National protected areas M, A freight train hauls cargo using freight cars specialized for the type of goods Freight trains are very efficient with economy of scale and high energy efficiency However their use can be reduced by lack of flexibility if there is need of transshipment at both ends of the trip due to lack of tracks to the points of pick-up and delivery Authorities often encourage the use of cargo rail transport due to its fame, Midtown's Piedmont Park is a popular venue for cultural festivals in Atlanta Every spring when the native dogwoods are in bloom in Piedmont Park is the Atlanta Dogwood Festival an arts and crafts fair Piedmont Park is also the finish line of the Peachtree Road Race held annually on Independence Day as ground-zero for Atlanta arts community Midtown is home of the annual Atlanta Arts Festival which brings artists from across the country to Piedmont Park Piedmont Park is also the home of the Southeast's largest multicultural festival Festival Peachtree Latino which celebrates Hispanic-American culture with arts and crafts family activities sporting events a parade dance demonstrations ethnic foods and a live music stage featuring international performers from Mexico Puerto Rico Colombia Venezuela and the Dominican Republic Midtown is also the home of Atlanta's major music festival Music Midtown which was revived in 2011 after a five-year hiatus At the corner of 8th Street and Spring Street near the Midtown MARTA station Midtown also hosts the Peachtree Music Festival a one-day two-stage music festival blending indie rock bands with electronic DJs in the fall the Atlanta Pride festival attracts the LGBT local and regional community while the week-long Out on Film gay film festival highlights films by for and about the LGBT community; Amtrak points out that in 2010 its farebox recovery (percentage of operating costs covered by revenues generated by passenger fares) was 79% the highest reported for any U.S passenger railroad This increased to 94.9% in 2018, Midtown Atlanta or Midtown is a high-density commercial and residential neighborhood of Atlanta Georgia the exact geographical extent of the area is ill-defined due to differing definitions used by the city residents and local business groups However the commercial core of the area is anchored by a series of high-rise office buildings condominiums hotels and high-end retail along Peachtree Street between North Avenue and 17th Street Midtown situated between Downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north is the second-largest business district in Metro Atlanta in 2011 Midtown had a resident population of 41,681 and a business population of 81,418. Former teams include the Atlanta Flames (now Calgary Flames) and Atlanta Thrashers (now Winnipeg Jets) both of the National Hockey League, The Weather Channel, Right-handed pitcher Greg Maddux won four in a row three of them with the Braves from 1993 through 1995 His first award came in 1992 with the Cubs.
5.3.3 Transportation 1970s to 1990s Logos, Haralson (91/sq mi) Native 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% On October 20 1905 U.S President Theodore Roosevelt visited Georgia Tech on the steps of Tech Tower Roosevelt delivered a speech about the importance of technological education He then shook hands with every student. The General Assembly approved creation of the city in 2005 and for this case it suspended an existing state law that prohibited new cities (the only type of municipality in the state) from being within three miles (4.8 km) of an existing one the citizens of Sandy Springs voted 94% in favor of ratifying the city charter in a referendum held on June 21 2005 the new city was officially incorporated later that year at midnight on December 1.
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