The Traffic South of Atlanta

[shinerbock]

Marta isn't only trashy, its flat out inconvenient. Atlanta isn't exactly a walkable city unless you like getting mugged, so few people are generally willing to use it to commute.

[ZTAngel]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Marta isn't only trashy, its flat out inconvenient. Atlanta isn't exactly a walkable city unless you like getting mugged, so few people are generally willing to use it to commute.

Plus the city was not laid out well for walking. Atlanta city blocks aren't like New York city blocks. Blocks in Atlanta are much longer and the sidewalks are very narrow and close to the road. I once walked from 13th Street to 5th Street thinking that it wouldn't be that bad. I've walked further than that in NYC and London and it wasn't a problem. It ended up taking an hour to get to 5th Street and I thought I was going to get killed by the crazy drivers who were zooming by me on Peachtree.

[NUBlue&Blue]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

Plus the city was not laid out well for walking. Atlanta city blocks aren't like New York city blocks. Blocks in Atlanta are much longer and the sidewalks are very narrow and close to the road. I once walked from 13th Street to 5th Street thinking that it wouldn't be that bad. I've walked further than that in NYC and London and it wasn't a problem. It ended up taking an hour to get to 5th Street and I thought I was going to get killed by the crazy drivers who were zooming by me on Peachtree.

That is so funny, last year my son was a page at the legislature and I went down to pick him up. By the time I had to get him, there was no parking left at the underground lot, so I had to find a lot a few blocks away. On our way back, we walked down two blocks of Peachtree that were downright scary. I pushed through like walking in NYC/Paris/Rome, etc. where you have people walking up to you trying to sell you crap, but my son didn't say a word until we got out of there and he said....."well, that was interesting".

Midtown....I don't mind walking around. Downtown...not so much.

[shinerbock]

I've walked all over downtown at one time or another (usually drunk), and although I've come through unscathed, I wouldn't recommend it.

[NUBlue&Blue]

When I was 23 I went downtown for a job interview. I had no money on me, no ATM card, no way to get my car out of the parking lot....no cell phones back in the olden days....and no way to get in touch with my fiance and roommate, who were both out of town.

When I think back on that, I just have to wonder what I was thinking. I wasn't even drunk.