http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/ Citizens for Progressive Transit Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:33:05 GMT Michelle J. Marcus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5415 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5415 ARC Legislative Breakfast How might the 2010 Georgia legislative session affect your local government and the Atlanta region? Please join your local government Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:05:18 GMT ladycabdriver30269 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5414 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5414 . . . and I was wondering if anyone else here had this problem. I had a couple Breeze passes with stray amounts before the fare change. Nobody at MARTA took Mon, 02 Nov 2009 19:27:00 GMT Michelle J. Marcus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5413 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5413 As you may have heard, the 8-mile long bridge from Oakland to San Francisco has been closed for almost a week due to structural problems. This left hundreds of Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:44:33 GMT Michelle J. Marcus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5412 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5412 The Environmental Study plays a crucial role in determining the route the BeltLine will take and the type of transit technology that will be used. Should it Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:05:29 GMT gsbotts@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5411 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5411 Yep, unbelievable. But, gee, look who McKinsey's client is. Think they're going to bite the hand that feeds them? Answer: a resounding......NO. GDOT is a Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:22:43 GMT Michelle J. Marcus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5410 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5410 McKinsey ranks “double decking the downtown connector” and digging a “tunnel under east Atlanta” higher than any rail project. Subject: Letter from the Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:59:38 GMT Michelle J. Marcus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5409 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5409 We already knew this, of course, but it's nice that someone did a study and has some hard numbers. -- Thank you for signing the petition in support of Metro Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:59:02 GMT Pierce Randall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5408 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5408 PEDS lacks a contact form for the City of Sandy Springs, though.  Cursorily browsing the group's website, I also could not find information about how to Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:10:32 GMT Michelle J. Marcus http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5407 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5407 This is important, and there are some laws that deal with it (although they could be much stronger and better enforced). In the Atlanta area, the best way to Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:31:45 GMT pierce_adam_randall http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5406 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5406 I work across the street from Sandy Springs MARTA station, and for months, the intersection to cross from work to the train and vice-versa has been completely Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:45:08 GMT jimdex2002 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5405 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5405 Also, as I understand it, Clayton County is currently at the limit of its allowed county sales tax, and can't go beyond that without legislative approval Sun, 18 Oct 2009 12:33:26 GMT Steve V http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5404 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5404 What prevents the self-taxation is the legislature, which has to approve anything like a T-SPLOST. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:22:27 GMT Robert Drake http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5403 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5403 I am dubious that the Republican Administration will do anything that ultimately puts money in the coffers of MARTA.  However, I do wonder what prevents Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:35:48 GMT Gabriel Charvat http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5402 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5402 I don't know if they're playing politics or not, but it is a real tragedy for thousands of daily riders. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:50:18 GMT Steve V http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5401 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cpt/message/5401 http://saportareport.com/blog/?p=2179 October 15, 2009 Reorganization of GDOT diminishes role of transit, rail and intermodal programs Filed under: Reports ?