Traffic is a growing concern for metro Atlantans, a study released Friday by the Atlanta Regional Commission shows.

Slightly more than a quarter of those polled in a recent survey of the 13-county area said transportation was the biggest problem facing the metro Atlanta region, followed by crime (17 percent), the economy (15 percent)  and public education (14 percent).

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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