Coatings World - January 2014

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Getting into and around Atlanta
PLAN YOUR VISIT AHEAD OF TIME!

H Atlanta is at the vanguard of the New South, with the charm and elegance of the Old South. It is a city that balances tradition with sleek modernism. Its accessibility makes coming to town easy, no matter if by plane, car or train.

Plan your stay during the American
Coatings SHOW 2014 ahead of time.
FLYING

Atlanta's principal airport is Hartsfield– Jackson Atlanta International Airport located about eight miles south of downtown. With a passenger terminal complex equivalent to more than 45 football fields, Hartsfield-Jackson is the world's busiest passenger airport.

Atlanta is an ideal location for carriers like hometown Delta Air Lines, as the city is a 2-hour flight away from 83 percent of U.S. cities. However, its efficient layout means it is also easy to navigate and not as delay-prone as many other hub airports.

DRIVING

Atlanta is linked to the rest of the United States by the Interstate Highway System. The principal interstates serving the city are I-75 (serving traffic from Detroit to Florida), I-85 (connecting the Mid-Atlantic to New Orleans) and I- 20 (connecting Texas to South Carolina), all of which cross through downtown.

I-285, commonly called the Perimeter by Atlantans, and the Atlanta Bypass on overhead signs, circles the city at a distance of about 10 miles out, crossing and connecting with all the above freeways as well as the airport. Free real-time traffic information is available by dialing 511 anywhere in the state of Georgia.

ARRIVING BY TRAIN

Atlanta is served by Amtrak. Amtrak's Crescent train runs daily and serves New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Gainesville, Birmingham and New Orleans.

The Atlanta Amtrak station is located at 1688 Peachtree St. N. W., which is several miles north of downtown and the airport. To connect from the MARTA rail system, take bus #23 or #110, which can be transferred to at Buckhead Station and Arts Center Station. There is no on-site parking at the Amtrak station, but Elite Parking has a surface lot nearby and offers longterm parking at reasonable rates.

GETTING AROUND ON
MARTA TRAINS

MARTA has five "branches" on two
lines in the metro area. Confused al-
ready? Think of Marta as a big plus sign
where the two arms meet at Five Points
station in the heart of downtown. The
branches are Northeast (Doraville),
Northwest (North Springs), South, East
and West. The only time you need to
pay close attention to which train you're
boarding is if you're heading north of
Lindbergh Center Station, where the
line splits in to Northeast (Doraville) and
Northwest (North Springs). If you make
a mistake, just get off at Lindbergh and
wait for the appropriate train. Keep
in mind that MARTA trains do not run
24-hours. Trains run from 5:00 a.m. –
1:00 a.m. on weekdays and until 12: 30
a.m. on weekends and holidays. Trains
run every 20 minutes, except during
peak hours when they run every 10 min-
utes. Peak hours are commuter hours,