A glimmer of hope for Atlanta’s transportation problems?
November 7, 2007 at 9:49 am by Thomas Wheatley in NewsMayor Shirley Franklin rolled out the red carpet for the public yesterday and announced Connect Atlanta, the city’s first comprehensive transportation plan. Officials say the city-specific project will employ a wide range of options — public transit, roads and transit alternatives — to improve the transportation crunch for which the city has long been notorious. Funding in part is provided by a grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission.
The plan kicks off with a 13-month study geared toward including the public, a move that city officials hope will endear it to the community and solidify its importance with Franklin’s political successors. We’re looking at you, Clark Howard.
To apply to become a stakeholder in the plan for your community, visit the Connect Atlanta website. Public meetings start in December. The site just launched and is littered with a bunch of “coming soon” messages, but bookmark it and keep tabs as we’ll be doing the same. For a timetable of the study, click here.
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