Red Light Cameras Gone in the City of Atlanta?

The City of Atlanta's been operating the red light cameras at the intersection of Boulevard NE and Freedom Parkway NE/S.R. 10 and Monroe Drive NE and Piedmont Road NE without a permit since January of this year; therefore, they have to turn all monies made this year over to the State of Georgia, and must also turn off the cameras at these intersections. The only other intersections that have red light cameras in Atlanta proper are Spring Street NW and North Avenue NW/U.S. 29/78/278/S.R. 8 and Cleveland Avenue SW and Metropolitan Parkway SW/U.S. 19/41/S.R. 3, and the City can continue operating the cameras at these intersections.

Those motorists who received tickets at the intersections operating without a permit from the State may get their money refunded.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

Future Interstate 22

Hey, everyone. It's me, Bryant5493, again.

This blogpost will give a brief detail of the Memphis-Birmingham-Atlanta freeway, which is Future Interstate 22/U.S. 78.

Future Interstate 22, which is Corridor X from its eastern/unfinished end at I-65 in Birmingham, Alabama to exit 108 east of Fulton, Mississippi, will connect Atlanta and points east via Birmingham directly with the University of Mississippi ("Ole Miss") and Memphis, Tennessee. Future I-22 merges with Corridor V at exit 108 and the routes are co-signed from that point to exit 86 (U.S. 45 - Tupelo/Corinth).

Currently, travelers have to travel down a combination of at-grade, expressway and freeway connections to get to the current thru traffic route, which is east of Jasper, Alabama. Future I-22's eastern end used to be at Industrial Parkway Road in Jasper. It has been extended eastward to exit 93 (Jefferson County Road 77 - Coalburg), which is two miles west of I-65. The stack interchange between I-65 and Future I-22, which will have an access ramp for U.S. 31, is slated to be completed in 2012.

The Future I-22 designation will be dropped when the entire freeway's upgraded to Interstate standards, in both Alabama and Mississippi. Future I-22's western terminus will be, most likely, at one of the Memphis-area Interstates.

Lastly, I've plans of driving Future I-22/U.S. 78 in April or May of this year, to film it.

Fulton County to be split in two?

There have been talks of splitting up Fulton County, which is the most populous county in the State of Georgia, at 1,020,104 residents. The county is made up of fourteen municipalities: Alpharetta, Atlanta, Chattahoochee Hills (formerly Chattahoochee Hill Country), College Park, East Point, Fairburn, Hapeville, Johns Creek, Milton, Mountain Park, Palmetto, Roswell, Sandy Springs and Union City. There is also a large unincorporated area known as "Unincorporated South Fulton," which is large enough to be a city in its own right; however, the residents of this community, of whom I am one, voted down the resolution to become a city. The reason being is that resolution wasn't thought out well and I didn't like the name of the potential city, which would've been just "South Fulton."

Now, North Fulton residents and government leaders are trying to recreate Milton County, which joined Fulton in 1931 - 32, along with Campbell County to save money. Roswell joined Fulton, ceding from Cobb, to make Fulton County a contiguous entity. This annexation gave Fulton a very irregular shape -- the county is 70 miles, "nose to tail." The two communities, North Fulton and South Fulton, are very, very different: North Fulton is very wealthy and mostly white; South Fulton is a low-income community that has gone through hard times and is mostly black. Because of this, many have accused the North Fulton residents of racism.

I don't think it's necessarily racism, but there are some racial over and undertones. I personally don't mind North Fulton splitting off from the rest of the county. I just don't like the fact that Atlanta and Fulton County's governments could merge, becoming Atlanta-Fulton County. This would mean every unincorporated area in the county would become apart of the City of Atlanta. The other cities in the county would still be independent, unless they de-incorporated and Atlanta annexed them. The City of Atlanta doesn't function well and neither does Fulton County; so this would be a big quagmire, to say the least.

This development will be very, very interesting to watch, whichever way it goes.

Fulton County to be Split Up

Milton County Debate Heats Up (WSB-TV)