Arnie Award — Sen. Curt Thompson
April 3, 2008 at 3:07 am by Thomas Wheatley in NewsThe Helping Marta Is Smarta Award
[One in a series of accolades doled out to the legislators who managed to do good -- or at least try to -- during this year's legislative session. View the other winners, as well as their more poor-minded colleagues, in this week's CL or online here.]
With lawmakers eyeing reelection in November, many were hesitant to pass any solution to Atlanta’s transportation mess that might remotely sound like a tax increase. So Sen. Curt Thompson, D-Norcross, had the clever idea that counties hugging MARTA’s service areas be allowed to contract for the transit agency’s services and live up to its connectivity potential in the auto-oriented region. His bill made it through the Senate and was struggling at press time to get to the House floor.
(Photo courtesy of the Senate Press Office)
April 3rd, 2008 at 1:35 pm
I’m concerned Senator Thompson’s idea might make too much sense to make it in a state that continues to insist on moving backwards (or not move at all in the traffic).
Perfect call on the Arnie for the good senator, though!