MARTA's Five Points Renovation Controversy
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Case study on Atlanta's Five Points Renovation, a controversial project put forward by MARTA, and a broader conversation on effective transportation projects. Big thank you to Carden Wyckoff for the interview! Check out her pages here: / cardenonwheels / cardenonwheels / cardenonwheels
➤ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:15 Background
3:58 Breakdown
6:47 Priorities
9:28 Systemic Issues
12:18 What can we do?
14:10 Closing
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➤ Sources
https://www.threadatl.org/blog/martas...
https://www.letspropelatl.org/keep-fi...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articl...
"The High Cost of Free Parking" by Donald Shoup: http://shoup.bol.ucla.edu/Chapter1.pdf
https://saportareport.com/more-marta-...
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/ny...
https://www.itsmarta.com/marta-five-p...
https://www.threadatl.org/blog/martas...
"More MARTA and MARTA 2040 Audit" by Mauldin & Jenkins, August 2024: https://www.atlantaga.gov/home/showpu...
➤ Media
• Roughly half of MARTA’s board of directors...
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• This is FIFA World Cup 26™
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• Highlights of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games
• MARTA final design for Five Points Station...
• Public demands MARTA delays Five Points st...
• Atlanta mayor, MARTA at odds over future o...
• Rally held to halt plans to renovate Five ...
• Five Points Rally
• Five Points Station Design & Water Intrusion
• What will happen if MARTA Five Points stat...
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➤ Music
Soundcloud
Laundrette / laundrette - Music by Mona Wonderlick - Free download: https://bit.ly/laundrette-download
Youtube Audio Library
Mona Wonderlick - Laundrette
TrackTribe - Dub Gun
John Patitucci - Lyric Melody for Solo Bass
The Mini Vandals featuring Mamadou Koita and Lasso - Djansa
Fine Dining - TrackTribe
Anno Domini Beats - Archetype
Anno Domini Beats - God Fury
Kevin MacLeod - Dub Eastern
➤ Equipment
Camera: Fuji X-E4, iPhone 15
Microphone: Rode Wireless Go
➤ Special thanks
Surya Prabhakar and Syd Balcom for helping me out with filming my first interview 🫡
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