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Perimeter Business
A monthly section focusing on biuinejj in the Reporter News papers communities
Commuters adapt to Perimeter grind
Dan Whisenhunt
While there are four MARTA stations, van and car pools, shuttle buses and other pedestrian options for people getting to the Perimeter area from
elsewhere, metro Atlanta commuters still prefer getting around via automobile than by mass transit.
By Dan Whisenhunt
Steve McKinley enjoys riding the
Xpress bus to the Perimeter from his
home in Cumming, but he said he sees
room for improvement.
McKinley, who works at Macy's,
said the Xpress bus arrives at the North
Springs MARTA station right as the
train headed to the Perimeter takes off.
All he can do is wave as the train heads
south. The Georgia Regional Transpor
tation Authority runs the Xpress, while
MARTA has its own board of directors.
"That's my only complaint, having
to wait 15 minutes for the next train,"
McKinley said.
The commute of workers like McKin
ley is something that Perimeter employ
ers consider when deciding to set up
shop along the top end of 1-285. Trans
portation advocates say the range of op
tions for getting to and from offices at
the Perimeter make the choice easier for
companies.
Whether it's easier for employees de
pends on where they begin their morn
ing commute.
Groups like the Perimeter Commu
nity Improvement Districts and the Pe
rimeter Transportation and Stability
Coalition work to turn transportation
options into assets for economic devel
opment.
"Of course the major assets we have
here are the four MARTA stations, and
most of the employers here are very ex
cited they have access to MARTA here,"
Perimeter CIDs President and CEO
CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
Q&A: Real estate
-Page 10 l-285/Ga. 400
-Page 13 Profile: Keeping it in the family -Page 15
Todd Emerson,
with Harry Nor
man Realtors, dis
cusses the current
Perimeter single
family housing
market, and gives
his outlook for the
future.
Funding
1-285/Ga. 400
improvements
has proven
to be a chal
lenge. Now, the
PCIDs are step
ping up with
funds.
Three broth
ers continue on
with the fami
ly's auto repair
business, put
ting their cus
tomers' and
employees'
needs first.
