The electric shuttles can carry up to eight passengers and travels up to 15 mph.
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Propel ATL revealed as Atlanta Bicycle Coalition’s new name at awards event
Propel ATL is the new name of the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, revealed at the nonprofit’s May 19 “Blinkie Awards” for transportation advocacy.
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Austin LINK trip with Mayor Andre Dickens is a hopeful sign for region
AUSTIN – A spirit of optimism enveloped the 2022 LINK trip as 120 Atlanta Regional leaders traveled to the capital city of Texas from May 4 to May 7.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Atlanta Press Club to hold primary debates next month in major statewide and federal races
Feeling extra peachy today? That might be a Georgian’s intuition. On this day, 27 years ago, Georgia officially became known as the Peach State. Although our Southern state had donned the nickname for quite some time, the title didn’t become official until 1995. On to other city news: Atlanta Press Club to hold primary debates […]
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Thank you, and farewell
Something feels right in my departure from SaportaReport coinciding with the return of a Swedish musician to a stage near metro Atlanta.
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Tensions eased between MARTA, ATL City Council over Campbellton Road transit
MARTA and members of the Atlanta City Council in comments Wednesday lowered tensions that have developed over the planned expansion of transit service along the Campbellton Road corridor.
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Atlanta seeks to make bike lanes safer, promote policies for walking, cycling
Atlanta’s bicycling community got a triple jolt of support Monday from the Atlanta City Council.
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Mayor Dickens: Move Atlanta forward with Shared Peachtree today
By Guest Columnist CARDEN WYCKOFF, on behalf of the Save Share Peachtree Coalition Organizing Committee
At 9:55 a.m. on March 10, minutes after receiving official notice that the Peachtree Shared Space demonstration project was being removed, I tweeted:
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ARC seeks public input on update to Transportation Demand Management Plan
The Atlanta Regional Commission is conducting an online survey of commuters’ mobility patterns as the beginning of a two-year effort to update the region’s program to improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion.
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Gwinnett County seeks ARC funds to improve walkability east of I-85
Gwinnett County is considering building a path through a densely developed area east of I-85 to provide an alternative to traveling by vehicle.
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Tucker to upgrade seven MARTA bus stops
Tucker has approved a program to provide concrete pads and seating at seven MARTA bus stops in the second phase of an effort to improve the experience of transit riders as they wait for a bus.
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Rivian plant criticized for risks to environment, culture as market setbacks arise
The newly released regional planning review of the proposed Rivian electric vehicle plant is filled with warnings about risks to the environment and cultural heritage of Morgan County if the facility is built as proposed on land an hour east of Atlanta.
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Atlanta to ask MARTA to account for spending of More MARTA sales tax
The Atlanta City Council is poised to ask MARTA to account for money it’s spent, and plans to spend, from the 0.5 percent More MARTA Atlanta sales tax city voters approved in 2016.
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Alex Garvin: Urban planner whose 2004 study shapes Atlanta BeltLine
Alex Garvin died last week as an advocate of two issues shaping Atlanta – the Atlanta BeltLine and efforts to ease the shortage of housing.
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Atlanta marketed bonds with poison pill for Buckhead prior to council approval
Atlanta went to market with about $188 million in bonds with terms of a poison pill for the Buckhead City effort the day before the Atlanta City Council met Wednesday to consider the defensive maneuver.
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Atlanta ups the ante in Buckhead City campaign
The Atlanta City Council has raised the stakes of the Buckhead City effort by calling a vote in May 2022 for $750 million in funding for roads, greenspace and other infrastructure.
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Atlanta calls public vote in May to approve $750 million for mobility, parks, etc
The Atlanta City Council has called two referendums for May 2022 – one to raise up to $350 million with a sales tax to fund transportation improvements, and a $406 million bond package for broad improvements to be financed by property taxes.
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Fulton County transportation efforts to continue; voters extended sales tax
Johns Creek rebuilt a congested intersection in 2020 with proceeds of a sales tax for transportation Fulton County voters have agreed to extend.
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World-class scientists, feeble broadband: Georgia’s digital divide
Sapelo Island and its state-owned facilities are stark examples of the extent of Georgia’s digital divide. Broadband connection is tenuous at best, and threatened by equipment tumbling into a tidal creek that’s eroding along the edge.
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Transit for new era: MARTA, CobbLinc ask public about wishes for future service
Cobb County’s potential sales tax referendum for transit, possibly on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot, is just part of the discussions CobbLinc and MARTA are conducting of the future of transit in four core counties of metro Atlanta.
