July 26, 2013
Friday Facts: July 26, 2013
July 26, 2013 It’s Friday! Quotes of Note “It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion. They are always surrounded by worshipers. They are […]
Topic: Interstate 75 in Ohio
April 5, 2013
Slow Going, But Georgia’s Moving on Tackling Congestion
Beyond the Gold Dome, transportation policy has been chugging along – and in at least one way – in the direction the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s “Plan B” sought. By […]
September 28, 2012
Friday Facts: September 28, 2012
It’s Friday! Events October 16: Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher turns 87 on October 13. The Foundation marks the birthday of this remarkable leader with a Policy Briefing Luncheon […]
September 14, 2012
Friday Facts: September 14, 2012
September 14, 2012 It’s Friday! The deadline is Monday to register for the third annual Georgia Legislative Policy Forum, which takes place on Friday, September 21, at the W Hotel […]
May 23, 2012
Georgia Transportation Investment: A Question of How, Not If
By Baruch Feigenbaum On July 31, 2012, voters in 12 regions in Georgia, including a 10-county Atlanta region, will decide in a referendum whether to enact a 1 percent […]
January 13, 2012
Friday Facts: January 13th, 2012
It’s Friday! Events – Register now to celebrate National School Choice Week with, “Breaking Down Barriers to High Quality Education in Georgia” the Foundation’s Leadership Breakfast at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, January […]
January 11, 2012
There Was Lots to Like About Deal’s State of the State Address
Governor Nathan Deal looked to the stars for guidance Tuesday evening as he delivered his second State of the State address before the General Assembly in Atlanta. During a 42-minute […]
December 28, 2011
Georgia Missed a Huge Opportunity to Leverage Private Funds
Georgia’s eleventh-hour cancellation of a toll concession project on managed lanes along I-75 and I-575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties is a decision with enormous ramifications. It impacts mobility for […]
December 16, 2011
Friday Facts: December 16th, 2011
It’s Friday! – This year, the Georgia Public Policy Foundation celebrated 20 years of policy over politics in Georgia. As we move into 2012, we appreciate the crucial contributions of […]
October 7, 2011
Friday Facts: October 7th, 2011
It’s Friday! It's a fact - No Friday Facts or commentary today because … - The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is busy moving … into new quarters this week. Our […]
October 7, 2011
Friday Facts: October 7th, 2011
It’s Friday! It's a fact - No Friday Facts or commentary today because … - The Georgia Public Policy Foundation is busy moving … into new quarters this week. Our […]
April 29, 2011
Friday Facts: April 29th, 2011
It’s Friday! Quotations – “The fact is higher tax rates could increase total revenue or they could decrease it. Conversely, lower tax rates could decrease total revenue or they could […]
April 27, 2010
Freight Logistics Moving in the Right Direction in Georgia
By Mike Klein Think about this image. You are traveling down one of Georgia’s splendid highways and suddenly a train carrying coal hurtles past in a near blur. […]
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 […]
June 24, 2005
Georgia Tackles the Toll of Truck Traffic
By Benita M. Dodd Georgians, particularly those in and around transportation corridors of metro areas, deal on an almost-daily basis with congestion stemming from truck-related traffic incidents. The bigger the […]
January 14, 2005
Confusion Takes Its Toll on Transportation Solutions
By Benita M. Dodd Are toll roads HOT, and when is HOT not cool? That’s not a trick question or a riddle. It’s a serious policy consideration, and whether the […]
September 17, 2004
“Traffic, Trolleys and Density: A Commonsense Approach”
By Steve Stancil (Excerpts from the transcript of the Sept. 14 speech by Steve Stancil, executive director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority, at the Georgia Public Policy Foundation Policy Briefing […]
June 6, 2003
Tolls Could Bail Metro Area Out of Congestion
By Benita M. Dodd Transportation expert Robert Poole found an unusually receptive audience for his congestion-relief proposals at a recent Georgia Public Policy Foundation Leadership Breakfast. The founder of the […]
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