Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Georgia

Funds for Walking and Biking Under Attack in Congress This Week

By Angie Schmitt | Nov 2, 2015 | 10 Comments

Funds for walking and biking infrastructure account for a tiny portion of federal transportation spending. Safer streets don’t cost much, though, so for the cities and towns that count on these programs, a few dollars from the feds can be a huge help. Despite the relatively small sums at play, walking and biking programs are a constant […]

Here’s What a Billion-Dollar Interchange Expansion Looks Like

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 12, 2015 | 9 Comments

In case you were wondering what a $1.1 billion highway interchange looks like, feast your eyes on this rendering from the Georgia Department of Transportation. In an effort to “ease congestion” on this confluence of highways north of the city, Georgia will spend three-and-a-half years widening about four miles of I-285 and about one mile of SR 400, […]

Highway Boondoggle Case Study #1: Georgia’s Effingham Parkway

By Phineas Baxandall and Jeff Inglis | Sep 16, 2014 | No Comments

This week, U.S. PIRG and the Frontier Group will release a report titled, “Highway Boondoggles: Wasted Money and America’s Transportation Future.” In it, they examine 11 case studies of some of the more wasteful, least needed roads being built in America right now. At a time when Americans are driving less and government traffic projections […]

Cycling So Popular in Georgia That Lawmaker Carl Rogers Wants to Ban It

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 7, 2013 | 80 Comments

Responding to a cycling boom in northern Georgia, a bill introduced in the state house would require bicyclists to purchase license plates and limit how and where they ride. House Bill 689 was purportedly introduced in response to complaints from north Georgia drivers, whose chief grievance seems to be that it is inconvenient to encounter […]

The Votes Are In: Omaha Abomination Voted Worst Intersection in the U.S.

By Angie Schmitt | Feb 5, 2013 | 49 Comments

Well, it was a tough competition for America’s Worst Intersection, with a lot of worthy contenders — the kind of intersections that would make an Olympic sprinter nervous. But the people have spoken — 468 of them — and in the end it wasn’t even close. Our winner is Omaha, Nebraska’s intersection of 132nd Street, […]

Poll: The Hunt for the Worst Intersection in America Continues

By Angie Schmitt | Jan 31, 2013 | 39 Comments

Earlier this week we looked at the intersection of Route 355 and Shady Grove Road near Rockville, Maryland, flagged by Ben Ross at Greater Greater Washington for being especially hostile to pedestrians, even though it’s the site of a bus stop. We asked if it might be the worst intersection in the country and put out a call for […]