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Transit Cooperative Research Program

Transit Cooperative Research Program Sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration Robert Cervero, University of California, Berkeley and Samuel Seskin, Parsons Brinckerhoff Quade & Douglas, Inc. “Urban rail transit investments rarely “create” new growth, but more typically redistribute growth that would have taken place without the investment.” For Study Details: Click Here 

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Poll: Majority of metro voters now against TSPLOST

Poll: Majority of metro voters now against TSPLOST WSB Channel 2 Lori Geary ATLANTA — A poll conducted less than three weeks before the Georgia statewide primary shows support for a transportation referendum continued to slip. The Rosetta Stone poll conducted for Channel 2 Action News indicated the lowest support yet for the TSPLOST, despite

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T-SPLOST won’t work

T-SPLOST won’t work By Norb Leahy Too Little Congestion Relief T-SPLOST is weak and late on congestion relief.  Assuming drivers will take trains and buses is naïve at best and dishonest at worst. Congestion relief requires reducing road and highway pinch points and establishing a grid.  T-SPLOST doesn’t do that. What T-SPLOST Does T-SPLOST spends

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Who’s behind the pricey ads supporting T-SPLOST?

Who’s behind the pricey ads supporting T-SPLOST? By Jennifer Leslie 11Alive ATLANTA — The committee behind the television ads and billboards that urge voters to support T-SPLOST and “Untie Atlanta” have raised millions of dollars. But if you look on the state’s ethics website, you won’t find any information about who’s behind the money. Citizens

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Mark Aesch, CEO Of Transpro And Reformer Of Detroit’s Public Transporation

Mark Aesch, CEO Of Transpro And Reformer Of Detroit’s Public Transporation Rob Johnson Show 640WGST Will his insight help  public transportation in Atlanta? Listen: Click Here

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Census: Only 3% of Atlantans use public transit

Census: Only 3% of Atlantans use public transit Atlanta Business Chronicle Few metro Atlanta workers rely on public transit for their daily commutes, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau Only 3.36 percent of Big Peach workers hop aboard a MARTA train or bus or use their local public bus service. Atlanta ranks

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TSPLOST deserves a resounding “no” vote from Georgians

TSPLOST deserves a resounding “no” vote from Georgians By Jason Pye at Peach Pundit On July 31st, Georgians will not only head to the polls to vote in party primaries, but also to determine the fate of the the TSPLOST, a 1-cent local sales tax dedicated to transportation projects. This effort isn’t the first attempt

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T-SPLOST – Enough is enough

T-SPLOST – Enough is enough By David Wittenberg – Special to The Sun The proposed T-SPLOST ballot measure on July 31 is the “Boston Tea Party” moment for Georgians. Either the measure is defeated or it will create another never ending tax for already overly taxed Georgians. Isn’t it time to say “enough is enough”?

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T-SPLOST Debate hosted by WABE

WABE hosted an online T-SPLOST Debate to discuss options around the upcoming vote. Watch the full video below. Video streaming by Ustream

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Rogers: TSPLOST Is ‘Largest Tax Increase in Our State’s History’

Rogers: TSPLOST Is ‘Largest Tax Increase in Our State’s History’ By Rodney Thrash Canton-Sixes Patch On the first day of early voting, Georgia Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) on Monday repeated his stance against a controversial 10-year, 10-county transportation sales tax. According to WSB Radio, Rogers held a press conference with members of the

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