Box 13, Folder 3, Document 100

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORS: u
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Iding, Editor



The Editors: I read with in-
terest Reese Cleghorn’s col-
umn of September 21 on the 18 SEPTEMBER 27, 1966
possibility of restoring a part Z .
of “underground Atlanta” in
the lower Wall Sireet-Alabama
Street area.

While the idea is intriguing
and does indeed have merit,
I think we must also consider
the present and future needs
of Atlantans, especially in
the field of transportation. An
essential element of the plan
for rapid transit for the metro-
politan Ailanta area is the
downtown Transit Center
where the North-South and
East-West Lines would cross,
one over the other, and allow
passengers to transfer be-
tween lines. The only feasible
location for Transit Center is
in the area referred to as
“underground Atlanta” or
“the railroad gulch.” At the
present time engineers for the
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid
Transit Authority are conduct-
ing an active and detailed
study of the area, which rep-
resents possibilities for the
saving of hundreds of millions
of dollars in construction of
subways and Transit Center.

In addition, the proposed
1967 program of MARTA in-
cludes a corridor impact
study, which will bring into
perspective all of the long-
range plans of the metrapoli-
tan area, including those
plans for schools and colleges,
streets and highways, urban
renewal, urban design, land
use and zoning, and public
and private development pro-
grams. The course of this
study will very definitely in-
volve lengthy discussions with
the Civic Design Commission
and Paul Muldawer, looking
toward the development of the
old streets for the best pos-
sible service to all of Atlanta
and its surroundings and citi-
zens.

By closely coordinating all
our efforts, we can achieve
the best combination of his-
torical restoration, entertain- .
ment, tourism, and efficient
transportation.

H. L. STUART
General Manager
Metropolitan Atlanta
Rapid Transit
Authority,

Atlanta.




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