Department of Planning, serving the last 15 years as the city’s zoning administrator. A strong advocate for neighborhoods, he was a leading force in establishing Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit program, which gave neighborhoods a voice in the growth of their communities. After retiring from the city, he consulted on major planning and zoning projects throughout the metropolitan area and served as an expert witness in many zoning cases, often donating his time to non-profit groups.

Throughout his career, regardless of what position others took on any issue, they always had great respect for Bill’s vision, his ability to grasp and simplify complicated issues, his fairness, his compassion and his unquestionable integrity.

Bill was an active member of several professional and preservation organizations and spoke at many national conventions. Bill loved to explore cities around the world. After retiring from the city, he generally traveled abroad two or three times a year throughout Europe and China. He was so thorough in his preparation before visiting a city that on his first trip to Rome he conducted a walking tour for a group of tourists he encountered.

[red92s]

Originally Posted by demonta4

There are two different ways to get on I20 within a mile of that exit, and people don't need the interstate for day to day activities anyway, especially in the city.

Newsflash: not everyone can use the fancy sidewalk to get to work, which I'd consider a day-to-day activity.

[JPD]

Originally Posted by red92s

Newsflash: not everyone can use the fancy sidewalk to get to work, which I'd consider a day-to-day activity.

Interstate and sidewalk are not the only two travel options.

[red92s]

Originally Posted by JPD

Interstate and sidewalk are not the only two travel options.

They probably also don't have an extra hours in their day to make multiple transfers each way on MARTA. The shortest public transportation from my office to our house there would take 1hr42min per Google. It was a 20 minute drive. Sorry, but I'd rather spend an extra three hours at home with my family than sitting on a bus. And I'd rather live in Atlanta than Clayton county. And I like(d) that job a lot. Guess that makes me a bad millennial or something.

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by JPD

Interstate and sidewalk are not the only two travel options.

Exactly.

There is no "bike-only" crowd. However, there seems to be a very strong "cars-only" crowd.

We are not saying we need to ban cars from Atlanta. We are saying there should be at least one safe non-car crossing of I-20 from SE ATL.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by jsvh

Exactly.

There is no "bike-only" crowd. However, there seems to be a very strong "cars-only" crowd.

We are not saying we need to ban cars from Atlanta. We are saying there should be at least one safe non-car crossing of I-20 from SE ATL.

If the criteria is protecting cyclists/pedestrians from exiting I-20 traffic, then why stop at BK Way then? How about closing the Boulevard, Hill Street, Moreland, and Maynard Terrace exits as well?

[JPD]

Originally Posted by red92s

They probably also don't have an extra hours in their day to make multiple transfers each way on MARTA. The shortest public transportation from my office to our house there would take 1hr42min per Google. It was a 20 minute drive. Sorry, but I'd rather spend an extra three hours at home with my family than sitting on a bus. And I'd rather live in Atlanta than Clayton county. And I like(d) that job a lot. Guess that makes me a bad millennial or something.

My point was that, for cars, surface streets also exist. People who "need' interstates on a day to day basis are very unlikely to be using the off-ramp at Bill Kennedy. People who use that ramp have lots of other options for getting around town.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by jsvh

Exactly.

There is no "bike-only" crowd. However, there seems to be a very strong "cars-only" crowd.

We are not saying we need to ban cars from Atlanta. We are saying there should be at least one safe non-car crossing of I-20 from SE ATL.

Clifton St SE offers a safe route across I-20.