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3. A very large number of Atlanta's greatest attractions and important places of commerce are right at or within easy walking distance of train stations.
Hartsfield Int. Airport, CNN Center, Underground Atlanta, Centennial Park, Ga Aquarium, World of Coke, Peachtree Center, Ga World Congress Center, Ga Dome, Phillips Arena, Atlanta University Center, High Museum of Art, Woodruff Arts Center, Civic Center, Ga State, A major Medical Center, Lennox Mall, Phipps Plaza, Perimeter Mall, are just some.
In addition, Georgia Tech, Atlantic Station and Turner Field although somewhat long walks from a station provide free shuttles to train stations.
MLK Center?
Also, downtown Decatur is also nice (retail & restaurants), dense and walkable.
Are there any concrete plans to further expand Atlanta's existing streetcar line to other areas of the city?
Yes. This is our starter line, and it will eventually connect to the BeltLine and a crosstown network. The black line in the center is the new line that just opened.
Buses work fine in and are bazillion times more cost effective in urban cores. Just look at San Francisco. They have a great regional heavy rail system, but when you get into SF there are only a few light rail lines that don't provide anywhere near extensive coverage. People get around by buses and trolley buses.
Mainly because the busiest routes in San Francisco aren't covered by heavy rail and the light rail on its street running portions is slow. Boston is a similar size to San Francisco, the rail system covers some of the busier urban urban core routes; people get around more by rail than bus.
My God the green line is way away from the people... this is why ridership so low....Look at this video...The only develop area the green line currently goes through is the downtown area. The rest of the areas are vastly undeveloped. WTF where they thinking the system is suppose to be user friendly. Especially the southern end is a let down...they should have ran the line through residential areas instead of following the old train tracks. Those areas are already built up. There is no excuse for this...
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