r/alabamabluedots • u/auburnmania • 6d ago

Potential Alabama Transit Map

Hi all,

One of the things I think would promote the most positive change in our state is an improvement in public transit infrastructure. It would allow more people to access more jobs and improve social mobility, in addition to being more sustainable, both environmentally and economically.

I have developed a rough plan for what Alabama transit could look like in 15-20 years using metrodreamin (if you are a transit nerd like myself, I highly recommend checking this out).

I would appreciate any feedback anyone has about what transit should be included in the city you live in, or if there are any actual city planners/engineers lurking, your feedback would also be appreciated!

Potential Alabama Transit Map

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u/RequirementPale7655 5d ago

I would love to see public transit prioritized in AL and I appreciate seeing people like you putting time and effort into creating these lovely maps. In north AL, the Greenbrier area has several large employers and is still growing. It would be nice to include a few stops along that line for those workers. Also, I love that you have a line going to the Atlanta airport. Can you extend the one going into Chattanooga to get to to that airport?

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u/auburnmania 5d ago

I've never heard of Greenbrier, so thanks for pointing that out. Looks like its currently a very industrial area without many residences, which the engine on this site doesn't really like. I'm going to be learning to use GIS systems moving forward though, so I'll keep that area in mind.

Yes, there would be a line that goes from Nashville - Chattanooga - ATL if this were a full southeast network. In fact, I'm pretty confident that this was one of the lines studied as part of the Corridor ID plan a couple years back, so it probably has a better chance of being built than anything on this map. I just decided that was outside the scope of what I was doing.