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Phase One of Emory Village Construction Begins

From Alliance to Improve Emory Village. Expect to see construction work beginning on the new Emory Village roundabout and streetscapes as soon as Monday, August 23.

Passenger rail from Emory to Tucker

From "Carol Hayes" cehayes@bellsouth.net via Civic Association Net, Wed Jul 14, 2010 : Attached is document about the state asking for proposals to begin developing a multi-modal station for commuter rail in downtown Atlanta. Part of the Atlanta Regional Commission's long range plan is to build a second rail line next to the current CSX track from Emory to Tucker to be used as a commuter rail. This track would be a second track through Mason Mill Park, extending along Burnt Fork Creek for it's entire length.

Clifton Corridor Transportation Plans

From our neighbors in the Merry Hills Homeowners Association: Calling all armchair activists! You missed the meetings, but you still want to make your views known to MARTA about future transportation alternatives for the Clifton Corridor? More than $1 million in federal $s funded this study. The study area stretches from Clifton Road through our neighborhood past North Druid Hills Road. Take a few minutes to view the presentation online and complete the study questions at the end of the presentation. But hurry up - the survey may close by mid-July!

New Urbanism: Rx For Healthy Places, David Byrne May 19th 8pm

Event Date and Time: 
05/19/2010 - 8:00pm

From Clairemont/Great Lakes listserv: Just wanted to let your members know about a talk that David Byrne (Talking Heads) is taking part in on May 19th at 8:00 PM at the Tabernacle to kick off the Congress of New Urbanism conference in Atlanta. Announcement below and ticket info to this lecture linked here.

Healthier Circulation: the Future of Getting Around : An evening with David Byrne, Ellen Dunham-Jones, Charles Brewer and Scotty Greene

Transportation funding bill passed

From Betty Willis, Clifton Community Partnership : As most of you may already know, the Georgia General Assembly approved an historic transportation funding bill last night, following three years of hard fought efforts. It passed by overwelming bi-partisan margins of 141 to 29 in the House, and 43 to 8 in the Senate. The legislation provides for a one penny regional sales tax for an initial period of ten years, to be voted on in a referendum by citizens in the 2012 general primary.

Help improve cycling around Emory: Bicycle Count Volunteers Needed

Event Date and Time: 
04/21/2010 - 10:00am

From Bike Emory: Want to do something to make biking better at Emory?  Help Bike Emory count bikes!  Knowing how many bicycles come to campus each day will help Bike Emory advocate for cycling improvements to the roads around Emory. On Wednesday, April 21st at 10 am volunteers will meet at the Dobbs University Center (DUC) to get instructions and a detailed list of bike rack locations in an area of campus.  Volunteers will then go to count the bikes parked in their assigned zone.

Ask GA legislators to fund public transportation

From Emory's Clifton Community Partnership:  "a number of organizations in which many of you have been involved have worked tirelessly over the past three years to advocate for state legislation that would lead to a funding source to address the critical transportation needs in Metro Atlanta and throughout the State. While a funding bill has failed to pass each time, we simply cannot allow that to happen again.

FAA: Airspace changes won’t affect DeKalb residents

From Jonathan Cribbs for the Champion Newspaper: "For several weeks, local officials had been telling residents to attend a series of meetings across the county with Federal Aviation Administration officials over the last month. They said proposed changes to airspace over north DeKalb County would increase noise and environmental pollution as air traffic soared closer to the ground. Residents and aviators had their chance to face the FAA March 1. The FAA’s response? Chill out.

Clifton Corridor Transit Initiative site and meetings

Update 3/12/10: "Please note that we have a time change for the Public Meeting on March 16th.  Project team staff will be at the Torah Day School Gym, From 5 – 8 pm (as opposed to the 4-7 time frame originally announced)" 

From the planning consultants: Thank you for your continued interest in the Clifton Corridor Transit Initiative.  As a key stakeholder, project committee member or elected official, we wanted to let you know that important project information has been uploaded to our project website.  Please visit the site:  http://www.itsmarta.com/Clifton-Corr.aspx.  Once on the site, click on ‘documents’ under the More Clifton Corridor Details heading, and you will find pdf’s of our Public Involvement and Agency Coordination Plan as well as the Existing Conditions and Future Trends Reports.  We also wanted to remind you that our first round of public information open houses have been scheduled.  Please help us get the word out about this great opportunity for the public to come learn about the project, provide comments, and participate in the development of potential alternatives.
 
Tuesday, March 16th                                  
Torah Day School Gym
1985 Lavista Road
Atlanta, GA
4-7 pm
 
Tuesday, March 23rd
First Baptist Church of Decatur – Fellowship Hall
508 Clairemont Avenue
Decatur, GA
4-7 pm
 
Please feel free to contact me if you have questions or if you require additional information.
 
Thanks
 
Leah Vaughan
Sycamore Consulting, Inc.
195 Arizona Avenue
Unit LW4
Atlanta, Georgia  30307
404-377-9147 Phone
404-377-9091 Fax
 

 

 

MARTA Community Forums

Event Date and Time: 
03/08/2010 - 6:00pm - 8:00pm

From county commissioner Jeff Rader : 

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