1. By Georgia Brain Train Group, Chairman Emory Morsberger

3. Sustainability
Mobility Options
Capacity Crisis
Economic Development
Emergency Preparedness

4. Green dots are current commuter rail systems
Blue dots are areas where commuter rail is proposed or under development. There are Currently 28 proposed systems, of which Atlanta is one.

5. There are 7 Commuter Rail Proposals from Atlanta to:
Athens
Bremen
Canton
Gainesville
Macon
Madison
Senoia

6. Transit promotes many conservative goals:
Economic development, which is both spurred and shaped by rail transit.
Helping the poor move off welfare and into Jobs.
Strengthening the bonds of community.
The dominance of automobiles and highways is a product of massive government intervention in the marketplace, intervention stretching back to World War I. In countries such as Switzerland where government policy has been less one-sided, transit holds a far larger market share.

7. North metro commuters have the longest commute of anyone in the Southeast.
Although on many days it can be up to an hour and a half due to accidents or weather conditions.

8. Annual hours of delay per commuter
Largest increase in the country
From 15th to 4th worst traffic in America
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, “2005 Urban Mobility Report”

9. $5 $11 HOV: $10 billion X New Roads: $ 19 billion X $10
Transit: $14 billion X
Using only the resources we have now, traffic will worsen significantly

10. Annual delay hours per commuter
ESTIMATE
Atlanta
Phoenix**
Charlotte**
Miami
Dallas
San Francisco**
Denver**
Washington D.C.**
From a quality of life standpoint, we risk losing our competitive advantage over other major metropolitan regions
* Behind only Los Angeles
**Projected trends
Source: Texas Transportation Institute, Atlanta Regional Commission, Miami-Dade MPO Transportation Plan to the Year 2030, Dallas-Ft. Worth MPO

13. 12 Proposed Stops Lilburn Cedars Road Lawrenceville Reagan Parkway
Athens
Bogart
Winder
Cedars Road
Lawrenceville
Reagan Parkway
Lilburn
Northlake
Tucker
Emory University
Atlantic Station
Atlanta MMPT

15. Reliable Traffic for All: Over 10,000 Commuters a Day
Along Existing Track, Low Impact
Cost Cheaper Than Roads
Clean Air
Connects Universities
Economic Development Where Needed

16. Athens/Clarke, Barrow & Oconee Counties Gwinnett County
75 percent support
14 percent oppose
11 percent undecided
79 percent support
13 percent oppose
7 percent don’t know
1 percent refused