Atlanta at a pivot point:

Right-size transportation funding or founder

New MARTA stations and mixed-use development are great ideas, but alone they don’t constitute a clear path or commitment to the better transportation infrastructure Atlanta truly needs. The fact is, the city’s transportation operating budget is in desperate need of a boost–and now is the time to demand it.

Transit: talk of the town

For a moment this week, it felt like all anyone could talk about was transit. From infill stations to Bus Rapid Transit on Campbellton Road, to MARTA ridership, we’ve got your transit updates.

Could this be our last update on DeKalb Ave: phase 1?

Long a sore spot for commuters and residents, DeKalb Avenue got a facelift last year: safer pedestrian crossings, fresh pavement, sidewalk fixes, and three segments of bike/LIT lanes.

Known as the “DeKalb Ave Safety Improvements Project,” these changes make up a scaled-back version of the full complete street project, aka “Phase II Safe Streets project.” That overhaul – set to include a separated bicycle/scoot/walk path between Krog Street and Rocky Ford Road – is still planned and funded through the Moving Atlanta Forward program.

We celebrate the progress. And, we have questions that haven’t been resolved yet.