No matter how much we care about the causes that are dear to us, if we don’t pay attention to the policy, we have stopped short of the impact we can achieve
Category: Thought Leadership
Posted inRegion Matters, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Living Beyond Expectations
Atlantans are living longer than ever before, yet the region’s physical environment and infrastructure investments continue to be made with little consideration for this newfound longevity.
Posted inHome Mortgages, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership
Why Some Real Estate Deals Slip Through the Cracks
From the inspection to the buyer’s financing to the professional appraisal, there are a lot of areas where a deal could slip through the cracks.
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Atlanta companies, universities step up efforts to bolster workforce
When you think of the nation’s top ‘technology towns,’ Boston, San Francisco, and New York likely spring to mind immediately. But Atlanta should, too.
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Turn off, tune in and then act
In an era of 24-hour news, we are facing a world in which we know more about suffering than ever before. The key is taking time to turn off—but not tune out.
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Atlanta Partners for Education Project for a Day … Making A Difference
On Oct. 24, volunteers will gain valuable insight on the strengths and challenges of educating Atlanta’s young people. By spending time in public schools, volunteers come away with concrete ideas about what their companies could do to make real changes.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Improving agriculture vital to reaching health goals
The MAP International team recently secured a $470,000 grant from the World Food Program to help communities in northern Uganda boost food production.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
Don’t bypass the BI-PASS
I would like to suggest a 15 day unlimited trips pass. We can called it the BI-PASS because it works in concert with the BI-Weekly Pay Period.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
The Third’s a Charm…
MARTA “Challenger” Lamar Dixon’s personal account earned him a place in the winner’s circle during Month Three of our online contest.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
Risk avoidance via communication of wait times
When it comes to my time, I fear wasting it by not knowing if and when a train/bus is coming to get me to work or general life on time.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
A MARTA Ambassador Corps
If the problem of public perception of MARTA throughout the metro area improved dramatically, we would see higher ridership.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
Volunteer clean up days
Wouldn’t it be great if MARTA developed a volunteer program and regularly held community cleanup days where riders and neighbors could come together and mop the floors, scrub the walls, or touch up paint to make the stations look great.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
Both Sides of The Aisle – Experiences of A Choice and Transit Dependent Rider
With as much as Atlanta likes to beat it’s chest that it’s a ‘world-class city,’ without a competent, comprehensive, and consistent public transportation system, it’s merely puffery.
Posted inMetro Business, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Atlanta’s Mobility Industry Rising
Right now, for the meteoric field of Mobility, Atlanta provides an ecosystem where bright minds can bring their best ideas to great companies.
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
From communities to Capitol Hill
Philanthropy and politics – two words not often heard together. Or as many may think, should not be heard together.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
Why Should MARTA Stop at Buses and Trains?
If stations were equipped with simple, inexpensive bikes (with racks!) that were available to paying customers, more people could potentially extend their trip.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Focusing on mental health
When talking about global health activity here in Atlanta, we typically focus on diseases like malaria, Guinea worm or river blindness. Rarely, do we talk about mental health.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, MAP International, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Treating the little-known Buruli ulcer
I am in Liberia this week to celebrate the delivery of a large shipment of medicines and medical supplies valued at $6.5 million to treat people from the tropical disease Buruli ulcer.
Posted inThought Leader, Transit
“Nobody rides MARTA”
This week’s MARTA Challenge features a project entitled “Nobody Rides MARTA” by Lain Shakespeare with photographs by Jason Travis.
Posted inGlobal Health & Development, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Atlanta to Zambia: A Model Farm
An Atlanta-area company recently harvested its first crop from a model farm it has developed in the African nation of Zambia.
