Traffic tops metro Atlantans' concerns

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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story about the survey, click here: http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local/survey-says-transportation-transit-are-top-of-mind/npBzc/

To view the survey results, click here: www.atlantaregional.com/metroatlspeaks.

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