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In his new job at Goodwill, Keith Parker is focused on income inequality

May 20, 2018, 7:19 pm/0 Comments

As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on January 5, 2018

When Keith Parker was a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, he would buy his clothing and furniture from Goodwill.

That sparked his affinity for Goodwill — he has been a regular donor since graduating from college, and he has served on the boards of the Goodwill of San Antonio and Goodwill of North Georgia.

Proctor Creek Greenway Monday, on its official opening day. Credit: Kelly Jordan

Proctor Creek Greenway opens, an amenity with a little anxiety

May 8, 2018, 2:45 pm/0 Comments

Official Atlanta got out the big blue scissors on Monday morning, this time to cut the ribbon on some three new miles of multiuse trail along Proctor Creek. It was a morning to celebrate a creek and trail as scenic as anything in North Georgia. But not far from the surface were worries about the flip side of fancy new public works in an area that’s long been bypassed by prosperity.

Column: Trust for Public Land reaches fundraising goal for Westside park

April 22, 2018, 5:19 pm/0 Comments

As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Dec. 22, 2017

The Trust for Public Land has reached its $12.7 million goal to build out the Rodney Cook Sr. Park in Vine City, with the hope that it will be open in time for the Super Bowl in February 2019.

George Dusenbury, state director of the Trust for Public Land, said the grand vision for the park appealed to both the community and the philanthropic community.

Expanded rail transit needs to be part of Atlanta region’s future

April 16, 2018, 5:35 pm/12 Comments

As the Atlanta region becomes more interested in mass transit, the question now can be boiled down to expand rail lines or invest in bus rapid transit.

Recent conversations from key state and county leaders in the Atlanta region seem to be leaning towards a bus solution rather than rail.

Sparking Atlanta’s ping-pong revolution

April 9, 2018, 7:16 pm/0 Comments

In October 2016, I launched BounceATL, a ping-pong business rooted in my longtime passion for a game that’s one of the fastest moving, and fastest growing sports in the world.So, why ping-pong? Simply because I’ve seen firsthand the positive effect it has on people.

Enough already: GRTA, SRTA, MARTA, GDOT, ARC…and now….the ATL

April 9, 2018, 6:23 pm/3 Comments

Nearly 20 years ago, key business and government leaders heralded the creation of a new transportation authority that would tackle metro Atlanta’s traffic problems by expanding transit.

And so the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority – GRTA – was born.

At the time, there was one naysayer – the late Harry West, the longtime executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission.

Georgia House, Senate agree on metro transit overhaul

March 29, 2018, 10:23 pm/3 Comments

It took until very last hour of Thursday for final passage, but the Georgia House and Senate overwhelmingly approved a bill that they mean to be the first step toward a more seamless and robust transit network in metro Atlanta.

Jeff Parker, new president and CEO of MARTA. Credit: Maria Saporta

It’s official: MARTA board votes to hire new boss

March 23, 2018, 1:01 pm/0 Comments

A board vote that took less than a minute ended a process that took months: finding a new general manager and CEO of MARTA. Jeffrey Parker will take over leading the agency at a time of big expansion.

MARTA seeks to develop small site at Peachtree Center Station, near ATL Streetcar

March 13, 2018, 7:48 pm/0 Comments

MARTA is looking for a partner to develop a plum of a property, a sliver of land in Downtown Atlanta that provides ready access to the Atlanta Streetcar and MARTA’s Peachtree Center Station.

MARTA (always) Matters. So Now What?

March 12, 2018, 8:52 pm/6 Comments

By Lyle V. Harris

We told you so. Or at least we tried.
Remember when MARTA was mostly treated as a punchline and a punching bag for anti-transit haters? I sure do.
About eight years ago, my former MARTA colleagues and I brainstormed a public awareness campaign to counter the trash-talking naysayers by extolling the untold virtues of the buses, trains and dedicated MARTA employees who help to keep the Atlanta region moving forward.

MARTA selects another Parker to be its next CEO

March 8, 2018, 2:34 pm/1 Comment

MARTA’s Board of Directors Thursday selected Jeffrey A. Parker as its choice to be the agency’s next general manager and CEO.

Parker, who worked at MARTA as senior director of transportation operations from 2005 to 2008, currently is vice president of HNTB Corp., an infrastructure solutions firm that has worked closely with MARTA over the years.

MARTA seeks federal lobbyist, though has kept same firm since 2009

March 4, 2018, 5:08 pm/0 Comments

MARTA is shopping for a federal lobbying team that is to work with the Trump administration. The question is whether MARTA is inclined to replace the firm it’s had on Capitol Hill since the Obama adminstration.

A legislative leg up for Atlanta’s regional transit system

March 4, 2018, 2:47 pm/0 Comments

By Guest Columnist BRIAN GIST, a senior attorney at the Southern Environmental Law Center

For years, the idea of a comprehensive regional transit system in metro Atlanta seemed unattainable. It’s hard to even imagine taking a train from Decatur to SunTrust Park, or from Duluth to Atlanta’s airport.

Janette Sadik-Khan: When you change the street, you change the world

February 19, 2018, 7:01 pm/9 Comments

Repurposing pavement has a nice ring to it.

That was the message at the Feb. 13th annual meeting of the Midtown Alliance.

A person delivering the message was Janette Sadik-Khan, who changed many of the streets in New York City from being focused on cars to streets for everyone – including pedestrians and cyclists.

The Gold Dome of the state Capitol reflected in a bus window. Credit: Kelly Jordan

House, Senate publish transit rework bills, with clock ticking on state legislative session

February 13, 2018, 6:27 pm/0 Comments

Both the state House and state Senate seem to have agreed on a collective name for transit in metro Atlanta: The ATL. Now they have about six weeks left in their session to decide what that big ATL might be and how it will work.

Emerging details on transit proposals spark questions among Atlanta lawmakers

February 2, 2018, 5:29 pm/1 Comment

A new, 10-member transit governance board is expected to be one among several proposals in the state Legislature that will be the first words in a long-awaited debate about how to deepen regional cooperation over transit, and possibly initiate substantive spending by the state for buses and rail.

No mirrored shades, earphones allowed on MARTA’s armed security guards

January 16, 2018, 10:55 pm/1 Comment

MARTA could not be more clear that no flashy attire or distracting headsets will be tolerated on the armed guards MARTA intends to hire to provide security for the transport of fare box revenues. Not even the cliché mirror sunglasses made famous in the movie, ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ are to be allowed.

New year brings new talks of prospects for metro Atlanta transit expansion

January 7, 2018, 10:34 pm/1 Comment

Listen around official Atlanta at the beginning of 2018, and it seems that buses and rail might be one of the themes of the year.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed seeking to name Ryan Glover to MARTA board

December 3, 2017, 8:49 pm/1 Comment

With just a month to go before he leaves office, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is recommending a fellow Howard University alum to serve as a city appointee to MARTA’s board of directors.

Reed’s appointment of Ryan Glover will go before the Committee on Council and then the full City Council at their respective meetings on Monday.

Metro Atlanta Speaks: regional support for transit continues to grow

November 3, 2017, 6:30 am/1 Comment

Transit is becoming an easier sell in the Atlanta region.

That is the top finding from the 2017 Metro Atlanta Speaks – the fifth year that the Atlanta Regional Commission has commissioned a comprehensive survey of residents throughout the region. The results were to be released at the ARC’s State of the Region Breakfast on Friday morning.

Chris Johnston I applaud your efforts. I hope that you will also focus on encouraging black men who father children to be active fathers to their children.... –
On: We need more role models

Darkeyah Reuven oh boy? We have another one. Reposted from below; 4. Lastly, there would have to be overwhelming evidence presented in a court of law the... –
On: Potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport among issues raising concerns at City Hall

A C Vitale It's not black and white as the previous poster aludes to. It is not racism. It's rampant corruption and fat cat city politicians endangering the... –
On: Potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport among issues raising concerns at City Hall

Darkeyah Reuven @Chris. A handle full of people act less than ethically, out of thousands of CoA employees. Really? The data clearly shows that CoA leadership is... –
On: Potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport among issues raising concerns at City Hall

Chris Johnston @ Darkeyah Reuven Fact 1. Bill Campbell and accompliances convicted and did hard time. Fact 2. Beverly Hall and accomplices convicted. Fact 3. Present and... –
On: Potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport among issues raising concerns at City Hall

Saa 100% agree- kill a commercially viable area for $20mm per acre instead of creating green space where it make sure more sense and financially feasible.... –
On: Atlanta City Council panel balks at $20.5 million for three acres of Piedmont Park expansion

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