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Old 11-11-2019, 09:56 AM
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https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/11/1...arta-plan-jobs

This report shows the difficulty. Even with all these additions, the % of jobs within a half mile is still only 35%. And the standard they would really like to have is 1/4 mile.

"Should the ATL Regional Transit Plan pan out, metro Atlanta could welcome 973 miles of new transit lines and 1,126 miles of transit improvements, according to a new report from the 13-county planning agency.

The new study of the ARTP draft, published last week, illustrates the impact such a monumental transit expansion effort could have on the region.

If the potentially $27.4 billion of transit projects materialize, the region could see the percentage of jobs within a half-mile of a “high-capacity” transit station (i.e. heavy or light rail stops or bus rapid transit stations) jump from 17 to 35 percent—or 420,000 new jobs—per the report...."
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