Emory "Tired of Traffic" T-SPLOST website

FYI, Emory University has launched a website (called "Tired of Traffic") with information about the July 31 vote on transportation initiatives.

Screen shot captured from  http://www.gca.emory.edu/transportation/index.html

Should you visit, note project map link on the left margin, and related resources on the right margin.

Memorial Day Weekend = Medlock Pool Opens

Memorial Day honors those who died while serving in the U.S. military. It does not look like there are any memorials/special events at the Decatur Cemetery or Oakland Cemetery, but Oakland is holding tours as usual on Saturday and Sunday.

For those who equate this holiday with the start of the summer break, here's some potential outings for the coming 3-day weekend:

Stone Mountain Park: who can resist the "Lasershow Spectacular in Mountainvision with a special, extended fireworks finale"? All three nights throughtout Memorial Day weekend?

Atlanta Jazz Festival: ongoing, but see their Memorial Day Weekend line-up at Piedmont Park

Georgia Renaissance Festival:

Decatur Art Festival -- Artists Market 

POOL TIME

And... it's pool time (pdf file): per this document, the Medlock pool is open

Tuesdays – Saturdays noon-6:00 pm [yes, closed on Mondays]
Sundays 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Hours apply through Sept. 3, 2012
Daily Admission is $3/visit for county residents (or $45 for seasonal pass) [thanks to alert reader Blair for correcting the amounts!]

The Dangers of North Druid Hills Road

Our neighbors at North Druid Valley Hills are asking for everyone's support in addressing a dangerous stretch of road:

Image courtesy of http://www.northdruidkills.com

The North Druid Valley Hills Association is making a concerted effort to obtain a stop light at one of the exits from their neighborhood. As part of these efforts, they have created a website http://www.northdruidkills.com to draw attention to the issue. On the site are stories by residents and pictures showing the dangers they face entering and exiting their neighborhood. 

The majority of accidents listed have occurred while sitting stopped, waiting for an opportunity to turn INTO their neighborhood. This section of North Druid Hills Road is extremely dangerous ...

Please visit the website, in particular the Voice your support page, which includes contact information for County officials who have the power to address the situation.

The website also features incident reports and photos. 

Perspectives on July 31 T-SPLOST

The AJC has a nice summary of how people in different counties perceive the coming T-SPLOST vote, see Will sales tax shorten Atlanta commutes, reduce traffic?

Yellow Lab "Dolly" safe and found :)

Yay, Dolly's been found. A kind neighbor captured her and she's on her way home.

Clairmont Rd. lane closures [May 16-17]

Received via email from Commissioner Rader:

Lane Closures on Clairmont Road at the RR bridge between North Decatur and Starvine 

I was informed today that GDOT is allowing the railroad to close one lane in each direction on Clairmont Road for repairs to the RR bridge.  The lane closures are scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 16th at 9am and will continue to be closed until the work is completed.  

The work is scheduled to be completed Thursday, May 17th in the evening. 

Marker located @ Starvine Way (Emory campus)

GA Power to the rescue

A pine tree toppled across from Medlock Elementary, snapping an utility pole and snagging the power lines.

DeKalb firefighters and GA Power were on the scene soon thereafter. Here are some images of the GA Power crew at work.

Close-up of damages.