Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. proposes to upgrade the area near Ponce City Market with a new park, the addition or improvement of amenities for bicyclists and pedestrians along Ponce de Leon Avenue, and five new traffic signals along North Avenue.
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GRTA revising service for those who aren’t flocking to Atlanta’s new condos
For those who don’t want to be, or can’t be, one of the “select few” to own a new condo in Midtown and walk to work and play, GRTA is preparing to change its Xpress bus service in ways intended to improve the commute for current and future riders.
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Georgia prepping to provide $75 million to fund transit needs
Georgia is preparing to sell $75 million in bonds to fund transit needs statewide, and the state is devising the criteria by which the money will be disbursed, GRTA’s executive director said Wednesday.
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Toll lanes on Northwest Corridor: Commuter says, ‘I hope everyone wants to pay to get up there’
Debbie Roberts has one wish for the new express lanes being built in Cobb and Cherokee counties: “I hope everybody wants to pay to get up there, and I’ll have the highway to myself.”
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Atlanta leaders travel to Canada for ideas exchange
More than 100 Atlanta leaders are in Toronto, Canada this week. It’s part of the annual LINK exchange – when municipal heads travel to other cities to meet the people who run them. Maria Saporta of the Saporta Report is in Toronto with the delegation. She told Amy Kiley what Atlanta leaders are learning up North. […]
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Gwinnett County Republicans among those backing possible MARTA expansion
A surprisingly high proportion of Republicans in Gwinnett County support expanding MARTA in their county, the pollster who conducted the poll said Wednesday.
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Project list of $250 million for roads, facilities up for debate by Atlanta City Council
Atlanta’s recently approved $250 million bond referendum is to provide each of the city’s 12 council districts with $5.6 million to upgrade transportation and public facilities, according to a draft list the Atlanta City Council is slated to consider Monday.
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Air cargo rebounding at Atlanta’s airport; still trails most prior years
Atlanta’s airport posted a gain in cargo handled in the first quarter of 2015 compared to 2014. However, the tonnage remains below the amount handled during the same period in three of four previous years.
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Mayor Reed’s office responds to discussion of delay of fare collection on Atlanta Streetcar
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration has provided a written response to the discussion in the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee regarding the reasons that the Atlanta Streetcar will not charge fares this year.
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GDOT to name firm that will widen Ga. 400 in Forsyth County, a job that factored in transportation debate
The state Department of Transportation expects to announce Friday the name of the company that will widen Ga. 400 in Forsyth County, a project that was central to the debate over the transportation funding bill the Legislature approved this year.
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Atlanta Streetcar free to ride this year because Breeze card isn’t feasible, city says
The Atlanta Streetcar will be free to ride through 2015 because there is no economical way to collect a fare. That’s because MARTA’s Breeze card technology isn’t feasible to use, Atlanta’s commissioner of the Public Works Department said Wednesday.
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MARTA issues RFP to privatize paratransit as union warns of potential driver shortage
MARTA has issued a request for proposals for a private company to operate MARTA’s paratransit system, a move intended to lower MARTA’s operating costs and continue the restoration of the system’s fiscal health.
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Savannah port to handle more freight, but how will roads, rails handle extra load?
One aspect of the Savannah Harbor deepening project has received scant attention: How is all that additional freight to get in and out of the port? New York’s answer to its growing volume is six-hour traffic jams at its terminals.
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MARTA service in Gwinnett County supported by majority of likely voters: Gwinnett Chamber poll
Gwinnett County’s leadership should support the expansion of MARTA into the county, according a polling firm that determined a majority of likely voters would agree to pay a 1 percent sales tax to get MARTA service.
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Georgia Commute Options launches weeklong campaign to reduce solo trips
The state program that encourages commuters to find alternatives to solo trips kicks off a weeklong series of programs Monday to launch its “Be the Solution” initiative.
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Commentary: Free Atlanta Streetcar rides make economic sense
The Atlanta Streetcar. People instantly have an opinion ─ regardless of the facts.
Some call it a boondoggle. Others say it doesn’t go where they want to go. Inevitably the conversation will go to the $92 million cost to build the 2.7-mile loop that connects Centennial Olympic Park with the King Center through the heart of downtown Atlanta.
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U.S. needs national strategy for seaports, says GPA director
When Curtis Foltz looks to the future, the head of the Georgia Ports Authority sees a day when ports around the nation won’t be able handle the demand for moving freight.
“Generally speaking, our ports are falling way behind in terms of modernizing, capacity, velocity, and utilizing capital,” said Foltz, GPA’s executive director since 2010 and head of the nation’s fourth largest, and fastest growing, container port.
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Transit funding provided in state legislation, priority given to roads in congested regions
Transit can be funded with proceeds of the transportation funding bill state lawmakers have sent to Gov. Nathan Deal, and priority for highway funding shall be assigned to congested regions of the state – such as metro Atlanta.
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Potential Atlanta mayoral candidates discuss design, development issues with AIA
For more than two hours Thursday evening, four potential candidates for Atlanta mayor in 2017 discussed the city’s design and development issues in a panel discussion hosted by Atlanta’s chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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Clayton County MARTA Could Be Big Economic Generator
By MARIA SAPORTA Original Story on WABE In one short year, Clayton County has gone from being the Atlanta region’s ugly duckling to its beautiful new swan. The reason is simple. MARTA. On March 21, MARTA will launch its first three bus routes in Clayton, and more bus lines will be added in August and in […]
