Friday, August 10, 2007
News Give local officials an earful about traffic
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Fri, Aug 10, 2007 at 8:47 PM
Everyone in Atlanta has an opinion about our traffic woes. If your laments typically fall on deaf ears, or at least the ears of the ineffectual, here's your chance to change that.
Two online public meetings set up by the Atlanta Regional Commission will allow metro Atlantans to chat directly with transportation planners and policy makers. ARC officials will consider what the public says during the online meetings in its 25-year, $66.5 billion — yes, that's billion with a "b" — transportation plan.
If you think the Beltline transit-and-trails project and a seriously beefed-up MARTA are more important than widening highways and pouring more and more asphalt, it's time to have your say.
The online meetings will take place Thursday, Aug. 16, from 7:00-8:30 p.m., and Saturday, Aug. 18, from 10:00-11:30 a.m. Click here to register.
Can't make either of those time slots? You can still add your two cents by visiting the ARC's website or e-mailing transportation@atlantaregional.com before Aug. 23.
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It would be a lot more effective just to pray to the Baby Jesus for the traffic to get out of my freaking way.
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Ms Shaloup, A lot of Atlanta's traffic problems could be solved by moving some of the Government Offices to other parts of the state. We'd love to have a few of those offices in Macon. And i bet the employees would appreciate the lack of congestion and lower cost of living down here. Rumor has it, Hugo Chavez may even be subsidizing our utility bills in the near future. :-) Keep up the good work, Vic
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