Atlanta
Basics
Tuesday’s Transit Vote is a Big Moment in a Changing Atlanta
The vote is an opportunity to correct mistakes from the past and bring Atlanta's northern suburbs online with transit.
March 18, 2019
Vote for the Best Urban Street Redesign of 2018!
Memphis, Seattle, Washington D.C., Atlanta and Arlington County, Virginia are in the running. Vote for the best project here:
December 28, 2018
Experts: Feds Aren’t Fixing Pedestrian Safety Crisis
Federal officials are failing to protect pedestrians — and, in fact, err on the side of drivers and even blame walkers for a pedestrian death toll has increased 50 percent in just eight years, advocates say.
October 12, 2018
The Atlanta Suburbs May Finally Be on Board for Transit
Gwinnett County lawmakers approved a tax-hike referendum for the March ballot on Tuesday, the latest group of Hot 'Lanta pols to realize that mass transit can defeat growth-choking traffic.
August 1, 2018
Highway Boondoggles: I-285 and SR 400 Interchange Rebuilding in Atlanta, Georgia
A single interchange project in Atlanta will cost almost as much as the state of Georgia's annual transportation budget.
July 9, 2018
Will Atlanta Double Down on Its Streetcar Mistake?
The streetcar is slow because it runs in mixed traffic. Atlanta's new light rail lines might also share lanes with cars.
May 22, 2018
Between Your Bus Stop and Your Job — A Deadly Road
If you take the bus to work, in most of America there's a cruel barrier at the end of your commute: a dangerous road between your bus stop and your job.
January 17, 2018
Who’s to Blame for Drive-to-Urbanism?
Developments can have the trappings of a walkable place but still be very difficult to access without a car.
November 27, 2017
Public Schools Shouldn’t Undermine Walkability
An Atlanta suburb wants to build a new school in a walkable setting, but with a huge surface parking lot.
September 28, 2017
