{"73864":{"#nid":"73864","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Gas Prices Too High? Ride the Midtown Trolley","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn the midst of rising gas prices, Atlanta residents now have a free alternative for getting around Midtown, the new Georgia Tech Midtown Trolley Loop. Running from Georgia Tech\u0027s Technology Square at Fifth and West Peachtree Streets to Piedmont Park and back, the Midtown Trolley route services many of Midtown\u0027s hotspots.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EStarting Tuesday, September 6 the Georgia Institute of Technology, Technology Square, the Piedmont Park Conservancy and the Midtown community will present their promotion,  \u0022Trolley Nights in Midtown.\u0022 The promotion runs Tuesdays, Sept. 6, 13, and 20 from 6 - 9 p.m.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ECustomers riding the new complimentary Georgia Tech Midtown Trolley Loop will receive specials from the merchants at Technology Square and other Midtown merchants along the route. A list of each night\u0027s specials will be distributed on the Georgia Tech Trolley along with an \u0022I Rode the Midtown Trolley\u0022 sticker.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Midtown Trolley Loop operates Monday-Friday from 5 -10 p.m., Saturdays from noon-6 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. The trolley makes 20 stops beginning at the Georgia Tech College of Management at Technology Square (Fifth and West Peachtree Streets), circling to Piedmont Park via Juniper Street, Ponce de Leon Avenue and Piedmont Avenue, traveling back down Juniper and Peachtree Streets and ending at the Technology Square starting point. For people driving to Midtown, parking is available on the street or at Georgia Tech\u0027s 1,550-space parking deck on Spring and Fourth Streets. A map of the entire Loop route is available at \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.parking.gatech.edu\/midtowntrolley\u0022 title=\u0022www.parking.gatech.edu\/midtowntrolley\u0022\u003Ewww.parking.gatech.edu\/midtowntrolley\u003C\/a\u003E.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech Midtown Trolley Loop is a complimentary transportation service provided to the Midtown community by the Georgia Institute of Technology and supported by Atlanta Botanical Garden, Midtown Alliance, Midtown Neighbors\u0027 Association, and Piedmont Park Conservancy. The goal of the Midtown Trolley Loop is to strengthen community-building efforts, provide improved access, promote local businesses, and to encourage and support a pedestrian-friendly experience.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"In the midst of rising gas prices, Atlanta residents now have a free alternative for getting around Midtown, the new Georgia Tech Midtown Trolley Loop. Starting Tuesday,September 6 Tech presents their promotion \u0022Trolley Nights in Midtown.\u0022 The promotion runs Tuesdays, Sept. 6, 13, and 20 from 6 - 9 p.m.\n\nCustomers riding the new complimentary Georgia Tech Midtown Trolley Loop will receive specials from the merchants at Technology Square and other Midtown merchants along the route.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Trolley is free and open to the public"}],"uid":"27310","created_gmt":"2005-09-01 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:02:27","author":"David Terraso","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2005-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2005-09-01T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"73865":{"id":"73865","type":"image","title":"Trolley Route Map","body":null,"created":"1449178028","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:27:08","changed":"1475894681","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:44:41"}},"media_ids":["73865"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.atlantabotanicalgarden.org\/","title":"Atlanta Botanical Garden"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.piedmontpark.org\/","title":"Piedmont Park"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.parking.gatech.edu\/","title":"Georgia Tech Parking \u0026 Transportation"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.parking.gatech.edu\/midtowntrolley","title":"Midtown Trolley Loop"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGeorgia Tech Media Relations\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ELaura Diamond\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:laura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003Elaura.diamond@comm.gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-894-6016\u003Cbr \/\u003EJason Maderer\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:maderer@gatech.edu\u0022\u003Emaderer@gatech.edu\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E404-660-2926\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["david.terraso@comm.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}