Topic: Atlanta

November 19, 2010

Friday Facts: November 19th, 2010

It’s Friday!  Quotable – “The several states composing the United States of America are not united on the principle of unlimited submission to their general government; but by a compact […]


October 15, 2010

Friday Facts: October 15th, 2010

It’s Friday!  Quotable – “In an open economy, you will never know what is out there on the leading developmental edge of this or that industry. But the reality behind the […]

September 24, 2010

Friday Facts: September 24, 2010

It’s Friday!     Notable – “When normal people hear about a budget cut, we assume the amount of money to be spent is less than the previous year’s allocation. But that’s […]

September 3, 2010

Georgia Must Move from Moderation to Innovation

By Tom Greene   As we close in on November, Georgia’s voters are firming up opinions about which Gubernatorial candidate should lead us into the 21st Century.   No doubt […]


May 21, 2010

Transportation Solutions that Fit to a ‘T’

By Benita M. Dodd Cato Institute Senior Fellow Randal O’Toole’s recent visit to Atlanta was to talk about getting Georgians out of gridlock, and he proposed solutions. He talked a […]

May 1, 2010

Foundation Hosts Two Transportation Events in May

Atlanta – Two events hosted this month by the Georgia Public Policy Foundation will bring national and international perspectives and expertise on transportation policy to Georgia, where the General Assembly recently […]

April 29, 2010

Global Trade Recovery Holds Promise for Georgia

  By Mike Klein   Global trade has begun a steady recovery from worldwide recession that could last for several years, far outpacing anticipated U.S. annual GDP growth and providing […]



April 16, 2010

Long-Term Budget Reality Requires Bold Innovation

By Kelly McCutchen   With state revenues finally ending their freefall and a balanced budget working its way through the House, it’s reasonable to expect the job will be easier […]

February 22, 2010

Land Protection Through Private Alternatives

Jefferson G. Edgens Governor Barnes should be commended for his proposal to protect 20 percent of open space. Not only is this a good idea, but it stresses two important […]



January 8, 2010

Transportation Planning: A Long Road Ahead

By Benita M. Dodd The Georgia Department of Transportation’s Draft Statewide Strategic Plan released this month reflects the state’s transportation approach for the next 20 years and, it’s promising that […]


November 26, 2009

Letter to the Editor on the Falcons Stadium

Dear Editor: As a life-long fan I am thrilled to see the Atlanta Falcons succeed on the football field, but that is no reason for taxpayers to subsidize a new […]

October 23, 2009

Ten Principles to Drive Transportation Policy

By Benita M. Dodd Sometimes, you can judge a book by its cover. The 2009 Transportation MAP – Metropolitan Atlanta Performance – Report released in October is available at http://tinyurl.com/yknjba4. It offers a “snapshot” […]

July 24, 2009

Whither Your Weather Depends on Station Location

By Benita M. Dodd For years, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International and Chicago’s O’Hare airports have competed for the title of nation’s busiest airport. Last year, Atlanta won. As the official temperature […]


June 12, 2009

Removing the Political Shortage of Water

By H. Sterling Burnett and Ross Wingo About 82 percent of Americans receive drinking water via publicly owned water systems, according to the federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Many of […]


March 27, 2009

Georgia ‘HOT’ on the Trail of Congestion Relief

By Benita M. Dodd The standoff among the House, the Senate and the Governor’s office over competing transportation proposals continues under Georgia’s Gold Dome, but the Department of Transportation isn’t […]

January 30, 2009

Property Tax Relief for Whom?

By Charlie Bethel  Among the taxes Georgians pay, the property tax rises to the top of  “most hated.”  It is not the tax that takes the most money from Georgians, […]

November 21, 2008

Road to Congestion Relief Leads … Somewhere Else

By Benita M. Dodd “If you build it, they will come,” was the mantra for opponents of road-building in metro Atlanta, the economic engine of Georgia. So we didn’t build […]


February 15, 2008

Express Toll Network Can Drive Congestion Relief

By Benita M. Dodd  How and how much are far from concurrence, but Georgians agree that what transportation needs most is funding. Sifting through the myriad transportation proposals, however, reveals […]


November 9, 2007

Priorities should drive transportation policy

By Ron Sifen The metropolitan planning organization for the 10-county metro Atlanta region, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), recently adopted a $67 billion package of transportation projects over the next 25 years. But […]
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