Scenario: You OWN Georgia, and money is not an issue... What would you do? (Atlanta: public schools, taxation)

[Psykomonkee]

I'm interested in hearing some ideas of what people think would make Georgia/Atlanta and other cities better... IN YOUR OPINION.

[mattee01]

Would make Marta 24 hours, have trains running every 5 minutes except between 7pm to 7am but never longee than 15 minutes, automate the rail lines, extend rail ro six flags, stone crest mall, roswell, up to cumberland mall and downtown marietta, and a line going to jonesboro, union city, riverdale, fairburn, and morrow/southlake mall, add street cars down moreland ave, campcreek area, five points/mechanicsville, buckhead, build the transportatiin gub at the gulch, boost bus services, disband dekalb county and start over, build a access lane for I20 to the left in downtown, decrease surface parking spots by 25% over five years, theres just too much

[Iconographer]

Fill the potholes.

[toll_booth]

Oh man...I could list a ton of items, these are just a few off the top of my head:

1. Secure more funding for public schools.
2. Greatly expand MARTA.
3. Initiate a commuter rail system for the Atlanta area.
4. Increase tourism advertising, with emphasis on all the major cities (not just Atlanta).
5. Start a wind farm in the North Georgia mountains. (Hey, the OP said if you actually owned the place.)
6. Completely overhaul the justice system, with an emphasis on rehabbing nonviolent offenders.
7. Enact progressive legislation, such as gay marriage and legalization of recreational marijuana.
8. Build some solar farms in southern Georgia.
9. Overhaul the public school systems, with large amounts of input from the teachers.
10. Enact a more progressive taxation system.
11. Place a greater emphasis on housing people displaced by gentrification.

[Southern Scotsman]

Evict all the undesirables.

[Psykomonkee]

Originally Posted by Southern Scotsman

Evict all the undesirables.

So basically, fill the streets with homeless... More homeless...

Real nice (and ~caring~)





Ever consider that "undesirable" is an opinion, and YOU are someone else's "undesirable?" Yes, it's true... Someone also is not pleased with having to see YOU.......

[Psykomonkee]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

Oh man...I could list a ton of items, these are just a few off the top of my head:

1. Secure more funding for public schools.
2. Greatly expand MARTA.
3. Initiate a commuter rail system for the Atlanta area.
4. Increase tourism advertising, with emphasis on all the major cities (not just Atlanta).
5. Start a wind farm in the North Georgia mountains. (Hey, the OP said if you actually owned the place.)
6. Completely overhaul the justice system, with an emphasis on rehabbing nonviolent offenders.
7. Enact progressive legislation, such as gay marriage and legalization of recreational marijuana.
8. Build some solar farms in southern Georgia.
9. Overhaul the public school systems, with large amounts of input from the teachers.
10. Enact a more progressive taxation system.
11. Place a greater emphasis on housing people displaced by gentrification.

I like a lot of your ideas.

[jpatlanta]

Fund schools,
Expand Marta,
Force strict zoning laws,
Force strict enviromental laws,
Build new museums to rival NYC/DC.

[Esteban5]

Ban unicorns.

[ja1myn]

Blow the whole damn place up and start fresh.