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Atlanta Forward: Transportation

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By Tom Sabulis
June 8, 2015

Atlanta has been making slow, steady progress as a biking city and now it’s ready for the next step, writes a top cycling advocate. The city is advertising for a “chief bicycle officer” to keep bike infrastructure on the radar and to help reduce traffic congestion. Also today, bicycling commuters share their rexperiences riding to work in Atlanta. In our third column, the chairman of the House transportation committee writes about long-term highway investment on the federal level as he meets with top Atlanta businesses.

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