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Traffic, Transit & Air Quality
2010
 
LOCAL
 
Please pardon the inconvenience: Big Shanty Connector coming
Bus riders could see higher fares
Fare increase, service cuts proposed for Cobb transit system
Cobb transit system facing two-year shortfall
Marietta employees garner $3.5 million in grants for transportation improvements
Mathews to join transit roundtable
Transit projects ready for approval Tuesday
Commissioners approve transit study
BOC to mull transit study
4 Questions with Faye DiMassimo, Cobb's DOT Director
Do you walk or bike to work? You are not alone
Next governor holds reins on transportation
Opportunity exists to create a regional transit system; new leaders at the helm
Light-rail plan won't work without Marietta branch

Connectivity key for funding Cobb light rail

Resident urges light rail to link to MARTA
Hurdles remain before transportation tax is passed
Green commute
Tom LaBarge: Light rail talk for Cobb just more of same
BOC moves forward with light rail project
Transit director to discuss $2B light rail project
Old Highway 41 bridge reopens
Transportation projects: Roads? Rail? Both? We should think big
Atlanta Forward / Another View: Time for a long-term transportation solution
Stimulus aids few Georgia bridges
Metro Atlanta gas prices up but not from oil spill, AAA says
Leaders: Light rail could happen by 2019
Cobb lawmakers laud new transportation bill
'Historic' transit bill approved
Project to provide traffic relief in Town Center area
Congestion Relief
KSU hopes to raise profile with new soccer stadium
Phase 1 underway
Phase 1 work of Big Shanty breaks ground
CobbRides is evolving - The Bright Side
Celebrate Earth Day by helping clean Marietta
President Daniel S. Papp discusses present, future of Kennesaw State
Big Shanty Project Update
Noonday Creek Trail Project Update
Work continues on 2.3 miles of 7-mile Noonday Creek Trail
Changes proposed on 3 Cobb Community Transit bus routes
First phase of the Noonday Creek Trail
Cobb legislator proposes transit funding minus tax hike
Cobb opens lines of communication with CodeRED
 
METRO
 
For I-85 drivers, a toll lane — to go

New resources released re: I-285 top end traffic/travel alternatives
Transportation: Cannot go far without funding for transit
Regional transportation and quality of life: Working hand in hand
Federal money to Atlanta-area transit projects
Atlanta transportation tax could pump up transit
GDOT holding public meetings on transportation plan
Investor brings mass transit back to county
MARTA details service cuts
Xpress commuter buses going broke earlier than expected
Marietta employees garner $3.5 million in grants for transportation improvements
Would you ride a high speed train from Atlanta to Nashville or Chicago?
Gas prices rise third straight week
GRTA’S XPRESS BUS SERVICE FACES SHORTFALL; FARE INCREASES PROPOSED; SYSTEM COULD BE SHUT DOWN
Roswell Road bridge closer to becoming less clogged
Campaign kicks off for 2012 transportation referendum
Building It Green
Transit beckons in far-flung metro Atlanta
Transit agency gets new boss
Transportation referendum: To make progress, make a connection
Commissioners approve transit study
BOC to mull transit study
Cobb light rail plan fraught with fund, rider pitfalls
MARTA chief talks about cuts
Clayton MARTA strategy on the skids
Some MARTA cuts not so devastating
How to ride a bike in Atlanta
MARTA board approves service cuts
Next governor holds reins on transportation
Benita Dodd: Mass transit less green than SUVs
OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO CREATE A REGIONAL TRANSIT SYSTEM; NEW LEADERS AT THE HELM
Region deserves a transit transformation
Take Advantage of Commuter Tax Breaks
Car-Sharing Gaining Momentum, Maybe Saving the World
Hidden health costs of transportation
Power Breakfast: Perdue signs major transportation bill
What is next stop for metro Atlanta’s transportation?
MARTA cuts to hit buses, trains, employees
MARTA to cut routes, Braves shuttle, 400 jobs
Tom LaBarge: Light rail talk for Cobb just more of same
BOC moves forward with light rail project
Forum: Transit isn't transportation solution
It’s time to end MARTA’s boom-and-bust budgeting
Special series: Ending 50-50 split is no salvation for MARTA
Forum: Where to go with transportation?
Metro Atlanta's commute 4th worst in the nation, U.S. Census says
Atlanta commutes among worst
Transit Cuts Are Protested in Atlanta
Metro ATL's top traffic bottlenecks, according to 1 group
Earth Day at 40: Events, activities in Atlanta
Employees, passengers grapple with bus service’s end
Riders on the fringe get the boot when Clayton kills C-Tran
Clayton's transit service nears its final day
MARTA to slash a quarter of service
CID to study Olympic stadium's potential
Despite huge spike in cost, Georgia moving forward with I-85 job
Marietta receives $3 million for streetscape, traffic improvements
New design could ease Gwinnett bottlenecks
Congestion Relief- an editorial
MARTA chief: 2012 too long to wait for funds
Plan calls for new road money
Is metro commute nearing a change
 
STATE
 
Transportation: Where to find the money
Atlanta Forward / The Editorial Board's Opinion: What the new governor should do
DOT does $1 billion worth of roadwork
Station for high-speed rail line could be placed in Dalton
GDOT holding public meetings on transportation plan
Would you ride a high speed train from Atlanta to Nashville or Chicago?
DOT spreading word on multi-year contract plan
Budget crunch forces GDOT to cut back on road maintenance
Transit agency gets new boss
Starting Thursday, it will be against the law in Georgia to text while driving ...
Do you walk or bike to work? You are not alone
How Many Villages Does it Take to Raise a Region?

Bike Ride Across Georgia cyclists pedal into Columbus today
Hurdles remain before transportation tax is passed
With signing, Perdue sets transportation plan into motion
Governor's signature sends transportation bill to Georgia voters
Newnan: Prospects brighter for rail passenger service in GA
Ga. 141 project shows how bad DOT delays can be
Study: Midstate key to rail system
Study fuels new talks on rail
Forum: Transit isn't transportation solution
Transportation Investment Act of 2010 - Highlights
Regional TSPLOST - Overview of Provisions of Conference Committee Report on HB 277
Transportation bill triggers complex machinations
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Transportation Funding
Transportation funding: The rocky road
House, Senate pass transportation bill
Deal on transportation funding clears roadblock
Republicans return to a GOP-only plan for a transportation sales tax
From the Capitol Steps
Saporta: Democrats need a seat at the table to pass a state transportation funding bill
Governor Perdue Promotes Air Quality Awareness Week
High-speed rail could define North Georgia future
Ga. road budget so squeezed, DOT can't afford to borrow
Transportation funding bill slowed by budget work
House Speaker David Ralston: MARTA will have to wait
More federal money to be provided for damaged roads in Ga.
Amid transportation talks, Jackson criticizes funding
House and Senate leaders meet on transportation bill impasse
High-speed rail could define North GA future
Bumpy home stretch for transportation funding
Gas price hike on horizon
State Transportation Successes under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Transportation funding: From fast track to iffy
State Senators Upset With GDOT's Lack Of Progress On Alternative Transportation
Lawmakers take issue with transportation funding bill
House committee votes to reduce DOT board terms
State transportation money still elusive
Track this year's big bills: Transportation
UGA President Adams, Mayor Davison, EPA to highlight air quality improvements in Georgia
Transportation Project Information
Transportation bill makes debut
Transportation funding bill prompts praise and concerns
A transit solution: Raise the gas tax
Transportation Investment Act of 2010, HB1218
Transportation Funding
Cherokee 'power county' in transportation bills
Governor, legislative leaders unite behind transportation plan
Perdue backs flexible funding for MARTA
State GOP leaders strike transportation deal
House members propose long-term transportation funding
Georgia DOT praises stimulus, asks for more
UGA students impose fee on themselves to go green
Georgia Democrats push their own transportation plan
House & Senate Democrats announce Transportation Jobs Development Act
Democrats ante up transportation plan
DOT board backs down in flap with Perdue, lawmakers
DOT board rescinds vote on accounting
More federal transit money bypasses Georgia
High-speed rail lines bypass Georgia
Experiencing DOT deja vu
IT-3 Georgia Statewide Strategic Transportation Plan 2010-2030
On the record: Legislature ignores transit
Midstate soon may get network of bike lanes, trails
Governor backs regional transportation tax
Perdue unveils transportation funding plan
Perdue to boost transportation, mental-health funding
State's new plan for transportation
New smog standards equal new costs, but better health
Time to move on transportation plan
Georgia transit will worsen unless funding expands
GreenRoom: January 2010
First Report From The State's New Transportation Planning Director
 
National
 
It's My Environment!
Transportation's bicycle policy hits potholes
New York City Asks Residents to Propose More Pedestrian Walkways
When Employers Make Room For Work-Life Balance
Close Up with the King of Congestion
The Round Table talks about sustainability
Sign the Earth Day 2010 Climate Declaration
280,000 Jobs and Counting - Recovery Supports America's Transportation
Americans rebuild for the 'new urban century'
Gasoline heading above $3 a gallon by this summer
America's Worst Bottlenecks
Car-Free Diet Skeptics Challenge - Meet some people who swear that they could never, EVER live without a car for 30 days
Carbon Footprint Reporting to be made mandatory in Canada
For Telecommuters, It's Not About Going To Work
Study: Fewer Cars on the Street = Healthier Kids
Obama Administration Proposes Major Public Transportation Policy Shift to Highlight Livability


 

 


 

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