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.
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150 neighborhoods say Atlanta’s proposed long-range development plan is unlawful
In 2016, a consultant in Arizona submitted to Atlanta’s planning department the population forecast that is driving Atlanta’s proposal to retool the city to house an additional 700,000 residents by 2050.
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BRT on Ga. 400 remains state’s priority, although project has been delayed by costs
Georgia’s commitment to bus rapid transit operating in express lanes on Ga. 400, north of I-285, has not waned, although the state has suspended the express lane construction project because of costs, according to the state’s express lane administrator.
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Planning for the boom: Truck traffic expected to rise in metro Atlanta, North Georgia
A boom in truck traffic is expected by 2050 in metro Atlanta and North Georgia. Rail cargo also is likely to increase significantly, and with it congestion at grade-level intersections of train tracks and roads.
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$4.1 billion in sales tax proposals on ballots; Oct. 4 deadline for voter registration
With the Oct. 4 deadline looming to register to vote, MARTA on Tuesday is helping to register voters for local elections that include $4.1 billion in proposed sales taxes to improve school facilities and mobility.
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MARTA invites public to comment on graphic design for new rail cars
MARTA is again inviting the public to the design table, this time to state their preference for the graphics to be imprinted on the exterior of 254 new rails cars.
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Racing to provide transit: MARTA to serve burgeoning hot spots
The MARTA expansion plan reconfirmed this summer by MARTA’s board includes projects that are to serve a busy vortex of redevelopment in Atlanta – an east-west corridor stretching from Summerhill to West End.
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Gwinnett County mobility studies involve public, environment at early stages
Two mobility studies are underway in Gwinnett County and each has hallmarks of bringing concerns of local communities, and the environment, to the table earlier in the process than they were previously included.
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The future of CIDs: Truly connected communities
By Guest Columnist TRACY RATHBONE STYF, executive director of the Town Center Community Improvement District
Connection. It is a word, feeling and experience that gained a new and perhaps more poignant sense of meaning for each of us over the past 18 months. Through the pandemic, it is clear that being connected to other people and experiences is a fundamental necessity for a meaningful life.
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Deadline is Saturday for public comments on planned express lanes along Ga. 400
Saturday is the deadline for public comments on the executive summary that provides details on the planned six year, $1.3 billion construction project for a network of express lanes that are to reach along Ga. 400 from MARTA’s North Springs Station into Forsyth County.
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Innovative financing of Ga. 400 express lanes helps state’s planned $1.1 billion borrowing
Georgia’s routine borrowing of $1.1 billion in July is benefitting from the state’s decision to seek private-sector funding for the express lane megaproject to be built along Ga. 400, according to New York credit analysts.
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I-285 toll lanes: State to retain rate-setting authority, ensure transit compatibility
Two important points emerge from Georgia’s plan for a greater role for private partners in future tollways along portions of top end I-285 – the state will set limits on rates a company can charge drivers to use the lanes; and the transit component comports with language by U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux that’s been added to the nation’s pending transportation funding legislation.
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GDOT looks to expand I-285 Express Lanes with greater role of private partners
Georgia plans to expand its use of private funding for new toll roads along the top end of I-285. The result is to be a network of two-lane tollways in each direction all the way from near I-20 East to near I-20 West.
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Port of Savannah’s growth often touted without mentioning impact on ATL traffic
Atlanta’s traffic congestion often isn’t mentioned in the reports of epic growth involving the state-owned Port of Savannah. This remains the case with the recently announced purchase of about 2,284 acres for a planned industrial center along I-16, 28 miles west of the port.
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MARTA plans no fare hikes, cutbacks as state delivers $6 million for construction
Given that MARTA’s proposed budget calls for no fare hikes or service cutbacks despite the rigors of the coronavirus pandemic, a highlight may be the state’s $6 million commitment to help MARTA expand the Bankhead Station to serve the announced Microsoft campus.
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Town Center CID fosters trail network to connect NW Cobb County, metro Atlanta
The footbridge to be built across an interstate highway near Kennesaw is the latest example in metro Atlanta of a new bridge built solely to help people walk, bike, skate or scoot on a trail system.
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Atlanta’s 10th Street Bridge: City advancing plans to create a multi-modal route
The task of retooling the 10th Street Bridge into a multi-modal route over the Downtown Connector is taking an important step forward. The process of acquiring land for the project is beginning.
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Sustaining rural Georgia a focus of new transportation, broadband initiatives
Georgia’s latest efforts to strengthen rural Georgia include last week’s unveiling of a transportation initiative, more broadband and continued maintenance of state-owned railroads that offer an alternative to shipping freight by trucks on highways.
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Reporter’s Notebook: Civic Walls and Bad Asian create solidarity mural
Last week, eight Atlanta residents were killed at three spas in the metro area. Six of the victims were Asian women. The city is in mourning, and citizens are coming together to show solidarity with Georgia’s Asian community. If you’re looking for ways to support the state’s Asian community, here are a few local organizations […]
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North Fulton County cities must fund bus rapid transit
By Guest Columnist KEVIN ABEL, State Transportation Board member for the 6th congressional district
As Fulton County cities prepare their transportation project lists for the November Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax renewal referendum, the six cities of north Fulton County – Alpharetta, Milton, Roswell, Mountain Park, Johns Creek and Sandy Springs – face an important question: Will they allocate a meaningful percentage of their TSPLOST dollars to a Transit Improvements project so that bus rapid transit on the future Ga. 400 Express Lanes can be funded?
