Georgia Mobility Company and JPODS LLC hope to build a rapid transit network of pods to connect downtown to Macon Mall (Atlanta: amusement park, theater)
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MACON, Ga. — When Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller announced a new amphitheater and development plans for the Macon Mall, who could have envisioned the possibility of an aerial transportation network to the property?
Georgia Mobility Company and JPODS LLC hope to build a rapid transit network of pods or gondolas to connect downtown to the Macon Mall, similar to amusement park rides like the Agri-Lift at the Georgia National Fairgrounds but with enclosed cars.
It might sound far-fetched to some, but those companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding, or MOU, with Mayor Miller in mid-January. The non-binding agreement confirms the county is interested in pursuing the possibility and will “reasonably cooperate” with making available rights-of-way and air rights.
“Well, it’s certainly something that I think we can’t rule out,” Miller told the Center for Collaborative Journalism in a recent Ask Mayor Miller segment. “We don’t want to get people excited about the Jetsons and all of a sudden going from one location to the other, but there’s some technology that exists in the world, and they’ve had it at a couple of places, and I think Macon would be certainly a great market for that.”
The system would not cost Macon-Bibb County any money and could be a great attraction for the community, Miller said.
“It’s kind of like a rail but it’s in the air. If you go to Disney World, you’ll see that… kind of concept,” Miller said.
I felt this too- it's such a far fetched idea
However- somebody has to be the one to make that change
just as interstates and the internet came to be
I agree, I think it would be huge plus for Macon, it would not other help to bring ppl, New Businesses and Industries to Macon, it would set the city apart and become a big attraction. Actually, if you check out the company's website there are a few other cities who are also jumping on this idea...
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