One of Atlanta’s greatest selling points is that MARTA has a station inside Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Collie Greenwood, MARTA’s general manager, touted the service in a recent press release discussing preparations for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup matches. “MARTA is one of the only transit systems in the world that offers direct access to the […]
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Transportation leaders look to driverless transit and airport expansion as millions head to metro
Hundreds convened at Georgia International Convention Center on Feb. 19 for the 23rd annual South Metro Development Outlook Conference, where industry and political leaders dive into regional challenges like transportation. The day-long conference focused largely on Metro Atlanta’s quickly growing population. The Atlanta Regional Commission predicts an additional 1.8 million people coming to the metro […]
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For the want of a floodlight
There are few better examples of the value of long-term planning than Atlanta’s airport. Atlanta did not blindly stumble into its status as an aviation powerhouse; it got there purposefully, thanks to the forward thinking of several Atlanta citizens. And it began with airmail. A byproduct of World War 1 was the significant advancements made […]
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The numbers keep growing
In 1926, an airplane hangar was constructed on a dirt field south of town. History would ultimately describe that act as the work of visionaries. That vision was articulated by Alderman William Hartsfield when he said, “The skies will be to the 20th century what the seas have been to centuries past, and the city […]
