Huntsville updates - Page 144

neilson · #**2861** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 4:31 AM**

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Originally Posted by Alabadrock

I was posting in the Decatur forum. I just thought I'd put a link to my development blog on there, and now they're talking about how Decatur pays money for me and all. And now I'm not anonymous, and how Decatur is such an AWFUL place. It was weird...

Decatur's forum has taken a nosedive since Channel 19's expose of Morgan County's Gov't a year or 2 ago. Ever since then, it's gathered a reputation for strong opinions and fast deletions of entries.

mustanggt · #**2862** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 3:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by jmanhsv

^ It's a ServisFirst bank branch and a "possible" restaurant...

http://www.al.com/business/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/business/1203588987323550.xml&coll=1

Thank you JMAN! I drive by it everyday so I was just curious!

HSVTiger · #**2863** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 6:21 PM**

New bus route, hopefully it will be popular. If it ran till 8 might help.

Huntsville officials unveiled the city's newest shuttle bus route today - this one running through Cummings Research Park. For $1 each way, commuters can now drop their cars downtown or at any other bus stop and ride to stops in the research park, then back to their cars after work.

The new route, which also includes stops at Bridge Street Town Centre, the Target shopping center and University Drive Wal-Mart, runs weekdays from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Within two months, it will also connect to a new bus transfer station being built at UAHuntsville.

Jacknah · #**2864** Posted **Aug 1, 2008, 11:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by HSVTiger

New bus route, hopefully it will be popular. If it ran till 8 might help.

Huntsville officials unveiled the city's newest shuttle bus route today - this one running through Cummings Research Park. For $1 each way, commuters can now drop their cars downtown or at any other bus stop and ride to stops in the research park, then back to their cars after work.

The new route, which also includes stops at Bridge Street Town Centre, the Target shopping center and University Drive Wal-Mart, runs weekdays from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Within two months, it will also connect to a new bus transfer station being built at UAHuntsville.

Why didn't they allow a private company to do this? Wake up people. These things would be done by the private sector if they would only legalize it. That's what we should be pushing for. Less government, not more. Government creates the illusion that only they can provide things, but they're the ones that create their own need in the first place by making it illegal for the private sector to provide these things. And people fall for it hook, line, and sinker.

www.bobbarr2008.com

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2865** Posted **Aug 2, 2008, 6:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by Jacknah

Why didn't they allow a private company to do this? Wake up people. These things would be done by the private sector if they would only legalize it. That's what we should be pushing for. Less government, not more. Government creates the illusion that only they can provide things, but they're the ones that create their own need in the first place by making it illegal for the private sector to provide these things. And people fall for it hook, line, and sinker.

www.bobbarr2008.com

Probably because no private company wanted to do it. Anyways, I'm not gonna get into this again.

You're def right Neilson about the County g'ment exposure. I just stopped looking at the forum, cause I new that if I looked at it again I would get mad. Plus, the forum wasn't letting me post anything again.

I think the reason why they didn't like me was that there is now someone who is posting news that isn't very bias and makes Decatur sound like a good place. Cause, we ALL know just how AWFUL it is.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2866** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 1:14 AM**

This just keeps getting better and better on the AL forums.

from Softballmom:

of 19.

write about decatur.

comes to decatur all the time.

doesn't live in decatur.

hmm. why does he bother?

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I really don't see why it matters. I do live in Decatur, I go to school in Tuscaloosa, I spend most of my money in Decatur. Is there some law that says I have no right to celebrate development in Decatur. It seems like because the info of development is coming from someone who just doesn't spend most of their time in Decatur, they don't like the info of the development.

Confused??? I know I am...

Of course, she could be on my side for all I know, I can't tell because it seems like everyone on that forum dislikes me except for one person.

Anyways, I know no one wants to read about me whining and moaning about all this. So, I'll do my best to stop. I just find all this rediculous. Long live skyscraper Page!

jonnie256 · #**2867** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 4:11 AM**

Decatur is full of mexicans(I mean illegal immigrants)!LOL Have you tried going to the walmart in Decatur on a Sunday,OMG they are everywhere! They are gonna have to get spanish translators to be cashiers there. Athens is also seemingly beginning to become infested with them too! Sorry if this offends anyone,just stateing my opinion.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2868** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 4:21 AM**

Wow... Ok, my best friend is Mexican... But, of course, her parents came here legally, started from scratch, and now her father owns a very successful business. You're right that there are a lot of illegal aliens in Decatur and the population of the city is probably vastly underestimated because a lot of inhabitants aren't in the books... but, what does your statement have to do with anything I was talking about?

Not, trying to be mean, that was just really random/outta the blue/borderline offensive...

neilson · #**2869** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 4:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by Alabadrock

Wow... Ok, my best friend is Mexican... But, of course, her parents came here legally, started from scratch, and now her father owns a very successful business. You're right that there are a lot of illegal aliens in Decatur and the population of the city is probably vastly underestimated because a lot of inhabitants aren't in the books... but, what does your statement have to do with anything I was talking about?

Not, trying to be mean, that was just really random/outta the blue/borderline offensive...

RE: Decatur and Hispanics. It's to be expected with all the chicken processing plants over there. Lotta agricultural and manufacturing jobs that attracts them to Decatur(where the cost of living is quite low). %wise, Hispanics are probably the dominant minority in several Alabama counties and cities, having out populated the existing Black population in those same areas.

jonnie256 · #**2870** Posted **Aug 3, 2008, 6:26 PM**

I was just saying that there is alot of them in Decatur/Athens area. I didn't say that they were a threat or anything,its just they seem to me like they are taking over those cities. And yes,I just threw this in as a random subject. I have had a few friends that were half white,half mexican and thier cool as hell. But they are here legally. I am just scared to drive in Decatur worrying that one of the illegals will hit me and knowing they probrally won't have insurance,will run from the scene and I will be up shiat creek!LOL

TimCity2000 · #**2871** Posted **Aug 4, 2008, 1:34 PM**

^when you use words like "taking over", it does suggest that you view "them" as a threat.

gkcooper · #**2872** Posted **Aug 4, 2008, 5:49 PM**

So it's not OK to say that an illegal invasion is a threat?

Bogue · #**2873** Posted **Aug 4, 2008, 7:21 PM**

A persons legal status isn't something that is visible. It's just something that the previous poster implied was so.

Heck, I'm "white" (Irish & Scottish descent) & my family's been in the South for 300 years or so (primarily in NC, KY, & AL) but b/c of my native american heritage (less than 10%) being so visible I have more than once had people act dodgy around me later to discover it was b/c they thought I was Hispanic. Visible characteristics can be wildly deceiving in America, particularly in our sun-blessed part of the country.

The debate over illegal immigration has some perfectly legitimate arguments to be made on both sides, but it's when it steps over to assuming someone's status b/c of skintone or cultural proclivities that it starts going over the line.

However, it was that a group of people was referred to as an infestation which is the truly offensive portion of the statement. None of our brothers & sisters in creation should ever be referred to in such a clearly demeaning way, regardless of their legal status in our country.

...and back to talking about H'ville & its assorted area developments.

marvingardns · #**2874** Posted **Aug 4, 2008, 9:02 PM**

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New bus route, hopefully it will be popular. If it ran till 8 might help.

Huntsville officials unveiled the city's newest shuttle bus route today - this one running through Cummings Research Park. For $1 each way, commuters can now drop their cars downtown or at any other bus stop and ride to stops in the research park, then back to their cars after work.

The new route, which also includes stops at Bridge Street Town Centre, the Target shopping center and University Drive Wal-Mart, runs weekdays from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. Within two months, it will also connect to a new bus transfer station being built at UAHuntsville.

A stop at Providence Main would be nice for this route. If it ran until 10pm, I'd definitely ride it. I've always gotten plenty of reading done on mass transit in larger cities.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2875** Posted **Aug 4, 2008, 11:29 PM**

^^^ It would be so awesome if the would put, just 2, routes between Huntsville and Decatur. One in Downtown, and one out by the interstate or something. I would love to go to Huntsville more, cause now that I'm in college, more and more of my friends don't live in Decatur. So, it'd be nice if I could pay like five dollars to ride over there. Sure as heck beats the ten to fifteen, probably more, that I pay in gas to get over there.

Can you say e-mail to the city council?????

jmanhsv · #**2876** Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 1:26 AM**

That's not a bad idea... Have one "express" route go to the Airport and another go to Research Park/Bridge Street from, say, a park-and-ride at Sweetwater. Buses could run every 15 minutes during rush hour, and every 30 at non-peak times between 5am and 10pm (midnight on the weekends; this is how is should be on most bus routes). But I think $2.50 would be a more reasonable price for a commuter express bus. For this to happen, however, there needs to be some sort of regional transit authority in place, since Huntsville's not going to provide service outside of the city limits.

But hey, if you're serious about it and want to make it REALLY effective, put dedicated bus and/or HOV lanes in the middle of 565. But I don't see that happening for another 30 years or so, maybe never if the commuter rail ever gets off the ground.

SpawnOfVulcan · #**2877** Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 3:03 AM**

I think it would be a synch for Decatur, Huntsville, and Madison to get together pooling their resources and creating a 565 regional bus route. Combining all three cities would help with funding. I sent an email about a route to all of my councilmen.

jonnie256 · #**2878** Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 6:46 PM**

When are they going to actually start construction on Constellation? And what will be the first thing built? Anyone know?

Shawn35816 · #**2879** Posted **Aug 5, 2008, 7:34 PM**

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Originally Posted by jonnie256

When are they going to actually start construction on Constellation? And what will be the first thing built? Anyone know?

I think that I read a while back that the first buildings to be built were the ones used as the hotels. Could be wrong though.

Back to the busroute thing. Before they have a regional route to other major cities in the area, they need to get it right in Huntsville first, and the Huntsville vicinity. I would definetly like to see a bus route that would, go to and through Redstone Arsenal. Of course only those who have access to get there would be able to, but there are at least 30,000 people driving on and off the Arsenal each day. I think if you got that up and running, and if it was used regularly by a large number of people, it would be a real jumpstart to regional transit. It would add money to the system, I guess Shuttle, that could go directly to expanding services.

Although I just asked a guy today if bus service was offered onto the Arsenal, would he take advantage of it. He's from LA, so of course he said no.

He did suggest if they had a bike trail that ran through, that he would ride his bike. I'm thinking that a lot of people would take advantage of the bus service though. They just don't need to wait a hour or more at a stop.

crr0004 · #**2880** Posted **Aug 6, 2008, 2:01 AM**

I think an even better start would be Park and Rides. They could put a few large parking lots in Hampton Cove, Jones Valley, Madison, Monrovia, and somewhere off Winchester and have buses running from those parking lots to Redstone, Research Park, downtown, etc.