Maybe if this system went to Kennesaw Mountain Park, but other than that I do not see a reason for me to use it if it is built. However, for people living in Cobb and working in Atlanta it may be popular. Wonder why so expensive...sounds like they just buy busses and put them on Hwy 41 and I-75...don't they aready do this with he Express busses?

Tim is right on all points. Not sure if there would be much demand from Midtown except to some recreation areas, but the reverse might have some interest. I'm not comprehending a $1.8 million study and a $1.1 billion system. Seems like each is off by orders of magnitude. One possibility is that the $1.1 billion is not just for implementation but is projected for, say 10 or 20 years and includes operating costs, maintenance, replacement vehicles over that duration.

It's still a bus. It still gets stuck in traffic. A bus does not cause economic development around it's stops like a rail line does. Cobb county will do anything to stay away from rail. I'm so tired of listening to Cobb's antiquated views on public transit.

It's sad too because Marietta square is really cool and I would love to take MARTA up there and spend a night in the restaurants and bars. They could become like Decatur Square. But, I'm sure as hell not driving up there.

A bad idea completely. A rail line would spur far more growth and have a greater economic impact. Also it would be much faster than BRT service. I don't know why they think in a county of over 700 thousand people that it can't support heavy rail transit. BART in Cali and even the Long Island Rail Road both provide commuter heavy rail transit and it works fine in the more rural areas. Nobody is saying that 50 story towers have to pop up near every station. That area would mainly be for commuters who drive to the station and come into the city. Just like at North Springs or Doraville stations. But it will generate some development. Who is going to drive to a bus park and ride over a rail park and ride service?

Extending MARTA heavy rail and having Cobb join is a far better option than to try to expand the slower and more limited CCT service. The rail can be developed in 3 stages: 1) The original Brookwood line to Cumberland 2) Cumberland to Marietta Square via Atlanta Road and 3) Marietta Square to Wade Green Rd via Town Center. BRT service should be limited to heavy traffic road WITHIN the county to bring people to rail stations, not at the alternative to bring the masses of people into the city. It was even said that a 1 cent tax would generate about 120 million a year in Cobb. That is more than enough to fund rail operations, BRT service along major roads, and expand the local service outside the central line of the county. Also you can now connect Cobb and Fulton without going through 2 different systems. You could even extend the Blue line from Holmes station to Six Flags and use it not only as a direct access to the park but also as a commuter station for those coming in from the west and south Cobb.

I would use it but it would have to be convenient. I might as well drive all the way in if I have to fight to get to central hub like the Cobb Galleria.

Looked very quickly at the pdf, and i'm surprised their ridership estimates are lower for rail than bus... ? I'd also like to know a rough ballpark of cost of land aquisition for rail.
I am impressed that Cobb is pressing ahead with some form of mass transit, more than most of the rest (save what, Clayton?)... If you could take transit and then a small shuttle to Lake Allatoona, that'd be lovely~

I never go out there because I don't want to sit in traffic. I would never use the bus service because you would just be sitting in traffic.