At a recent lunch meeting of Central Perimeter area businesses, the topic was the problem of “single-occupant vehicles,” and how to introduce workers to MARTA or car pools. (Of course, nearly everyone in the packed ballroom arrived alone in their cars.) Today, a business leader tackles that challenge, introducing a new program for employers interested in alternative modes. Also, a State Farm executive explains why the insurance giant is building next to the Dunwoody MARTA station. And a businessman writes about how to to fund improvements beyond the Transportation Funding Act.

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Chioke Perry, member of the Client Advisory Board to St. Joseph's Mercy Care, hugs Sister Jane Gerety, St. Joseph's Mercy Care chief mission officer, following a candlelight vigil at Mercy Care in Atlanta for 176 homeless people who died in 2024. (Ariel Hart/AJC)

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U.S. Rep. Mike Collins' Senate campaign used Sen. Jon Ossoff's Senate portrait (center) to create an AI-generated video of Ossoff talking about his vote not to end the government shutdown.  The video was reposted to Collins' campaign account on X (left). (Screenshot)

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