Flexibility and collaboration on small strategic projects will be key as the region seeks to upgrade transit and transportation with minimal funding. Today, we hear from a Cobb County official who welcomes a new flex bus route and urges residents to give input. A GDOT leader looks at the bigger picture, saying it’s time to deliver real solutions working with what we’ve got.

Guest column by Dana Lemon:

Metro leaders must deliver solutions

Guest column by Lisa Cupid:

Flex bus service a small step forward

Plus:

Reader responses to last week's transportation discussion

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Mathew Palmer, a former Delta Air Lines employee, at his home in Atlanta on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.  Palmer was fired less than two weeks after writing a post on social media about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. (Natrice Miller/AJC)