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How to not make the #Atlanta #beltline successful.

@Nundrum Hmm. Well, I think it's probably a bad business move for Ansley Mall. They could probably do quite well charging for parking, as other businesses have chosen to do.

As for the Beltline itself, I think it's at the point of expanding at its own momentum now. There's plenty of parking all around the Beltline - so, I don't see that as a limiting factor for that section.

Now, the one thing I am quite pissed about is the complete lack of bike racks at Ansley Mall - AND the bars nearby. It's rather silly that it's so accessible now via non-car transportation, but that unless you have a Lime bike/scooter, you can't really take advantage of that and secure your transportation device.

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Chris Dixon Nov 25

@Nundrum Maybe a hot take, but I don't think we should treat the beltline like a tourist attraction.

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DecaturNature Nov 25

@dixon @Nundrum I was thinking the same thing. The beltline is a passage, not a destination. If people want to build destinations along the beltline, that's great... and folk can use the beltline as a low-stress way to get to them.
That section of the beltline is near Piedmont park, which is a good destination (and makes the beltline more pleasant)

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Nundrum Nov 25

@DecaturNature @dixon It absolutely is a destination/attraction. That's what makes it good. It brings in the people. It makes the density. It gives businesses foot traffic.

Otherwise it's just a fancy sidewalk and we quite a few sidewalks already.

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Chris Dixon Nov 26

@Nundrum @DecaturNature I'm not saying it shouldn't be nice, but it should serve the communities it runs through. I would rather see a daycare than a 10th brewery. Everyone I know who lives on the Eastside tries to avoid it at all coats on Saturday and Sunday, which seems more like a failure than a success to me. ESPECIALLY because it's paid for by the taxes and future taxes of those districts. (which is a whole other can of worms)