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This is an issue not only for the people who live and work here every day but also for those who visit our city’s great restaurants, parks, or historical institutions. I am committed to finding new and innovative ways to accommodate that growth while preserving and improving residents’ options for alternate forms of transportation. With both urban sprawl and gas prices on the rise – not to mention the traffic congestion that have become synonymous with Atlanta -- it’s time to put even more focus on potential solutions.
Here are two initiatives I support to help address transportation issues:
- Increase funding for MARTA. It’s our city’s rapid transit backbone and the sole means of transportation for a large number of city residents – it is unfair, to say the least, that a transit system that is used by the entire region be funded mainly by a one percent sales tax in the City of Atlanta and Fulton and DeKalb counties. I support state funding for such an important part of our transportation infrastructure.
- Make the Beltline a reality. The City of
