SILVER COMET TRAIL A MAGNET FOR DEVELOPMENT
Builders are filling empty lots or redeveloping land by the trail with new subdivisions. Sidewalks from the neighborhoods link directly to the trail. And entire towns — such as Powder Springs and Rockmart — that grew up along the old train track a century and more ago are beginning to see signs of renaissance, which they attribute in part to the Silver Comet. Powder Springs recently approved two new trailside subdivisions and is building its own trail, the Lucille Creek II Trail, which will connect 1,100 established homes to it.
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Thursday, October 28, 2004
Tuesday, October 26, 2004
A TREND TOWARD TRANSIT-ORIENTED TOWNHOMES
A study by Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented Development shows that demand for compact housing near transit is likely to more than double by 2025.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Capturing the Demand for Housing Near Transit finds that across the U.S. more than 14.6 million households are likely to want to rent and buy housing near transit by 2025, double the number that live in these neighborhoods today. Meeting this demand would require building 2,100 residential units near each of the 3,971 stations included in the study.
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A study by Reconnecting America’s Center for Transit Oriented Development shows that demand for compact housing near transit is likely to more than double by 2025.
Hidden in Plain Sight: Capturing the Demand for Housing Near Transit finds that across the U.S. more than 14.6 million households are likely to want to rent and buy housing near transit by 2025, double the number that live in these neighborhoods today. Meeting this demand would require building 2,100 residential units near each of the 3,971 stations included in the study.
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Saturday, October 23, 2004
BELTLINE RAIL ESTATE PURCHASE #1
Legendary Gwinnett County developer Wayne Mason is buying a choice corridor of kudzu-covered rail track that runs through the residential heart of Atlanta — a rusty line the city wants to revive as a transit system.
Mason is under contract to pay Norfolk Southern Corp. $25 million for the 4.6-mile rail artery running from DeKalb Avenue to Piedmont Park to I-85. The elongated strip of land amounts to about 67 acres.
The property is a key section of the Belt Line, a dormant, 22-mile railroad loop that Atlanta officials want to use as a transit path joining the city's historic neighborhoods and landmarks. The $679 million system would connect to several MARTA stations and move people from the Carter Center to Piedmont Park to the West End.
Source: ajc.com
Legendary Gwinnett County developer Wayne Mason is buying a choice corridor of kudzu-covered rail track that runs through the residential heart of Atlanta — a rusty line the city wants to revive as a transit system.
Mason is under contract to pay Norfolk Southern Corp. $25 million for the 4.6-mile rail artery running from DeKalb Avenue to Piedmont Park to I-85. The elongated strip of land amounts to about 67 acres.
The property is a key section of the Belt Line, a dormant, 22-mile railroad loop that Atlanta officials want to use as a transit path joining the city's historic neighborhoods and landmarks. The $679 million system would connect to several MARTA stations and move people from the Carter Center to Piedmont Park to the West End.
Source: ajc.com
Tuesday, October 12, 2004
NORCROSS SCHOOLS CELEBRATE WALK/BIKE TO SCHOOL DAY
According to a Sept. 7th Gwinnett Daily Post article, "About 600 students from Simpson Elementary ditched the bus Wednesday in favor of their feet. Simpson was one of several schools nationwide to participate in International Walk and Bike to School Day, an event designed to promote health, safety, physical activity and environmental concern. The streets surrounding Simpson were packed with students, parents and dogs who say the day gives them a chance to bond and enjoy the morning air. Kim Tardy walked with her daughter Bailey, and 8-year-old third-grader. She said Bailey normally rides the bus, but the family made special arrangements to take the two-mile trek from their home.
"'It's a community thing, and it's a healthy thing,' Tardy said. 'It teaches our kids that we are involved in what they are doing.' Walk to School Day was established in the United States in 1997 by the Partnership for a Walkable America. It is Simpson's fourth time participating, said PTA representative Lynn Grove. 'It's a very tight community and this is another way for us to get out say 'Hi' and have fun with our kids,' she said. Elizabeth Friedman walked her daughter Lauren, 10, to school at about 8:30 a.m. She said a lot of parents park their cars in nearby neighborhoods and finish the walk, but she and her daughter made the two-mile trip from their house on foot..."
Source: www.gwinnettdailyonline.com
According to a Sept. 7th Gwinnett Daily Post article, "About 600 students from Simpson Elementary ditched the bus Wednesday in favor of their feet. Simpson was one of several schools nationwide to participate in International Walk and Bike to School Day, an event designed to promote health, safety, physical activity and environmental concern. The streets surrounding Simpson were packed with students, parents and dogs who say the day gives them a chance to bond and enjoy the morning air. Kim Tardy walked with her daughter Bailey, and 8-year-old third-grader. She said Bailey normally rides the bus, but the family made special arrangements to take the two-mile trek from their home.
"'It's a community thing, and it's a healthy thing,' Tardy said. 'It teaches our kids that we are involved in what they are doing.' Walk to School Day was established in the United States in 1997 by the Partnership for a Walkable America. It is Simpson's fourth time participating, said PTA representative Lynn Grove. 'It's a very tight community and this is another way for us to get out say 'Hi' and have fun with our kids,' she said. Elizabeth Friedman walked her daughter Lauren, 10, to school at about 8:30 a.m. She said a lot of parents park their cars in nearby neighborhoods and finish the walk, but she and her daughter made the two-mile trip from their house on foot..."
Source: www.gwinnettdailyonline.com
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