Whatever Happened to SOS. Community Conflict and Transit Development

摘要

The report is one of 17 case studies on the management of the Metropolitan Atlanta Regional Transit Authority (MARTA). This report deals with the planning and development of the East Line in Decatur, Georgia, which presented an array of events and situations that impacted on both Decatur and MARTA. Controversy over saving historic Sycamore Street, known as sitSave Old Sycamore (SOS), is explained and resolution of the conflicts are detailed.