Atlanta secession movement catching on?
November 7, 2007 at 12:16 pm by John F. Sugg in NewsMayor Shirley Franklin and other officials took a much-need step Tuesday in announcing that over the next 13 months they’ll assemble a comprehensive transportation plan for the city. With a heavy investment in citizen involvement in formulating the plan, it should have more durability than many such pie-in-the-sky schemes. Even when Franklin finishes her tenure, the next mayor won’t scrap something that is the product of mass citizen input and visionary planning.
Beyond that, however, is the growing realization that state officials aren’t going to help, and likely will impede progress in Atlanta. City Councilwoman Clair Muller, chairwoman of the council’s transportation committee, declared: “It’s time to focus on just ourselves.”
Bravo.
She’s not the only one. A recent cover story in CL urged (with a slight bit of tongue in cheek) that Atlanta dump the rest of the state and go it alone.
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