[ale] [OT] Life north of ATL?

[leam hall]

I've driven in downtown Philly, DC, Rome, and Munich. Everything I've
heard of ATL seems to make it sound worse.   :)

The train seems to be a good idea for downtown work. However, I'm
still running off assumptions and few facts. I really appreciate all
the stuff you guys are saying!

Leam

On 5/23/12, Lightner, Jeff <JLightner at water.com> wrote:
> I drive to Chattanooga fairly often and can say that going up I-75 in the
> afternoon though slow does move for the most part.     However, I often try
> to leave at 4 PM to avoid the brunt of it.
>
> When I worked in Alpharetta coming down 400 in the afternoon was so horrible
> that I often waited until 6 PM or 7 PM to leave the office as I'd get home
> just as soon.    Unfortunately there are no good back road routes - driving
> across from 400 to 75 (or 575) was always slower than driving all the way
> down to 285 and going back up 75.   By all accounts it has gotten even worse
> in the years since I left that job.   The latest idea of using the shoulder
> on 400 shows how bad it is and how desperate traffic managers are for ANY
> idea no matter how bad.
>
> However, Cobb County, doesn't have Marta trains so the OP's post about
> getting on red line makes me think he wants to do train part of the way.
> Cobb does have CCT which will do transfers to Marta but I don't know the
> details of if they have any express busses that will go directly to a Marta
> train station.
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Geoffrey
> Myers
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:42 AM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] [OT] Life north of ATL?
>
> On 05/23/2012 09:24 AM, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> traffic pattern is worst in metro area for that travel direction
>> unless it's a second shift position.
>>
>> Anything heading generally toward perimeter from outside it in morning
>> is bad traffic. Average speed on 400 southbound at 8:15am is <25 mph
>> every day within 8 miles of I-285..
>
> Then I'd suggest NW of Atlanta.  I'm in Cobb county and although i75 is ugly
> in the morning, it's not as bad as this discription of 400.
>
>>
>> On Wed, May 23, 2012 at 9:01 AM, leam hall <leamhall at gmail.com
>> <mailto:leamhall at gmail.com>> wrote:
>>
>>     Hey all,
>>
>>     I'm looking for a transition and we're strongly considering moving
>>     north of ATL. Theory is that I can drive down to the Red Line and
>> then
>>     train in. how feasible is that, and how far out do you have to be to
>>     avoid things like HOAs and crowds?
>>
>>     Not looking for high rent but a little grass in the yard for the
>> dogs.
>>
>>     Thanks!
>>
>>     Leam
>>
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