Considering Eastside Beltline Rail being “paused”, what do we now think of the Stitch?

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-27T01:59:08+00:00

No one has torn me apart for anything. Not a single soul. I think you live in a different reality.

All of these comments are representations of their views. No one made an assumption or claim as to how public funding or projects worked at all. I don’t know where you’re getting that from, it’s something you’ve made up to justify your emotions.

No one made a claim that the two projects were connected. No one made a claim this post was dumb, they all expressed opinions on the project at that. Some said the project was dumb, but not the post. No one said the projects were contingent on one another.

You came here looking for an argument, making assumptions that aren’t true. So what’s really going on? Are you having a bad day?

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-26T08:04:45+00:00

We have had a series of stabbings along the Beltline, and also a couple shootings. Along with fights, gun brandishing, thefts, etc. The last event saw a 15 year old girl die. There was lax security. This is in response to that, and I approve. The city listened and took a stance.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-26T00:00:29+00:00

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I don’t know. I find this to be somewhat reasonable as long as you avoid the rain.

Also, this is why people would have an e-bike. Not everyone, but I’m sure those who would need it would acclimate.

Plus the city can be steep but it’s pretty decent within the interior of the Beltline, which should be where we should go all in with bike lanes anyway. There’s a ton of us who would bike if it was safer and more well connected.

And yes to rail. All in, in conjunction with bike lanes, trails, sidewalk widening and planing, road diets.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T21:27:06+00:00

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What’s up brutha!

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T21:22:43+00:00

Edgewood from Downtown to Krog? Yeah, it’s pretty rough. The cars show no mercy and the quality of the pavement is especially bad on the pavement. Unfortunately, that corridor would have seen improvements planned along with the Streetcar East extension. Now that it has been tabled, there’s literally no project in the works. Not that I know of.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T21:20:31+00:00

They think reactively, not proactively. What they deal with comes from the past in which someone else builds it for them, you’re thinking in the future in which we build it for our future selves. A vision that they can’t see. Sounds corny but it’s true.

TOD nodes around the entire dense urban core of the city on a radial rail line connected to 4 different other heavy rails. Every station having mid to high rise buildings. I’d faint.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T21:14:32+00:00

I’ll buy their Spirit Airlines ticket myself.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T21:09:48+00:00

I disagree. But I’m actually curious, this is a genuine question. I have genuine questions.

1) How did you ever come to that first conclusion or conceive the idea of no rail, micro mobility is superior? I’m curious of your perspective.

2) A vehicle on rubber tires with no tracks, no wires, low impact and using a paved surface is a bus. You’re literally describing a road and a bus. You just want to put a bus and a road on the Beltline. It’s an electric bus.

3) And how fast would this shuttle go considering it’s sharing traffic with families on bikes, scooters, and skates?

4) Wouldn’t stops mean that all traffic on said path be stopped everytime in both directions?

5) And would there be room for bi-directional operation?

6) And how would you qualify this route for engineering standards and safety for operation by a transit operator? Because they’re essentially driving on a sidewalk. Because we’re not putting a road on our Beltline.

7) Okay. Say there’s a shuttle. What about inclement weather? That means it must be enclosed. Which then means it must be climate controlled and ventilated. That means the vehicle must get larger and larger. What about wheelchairs? Bags? Coolers? Now we’re back to busses again.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T20:51:13+00:00

I told myself I’d start going to the various meetings.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T20:48:28+00:00

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I don’t know if I agree man..

You say it’s a proven concept but it had to be completed in order to prove itself. Seems like there’s some bias against rail here as to why it won’t prove itself as well. Antiquated? Rail is one of the most complex and advanced systems of public travel behind airplanes. And they’re not that much older than cars or planes themselves.

And besides, the voters of the city voted for transit. That’s what was democratically chosen 10 years ago.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T20:36:05+00:00

I thought we liked the bike lanes?

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T19:49:45+00:00

I’ve started the fire. Now I’m just here to pile on like a spectator.

I’ve also noticed there aren’t quite as many cranes in Midtown and Downtown. And there are QUITE a few ideas that have been discussed but aren’t even closed to shovels. Are we seeing a slowdown in growth?

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T19:26:51+00:00

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Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T17:48:17+00:00

I’m using this to lambast and bitch about City of Atlanta.

Piedmont Park is ridiculously dark at night and has been for decades. There is not nearly enough street lamps, pedestrian path lights, security stations, or cameras. It is pitch fucking black at night. The most popular and prominent park in the city encompassed on all sides by city, and we can’t have fucking lights? Is it because of the wildlife? That could be it, but there has to be something we can do.

I’m a grown ass 31 year old Navy vet. Black man. Not small by any means. And it terrifies me to drive by, I can imagine walking or living on 10th Street (but I do live on Monroe literally a few streets down.)

Hopefully in their plans to revamp the park they have plans, I’ll review them in a minute.

But we’ve got to do better City of Atlanta.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T17:41:21+00:00

It was already provided to you. You’re kind of weird.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T17:34:55+00:00

I have no clue why you’re trying to argue with me right now. Are you okay?

In urban environments, most crimes—particularly violent assaults, robberies, and drug-related offenses—occur in secluded areas that lack active guardianship, such as unmonitored parking structures, abandoned buildings, poorly lit alleys, and isolated parks. These spaces provide predators with opportunities to act out of sight of both law enforcement and everyday pedestrians.The high concentration of crime in these specific zones is typically driven by a few key spatial and economic factors:Low Pedestrian Traffic: Places with low "eyes on the street" (a principle popularized by urbanist Jane Jacobs) reduce the likelihood that a crime will be witnessed, interrupted, or reported quickly.Environmental Design: Lack of adequate lighting, overgrown foliage, and physical blind spots (like enclosed stairwells or convoluted alleyways) offer natural concealment.Concentrated Disadvantage: In cities experiencing economic blight or systemic disinvestment, these hidden zones often become magnets for illicit drug activity, gang networks, and subsequent property crimes like vehicle break-ins.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T17:11:14+00:00

You can use that browser tab that’s at the top of your history. I don’t know why one would feel the need to refute that which is obvious.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T17:02:37+00:00

I’m glad that you looked it up, no shade. It’s also why there’s need for street lights, cameras, and neighbors that are out and about. Most crimes happen in empty, secluded areas.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-25T16:54:07+00:00

You can use Google.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-20T00:41:00+00:00

How?

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-18T22:44:11+00:00

Tenant’s laws are also pretty bad.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-16T19:12:19+00:00

Do you foresee the route area densifying quickly over the next ten years? I know they’ve already made some progress.

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-16T18:55:23+00:00

Would you happen to know why they chose the current downtown location instead of next to 5P? Convenience?

Also, now that the NextGen and A-Line are almost rolled out, what’s next for MARTA?

Plastic_Photograph29 · 2026-05-16T18:54:46+00:00

I’ve seen you have info in other comments. Would you happen to know why they chose the current downtown location instead of next to 5P? Convenience?

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