Georgia
Chambers of Commerce Come Around to Transit
City business groups are forming a coalition to urge Congress and the president to fund transportation projects.
May 21, 2019
The Problem With Lazy Local Coverage of Highways and Transit
When there's a highway project, local papers reprint the press release. When there's a transit project, they get quotes from cranks.
November 22, 2017
Bike Lane Pop-up in Macon, Georgia, Wins Over County Engineer, Goes Permanent
Resident-led, temporary demonstrations of protected bike lanes just keep working.
July 12, 2017
Macon, Georgia, Striped a Good Network of Temporary Bike Lanes and Cycling Soared
The experiment shows that if you build it, they will come -- even in smaller cities without a strong culture around active transportation.
June 28, 2017
Two-Week Pilot Lets Columbus, Georgia, Test Road Diet as Part of Bigger Plan
A pilot project in Columbus, Georgia, is the latest chapter in an effort to improve walking, bicycling, and public space in this city along the Alabama border.
May 9, 2017
Popular Support for Bike Lanes Is Precisely the Problem for Atlanta Columnist Bill Torpy
A plan to put an extra-wide suburban Atlanta thoroughfare on a road diet, adding protected bike lanes in the process, has come under fire from a local columnist with an unhealthy vendetta against people who ride bikes.
April 25, 2017
Funds for Walking and Biking Under Attack in Congress This Week
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 target for a certain breed of hardline conservative in Congress. This year is no different.
November 2, 2015
Here’s What a Billion-Dollar Interchange Expansion Looks Like
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.
October 12, 2015
Highway Boondoggle Case Study #1: Georgia’s Effingham Parkway
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.
September 16, 2014
Cycling So Popular in Georgia That Lawmaker Carl Rogers Wants to Ban It
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.
October 7, 2013