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Transit Riders Get Fit, Stay Relaxed
Steve Visser
Source: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Created: February 11, 2013
Michael Burns blows past traffic for half of his commute — it is just the first 30 minutes that can leave him stressed out.
He spends that much time going 10 miles on Georgia 400 to the North Springs MARTA station. That half-hour journey to catch the Red Line to the Peachtree Center station, he said, undercuts almost all the anti-stress benefits of travel by train.
"All it takes is five minutes of 400 to make it bad... you're going to be stuck in bumper to bumper traffic," the 37-year-old said. "It gets really stressful when you are two minutes away, people are stuck in the shoulder lane and the train leaves in five minutes.
"Once you're on the train, it is pretty low stress." .........................(more)
The complete piece is at: http://www.masstransitmag.com/news/10877133/ga-transit-riders-get-fit-stay-relaxed