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Atlanta Forward: Transportation

By Tom Sabulis
Dec 8, 2014

The mayor of Sandy Springs today expands on recent comments following the departure of World Pay for Atlanta. He writes of the need to take advantage of MARTA’s presence, because young workers value public transportation. Also, the developer of Avalon in Alpharetta urges the region’s leaders to bring MARTA farther north in Fulton County. Finally, the chief operating officer of the Atlanta Streetcar weighs in on the safety process after a couple of recent auto accidents involving the new vehicles.

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