T-SPLOST Related Transit Study Seems Aimed at Avoiding Inconvenient Results
If the T-SPLOST is approved, and after the projects are built, will you have a shorter commute time? The ARC recently admitted that the answer is NO. Instead, the ARC says that “alleviating traffic congestion” is defined as increasing the number of people who can hypothetically reach a given point within 45 minutes. Paying $6.14
Debunking the Myths: Part 2 – Emissions
Debunking the Myths: Part 2 – Emissions The myth: Building rail transit will reduce emissions. This is the thought that drives environmentalists everywhere. Their lobby has become so powerful that rail transit is virtually the only kind of transportation project that the Federal government will approve. The problem is that the thought is false.
Debunking the Myths: Part 1 – Congestion
Debunking the Myths: Part 1 – Congestion The myth: building rail transit will take cars off the road and relieve congestion. This is the oft-quoted rationale for building rail transit. It sounds good. Anyone who is stuck in the logjam of GA400, I-75 or I-85 hears this myth with great anticipation. Getting everyone else
