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Transportation

Gwinnett County Transit Costing Taxpayers $10 Million Per Year

The Gwinnett County Transit system costs $15.23 million per year, $10 million of which comes from taxpayers. But to shut it down would end up costing the County 2 or 3 times that much.

Transportation

First, Let's Get to the Root of the Problem

The Georgia Department of Transportation has been a dysfunctional, politically torn-and-twisted state agency for over 50 years. It's time to focus on fixing it.

Transportation

Lessons From the TSPLOST Campaign

The TSPLOST campaign has been a fascinating and educational experience. Here are some of the lessons.

Transportation

Which Vision Should You Vote For?

Atlanta is no longer a hub-and-spoke city, but a large network of suburban clusters. Our transportation system should support it, not try to stop it.

Transportation

Opinion: Voters Are Catching On To TSPLOST Trickery

T-SPLOST proponents admit it's not about traffic congestion - it's really about . . . .

Transportation

Response To The ARC '10 Facts' E-mail

Monday morning the ARC sent out an e-mail titled "10 Facts about the Regional Transportation Referendum." I would like to respond.

Transportation

TSPLOST Advocates Defy Reality and Reason

TSPLOST advocates are doing and saying everything possible to get you to vote for the tax. The Chambers of Commerce and ARC are destroying their credibility in the process.

Transportation

What’s Wrong With Our News Media?

As the TSPLOST issue has gained more publicity over the last several months we have been treated to many working examples of the media-as-advocate instead of media-as-reporter.

Transportation

Transportation Sales Tax May Be a Bigger Scam than Bernie Madoff

It appears on close inspection that GDOT may have engineered a financial coup with the T-SPLOST vote.

 
 
 

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