Today’s moderator: Tom Sabulis
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Despite last year's failed transportation sales tax referendum and, more recently, a Georgia General Assembly session short on new ideas for congestion relief, there is some never-say-die optimism percolating in the private sector. Innovators and self-taxing business organizations are plowing ahead to find ways around our gridlocked geography. Two pieces today highlight, respectively, some concrete action in north metro Atlanta and a blueprint that shows the region how to break the mold and move forward.
Guest columnists:
Perimeter business and its own Plan B by Yvonne William
Innovation and focus help find solutions by Benita M. Dodd