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News Articles: transportation

A red bus is shown traveling toward the camera.  Its sign reads "35 Norcross."

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  • News

Gwinnett County plans a public transit overhaul. But funding is uncertain

Gwinnett County officials have unveiled a $17 billion plan to transform public transit in the county, leaning heavily into national trends.  But it remains to be seen whether commissioners and voters will agree on a funding mechanism for it.

September 19, 2023
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A man rides a scooter in Paris, on March 31. The city has now banned rental electric scooters.

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  • Europe

Paris' rental electric scooter ban has taken effect

The city held a referendum and banned rental e-scooters after reports of injuries and three deaths.

September 01, 2023
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
The container ship Marius sails toward the Talmadge Memorial Bridge en route to the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal on Feb. 20, 2023.

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  • Politics

Savannah's Talmadge Bridge subject of public comment period, as state seeks to raise it for ships

Comment can be submitted online through July 27.

July 19, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
A rendering of a potential mosaic at Five Points Station.

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  • News

MARTA chooses artists for Five Points Station mosaics project

The artworks will serve as both navigational aids and visually striking art pieces, according to a press release.

July 03, 2023
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By:
  • Collin Kelley
<em></em>Joby Aviation has gotten FAA permission to begin test-flying its first production prototype aircraft.

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  • Business

This electric flying taxi has been approved for takeoff — sort of

Joby Aviation said this week that it got the green light to flight test its factory-made air taxi, which it hopes to launch commercially in 2025. It's one of several companies reaching for the skies.

July 01, 2023
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  • Rachel Treisman
Steamrollers

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  • News

SRTA approves two major road projects

The State Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA) signed off Monday on two major highway improvement projects.

June 27, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
Georgia 400

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  • News

Georgia 400 toll lanes project being delayed

A plan to add toll lanes along Georgia 400 in Fulton and Forsyth counties is being delayed by about four months after one of three contractor finalists dropped out of consideration.

June 16, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
A rail yard behind a chain link fence

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  • News

Federal grants aimed at fixing blocked railroad crossings

Three Georgia counties will benefit from $3.2 million in federal grant funding to ease traffic flow by eliminating at-grade railroad crossings and studying construction alternatives.

June 06, 2023
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  • Dave Williams
A Doraville bound MARTA train arrives at the Five Points transit station on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022.

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  • News

MARTA partners with Kia, Hyundai to prevent vehicle theft at rail stations

Steering wheel locks may help car owners after an increase in incidents involving vehicles parked at rail stations.

May 30, 2023
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By:
  • Isaiah Singleton
 A rendering of The MARTA Bankhead Platform Extension project. Courtesy of MARTA

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  • News

MARTA seeks community input for new Bankhead Station Master Plan

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) held an in-person session for their upcoming Bankhead Station Master Plan on Tuesday, April 11, with an online session scheduled for Thursday, April 13.

April 13, 2023
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  • Isaiah Singleton
Let’s Ride Atlanta offers free electric shuttle services in partnership with local businesses. Their latest parentship with Decatur will drive downtown residents to the nearby Publix through April.

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  • News

Supermarket closure inspires local shuttle service program

Officials in metro Atlanta are launching a shuttle service helping residents reach the grocery store after one location, nicknamed the “Baby” Kroger, shut down after more than 20 years.

January 20, 2023
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  • Amanda Andrews
A fleet of Broward County School Buses are parked in a lot on July 21, 2020 in Pembroke Pines, Florida. Photo by Johnny Louis/Getty Images

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  • News

Federal grants will put more electric school buses on Georgia roads

A handful of school districts around the state will transition at least some of their bus fleet to electric buses, thanks to money from the federal government. 

November 23, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Brandie Diamond describes herself as a "transgender truck driver/chef/Jill-of-all-trades." But her career in trucking began in the mid-1980s, and she hadn't come out as trans back then.

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  • Mental Health

What women truckers can tell us about living and working alone

American long-haul truckers share wisdom from the road on living where you work

July 22, 2022
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By:
  • Adelina Lancianese
Los Angeles city workers working to remove the unauthorized crosswalks painted at the intersection of Romaine Street and N. Serrano Avenue.

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  • National

LA removes crosswalks allegedly painted by a secretive group

A series of DIY crosswalks are being replaced in Los Angeles. City officials say they're clearing the way for a better and safer intersection.

May 20, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
Data from the Los Angeles Police Department shows 128 pedestrians were killed in the City of Los Angeles in 2021, an increase of 6% over 2020.

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  • National

A secretive LA group has a new mission: paint untouched crosswalks

"We've been met with delays, excuses, and inaction from our city government," says the Crosswalk Collective LA. Now, the group has taken matters into its own hands and hopes to spread a DIY message.

March 31, 2022
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  • Vanessa Romo
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