Monday, August 4, 2008
News Atlanta has a friend in... Detroit? Oh, that's wonderful.
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 4:30 PM
Decades of myopia and road-building fever are catching up with metro Atlanta. We're not alone in that mess, but we seem to be one of the few metro regions not doing anything about it.
Neil Peirce of the Washington Post writes that in light of gridlock and arm-and-a-leg gas prices, metro areas as far west as Seattle and as near as Charlotte are finding innovative ways to alleviate their transportation problems.
Georgia, as I'm sure you've noticed, is still scratching lotto tickets and wishing for cash rather than getting creative.
What really struck my eye in Peirce's column was this gem:
The good news: only few other regions — metro Detroit, for example — are as stalemated as Atlanta. Indeed, just check what’s happening elsewhere:
He then goes on to list a bunch of other regions across the country and their projects. It's a sobering read with some great quotes from Sam Williams, president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. The business group has been the leading voice in calling for the General Assembly to take some kind of action to address the sorely needed transportation solutions in the state.
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