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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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In her recent opinion piece for the AJC, city and regional planning alumna Tameka Wimberley describes MARTA’s newly proposed light-rail alignment that would connect MARTA’s Lindberg Station and the Avondale station via the Emory/Clifton Corridor. She states that the projected ridership for this light-rail line is well over 24,000 riders per day, taking into consideration the major campuses and businesses along the proposed rail: the CDC, Emory University, and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Hospital are all situated along the route. Wimberley, who is MARTA’s senior regional planner and project manager of the Clifton transit project, encourages public opinion on the plan. “At this point, no one has all the answers.” She writes. “MARTA is still gathering information and working with supporters and critics of the project. What we know for certain, however, is that this project will be successful only if it has widespread community support. Regardless of your opinion on the Clifton Corridor initiative, MARTA wants to hear from you.”
