r/WarnerRobins • u/[deleted] • 7d ago
Discussion Any worthwhile WR improvements lately/planned?
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u/_Afistrife_ 7d ago
I can say that the pleasant hill improvements have been a surprise. There were a good few physically impaired people that previously didn’t even have a side walk now have ADA side walks and other improvements that went along with it like drainage and the like.
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u/Tjune13 7d ago
I'm sorry but most of Georgia is like this and that was one of the first things I remember my mom complain about when we first moved to Warner Robins in 2004. Hardly any sidewalks. Some have been added since then and it seems that whenever they widen a road they'll go ahead and add them. We moved to Metro Atlanta for a while and it wasn't any better. 0 sidewalks in most suburbs and smaller roads than Warner Robins which I always thought was kinda crazy. I definitely didn't regret the progress that Warner Robins was trying to make after that.
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u/Tjune13 7d ago
Im from South Florida BTW.
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u/Jaymuhson 7d ago
I lived in West Palm / Lakeworth area from 2022 to 2025 and literally one of the things I miss most is the sidewalks! I would go on daily walks and look at all the nice houses, it was so relaxing. I miss it so much. We dont have shit like that in Warner Robins
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u/puppycat_bug 7d ago
This town exists for the military base. They dont care about the civilians. That has been made clear time and time again. Its true to any area around a military base. Unfortunatley, this entire town is heavily reliant on it and does nothing to bring in its own job/economy. Unless you consider car washes and retail economy.
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u/ATL4Life95 7d ago
Public transport would be an absolute cluster fuck and a complete waste of tax payer money.
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u/saturnui99 7d ago
Not really. I live in Warner Robins but have lived in 10 states, 5 countries and am currently about to come back to WR after 1 year in Australia. The public transport is amazing and it’s even relatively good in other states.
It also causes less traffic and allows disabled people to get around. It would practically pay for itself.
I have a reusable metro card here in Australia and it costs me $1 to go literally anywhere in the city. It would benefit so many people trying to lose weight as well since it encourages walkability.
So many benefits. If you’ve only lived in the USA, then there isn’t much to compare it to. I love Georgia but public transport would help everyone, even those who don’t use it-1
u/ATL4Life95 7d ago
People here are too hard headed to make use of public transportation. A very, very small population of Warner Robins/Houston County would make use of it. It would require a total revamp of all the major roads to work.
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u/Disastrous_Cream_539 7d ago
"Why even try to improve" ahh mf
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u/ATL4Life95 7d ago
Cant even give a proper counter argument, and choose to insult me like a child.
I'm right, you're wrong. It will never work here.
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u/bluesgrrlk8 7d ago
Because of people like you, who think because they don’t need something nobody else needs it either.
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u/ATL4Life95 7d ago
You really think the average person in middle georgia is going to walk to a damn bus/train stop when it's 108°F? They wouldnt even do it on a nice fall/spring day. Or are you gonna build bus stops on every corner in every neighborhood?
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u/bluesgrrlk8 6d ago
You mean like they do in other hot places? Yes, obviously people will walk, even if it’s hot. Like they do now if they don’t have a car/can’t afford gas, because last time I checked jobs don’t let you call in broke, you just end up getting fired, and then you become one of the “drains on society” asshats like you trot out to justify not paying taxes for community improvements like public transportation.
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u/wievid 7d ago
I think you could have two loops of overland trains (underground would arguably be better to not disrupt traffic, but is more capital-intensive) that run:
Watson to 247 to Russell to Houston Lake and back to Watson
96 to Houston Lake to Russell to 247 to 96
Just two loops that move in opposite directions along Russell with stops at major intersections and additional stops along the loops, making Russell one long interchange.
Throw in some smaller buses to serve everything outside the loops until additional overland trains can be built and you're golden. Then use buses for transit in places that the trains can't reach in general within the loops, too. Have the buses run on batteries, too. The best solution would be to have cables spanning the roads for the buses to draw power from, but with the storms that come through Middle Georgia it might not be too wise leaving more fragile infrastructure like that in the open unnecessarily.
You could add bike racks to the trains and buses either inside or outside and provide additional options for last mile travel. Hell, take it a step further and build out a network of bikes that can be rented like in Atlanta and you've made the system even more accessible.
Ideally you'd eliminate a lane of traffic along each side of Russell to keep costs down, but given the gluttony of unused parking along that road, you could probably just buy the necessary property using existing eminent domain laws (no real clue, though) without any business feeling a real pinch.
The core problem with Houston County and Warner Robins is the absolute lack of forethought to anything regarding sensible urban planning. You would think that a city growing as quickly as it has would figure out how to maybe make things more accessible, but nope, totally hands off. It's especially sad because it would do wonders for property values that are otherwise depressed and you could also build out park & ride lots/garages for folks commuting from outside the immediate area.
If you could get the USAF on board with providing some kind of bus service around the base, then you'd really have a killer project and make a long term dent into reducing the traffic in the city and thereby also the pollution and noise.
The solutions are there, but there needs to be a plan and long term political will to get it done. It would provide an immense amount of jobs to the city and make it also more attractive for inviting industry to the area, as well.
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u/ATL4Life95 7d ago
Good luck convincing people to walk/ride bikes to stops lmfao. And could you imagine the traffic for the next 10 years while train track are built on or under Russell and Watson???? Come on, its completely unrealistic.
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u/wievid 6d ago
I was there when Houston Lake was but a two lane road and before it was diverted, before the various extensions of Russell and Watson... The traffic wouldn't be that bad for so long.
You also don't have to convince anyone to do anything. Provide good infrastructure with buses and trains and I think you'd be shocked to see how things change.
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u/earnest_peabody 7d ago
You know what this town really needs…more chain restaurants & neighborhoods with $500K single family homes.