Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Atlanta

Georgia Mom Convicted of Vehicular Homicide For Crossing Street With Kids

By Tanya Snyder | Jul 14, 2011 | 124 Comments

We don’t normally report on vehicle crashes here on the Capitol Hill blog, but this was so outrageous we couldn’t help ourselves. A 30-year-old woman in Marietta, Georgia was convicted of vehicular homicide this week – and she wasn’t even driving a car. The woman was crossing the street with her three children when a […]

In Tight Times for Transit Budgets, FTA Warns Agencies Not to Discriminate

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 15, 2011 | 3 Comments

Local transit agencies that are planning service cuts and fare hikes as a result of budget constraints have been warned: cost-cutting measures shouldn’t unfairly affect people of color. Peter Rogoff, head of the Federal Transit Administration, sent out a letter to local transit authorities last week reminding them of their duty to comply with Title […]

Will Georgia’s Next Governor ‘Unclog Atlanta’?

By Tanya Snyder | Nov 2, 2010 | 2 Comments

This is the final installment of our series on high-stakes governor’s races. We hope you’ll be watching along with us tonight as the results come in for the races we’ve followed in Florida, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, Texas, Maryland, Colorado, and Tennessee. Now, we turn to Georgia. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told Georgians two weeks ago, “If […]

TIGER’s Biggest Bite: Atlanta Streetcar Proposal Gets $47 Million

By Tanya Snyder | Oct 15, 2010 | 4 Comments

More news keeps rolling in about TIGER II grantees… Atlanta scored about eight percent of the TIGER II total for its streetcar project. Rep. John Lewis got confirmation of the award this morning. Atlanta had applied for $56 million for the $70 million project. Some observers had hoped the city would apply for its “beltline” project […]

In Atlanta, X Marks the Spot for Local Protests Against Transit Cuts

By Elana Schor | Apr 20, 2010 | No Comments

One of the transit buses marked for today’s Atlanta protests. (Photo: AJC) A week of protests against local transit cuts and fare hikes began today in Atlanta, where union members painted large red Xs on buses and rail cars that would go out of service under a plan to end service on about 30 percent […]

Study: Even in Car-Centric Atlanta, Transport Reform is Health Reform

By Elana Schor | Feb 16, 2010 | 1 Comment

The connection between transportation reform — an emphasis on land use that makes biking and walking as viable as auto travel for routine trips — and health reform is one that’s not often made, despite the best efforts of the Obama administration. Even in traffic-choked Atlanta, denser residential neighborhoods had positive health effects. (Photo: MSNBC) […]

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