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View Poll Results: Cobb County - What do you want first?
BRT along I-285 to Dunwoody and from Cumberland to Windy Hill (medium expense) 0 0%
Commuter rail linking Atlanta to Vinings, Cumberland, Smyrna, Marietta Square, and Kenessaw Town Square (cheapest) 10 76.92%
LRT along I-285 to Dunwoody and from Cumberland to Windy Hill (medium expense) 3 23.08%
Voters: 13. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 11-08-2008, 11:00 PM
 
Location: West Cobb (formerly Vinings)
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I-285 and I-75 BRT (stopping at Windy Hill), I-285 and I-75 LRT (Stopping at Windy Hill) or commuter rail between midtown/downtown and Vinings, Cumberland, Smyrna, Marrietta Square and Kenessaw Town Square?

BRT = Bus rapid transit
LRT = Light rail transit
Commuter rail = Medium speed trains running on existing freight tracks (sometimes require double-tracking so trains can pass each other)
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Old 11-09-2008, 05:39 PM
 
Location: West Cobb (formerly Vinings)
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Here is a map with all the options. I also included the planned Trolley along the Cobb Parkway.
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Cobb - LRT, BRT, Commuter rail -- Which do you want first?-cobb-fantasy-rail.jpg  
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Old 11-09-2008, 07:27 PM
 
Location: Norman, OK
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Given the options, the LRT is the best option to pursue first. It makes the most sense because it links two large centers of shopping, business, and jobs. Plus, the top-end perimeter is one of the busiest sectors in the Atlanta metro area.

The commuter rail line may be the cheapest, but ultimately, I believe, it would be the least used simply because it would have very limited hours and trips.
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Old 11-10-2008, 12:44 AM
 
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Given the options, the LRT is the best option to pursue first. It makes the most sense because it links two large centers of shopping, business, and jobs. Plus, the top-end perimeter is one of the busiest sectors in the Atlanta metro area.

The commuter rail line may be the cheapest, but ultimately, I believe, it would be the least used simply because it would have very limited hours and trips.
But commuter rail would carry a very high volume of people.
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Old 11-10-2008, 12:45 AM
 
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Old 11-10-2008, 06:12 AM
 
Location: Norman, OK
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But commuter rail would carry a very high volume of people.
Light rail would too because it would be more frequent, even if the cars are smaller.
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Old 11-10-2008, 08:59 AM
 
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Light rail would too because it would be more frequent, even if the cars are smaller.
True. I like both options actually. We need both.


BRT is crazy, however!
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Old 11-10-2008, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb, 4 miles OTP)
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Here is a map with all the options. I also included the planned Trolley along the Cobb Parkway.
I like the branch of light rail that breezes through Mableton (and right past our house)!
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