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Traffic, Transit & Air Quality

In the News - 2007

Solutions now, not later
GRTA stands firm in fight to eliminate gridlock

Moving The Masses: Running On Empty

Transportation Gridlock: Can Atlanta's Traffic Be Fixed?

MARTA can be a magnet

Needed less congestion, more cooperation

Convenience key for light-rail system

State should be proactive, not reactive, on transportation

Tired of sitting in traffic?
Atlanta EPA hearing on smog plan doesn't clear air

State's transit chief to retire
His name may not be the most recognizable, but as head of DOT, Linnenkohl engineered roadways' future.

Time for state to get on board, find transit funds

12-county transit web envisioned by planners
Transit Planning Board proposes sweeping plan to meet future demand

Hitting the Trail: Park hopes to fund bike, pedestrian trails

Moving On in Atlanta traffic

Shorter commute is main reason for moving

MASS TRANSIT MOVES IN A SURPRISING DIRECTION: Atlanta commute takes a new turn
High-tech vehicles will put themselves at front of the line

Dial 511 for transportation information

Metro Atlanta's bid for HOT lanes turns cold

Air Quality in danger zone: Heat, Ozone, Smog
Three groups, 3 view points, 1 goal: Ease traffic jams

Companies help workers save on gas costs

Cobb increases CCT fares

1st toll project proposed for I-20 east
Plan would add lanes outside I-285

Northern Arc project may live again

KSU’s Papp announces employee parking fee hike

E-mails fly as KSU profs blast fee hike

Travel Demand Management Targeting Reduce Private Car Use Effectiveness, Public Acceptability and Political Feasibility.

Clayton County makes MARTA more regional

Long commutes drive volunteers away

EPA getting back on the right track

Tougher EPA smog stance jars Georgia

EPA to propose tighter smog standards

Atlanta is Smog City

Drive less, drive smart

Galleria Parkway project gets green light

MARTA's next stop

New MARTA system 'Breezes' toward completion

Cars to get a day off next week
Clean Air Campaign urges metro Atlantans to try alternative means of commuting to work.

Like average American, Atlantans drive alone

Work patterns, housing pose difficulties for suburban commuters

MARTA general manager eliminates top deputy's job

Dangerous Driving- Intersection of Barrett Parkway and Cobb Place Boulevard

Improvements in works for dangerous intersection

Commission Chairman weighs in on issues facing Cobb, region . . .
And gives focus to congestion relief in Atlanta

I-75, I-575 project will set standard

Clean Air Campaign sees boost to save gas

State DOT prepares to decide rail's fate
Effort under way to have board vote June 21, which could decide Lovejoy line and others

You aren’t even paying enough
Frozen federal gas tax leaves government trust fund in a bind

Stats Differ on Gas Demand, Miles Driven

State needs leadership to deal with congestion

Gas likely to hit $4, transportation chief says

Frozen Gas Tax Leads to Toll Roads

Infrastructure report gloomy about roads, other public works

We need roads — and money
Smog season kicks off with an ozone violation

Drought sharpens return of smog
May 1 is unofficial start date of pollution season

DOT, road builders joined at the hip

Cagle wants transit plan by Jan. 08
Pricetag surpasses $4B

Governor Sonny Perdue designates Air Quality Awareness Week

In your yard
Smog Season comes to close 2006

Town Center becomes traffic central
Proposal for the area's largest mix-use development stirs road fears

Cobb puts some sales-tax funded road work in park
Under the radar: Due to rising construction costs, lowered expectations of federal money, some projects will be delayed.

And now, from the 60's!

VIllage at TownPark brings live-work-play to Town Center area

$450 million mixed-use development proposed
Site near Town Center would be Cobb's largest

Cobb's Big Traffic Fix
Commission to OK SPLOST schedule

Freeing the freeways

A penny for your thoughs and metro roads too

MARTA to study fare change based on distance

Transportation leaders tell feds tolls needed

Gridlock solution: Allow counties to band together

CCT converts to MARTA Breeze card

Don't wait for a traffic miracle; try some solutions

Arizona's permits hybrids to use  carpool-only  lanes
Pilot project’s goal to ‘clear the air,’ reduce pollution by offering incentives

Express buses gain favor as gridlock grows
Fayette is only holdout, but transit seems inevitable. 12 counties have signed on.

Cumberland growth rate will demand rapid transit

Marietta mayor plans bike ride to the Capitol

Village at TownPark begins construction in north Cobb
In Atlanta, it's traffic
A look at how metro area drivers cope

Dubious distinction: U.S. asthma capital

Falling gas prices test drivers' frugal habits
Will fuel-conscious motorists maintain their new behavior?
Cobb puts SPLOST projects in motion
Perdue should heed Olens advice on roads
Olens pleads for GDOT speed in letter to governor
Roads, parks are priorities for Cobb
Developer eyes Hidden Forest
MARTA studies closing rail gaps
Stations too few and too far between
Commissioners veer rail plan off path
Clayton rescinds '05 resolution, wants better deal from state
A dent in Atlanta's traffic
Hispanics share rides in big numbers
Road projects could bring new transportation taxes
Emory parking fees to jump
Commuters expected to try transit options
Roswell's unique loop:
Transportation plan goes beyond cars

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