Four-year-old Bike Walk Macon is the city’s first grassroots bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organization. Its goals are making active transportation an option for everyone to help Macon become a more vibrant, healthy and equitable place to live. This year was…
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) has retained its title as the world’s busiest according to recently released figures by the Airports Council International (ACI). The trade group confirmed that ATL grew 3.3 percent in 2018, serving nearly 107.4 million passengers.…
Multiple transportation and infrastructure projects will take place throughout the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) this summer. (The GPCID is a district where businesses use self-imposed taxes to fund improvements.) The Georgia Department of Transportation and the Gwinnett County…
South Carolina-based Stevens Aerospace is opening a large-cabin aircraft operations facility at Macon’s Middle Georgia Regional Airport. The company is leasing a 48,000-square-foot hanger for operations that should begin in early 2019. Stevens’ $1-million investment in this expansion will create…
The International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA), a global association for owners and operators of toll facilities and related businesses, recently elected Chris Tomlinson to be its 2019 president. Tomlinson is executive director of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority…
This Sunday, July 1, the Hands-Free Georgia Act, which requires the use of hands-free technology for cell phones and other electronic devices when driving, goes into effect. Here’s a short list of what’s allowed and not allowed by the law.…
Several big infrastructure projects are underway in downtown, Midtown and throughout the metro area that will transform the city, making it easier to navigate, greener and more interesting for residents and visitors. A.J. Robinson, president of Central Atlanta Progress and…
Now that the weather is finally warm, it’s time to get outside and push some peddles. May is National Bike Month and there are events planned in many Georgia communities to celebrate. The month’s biggest day is National Bike to…
The Peachtree Corners City Council has approved a $2-million autonomous vehicle (AV) project that will enable Technology Parkway, which traverses the 500-acre Technology Park, to become an AV testing site. A driverless…
As discussions about transit and transportation evolve around the state, it may be time for a look back at the origin of paved roads – it’s not what you think – and a peek at the ways transportation and transit…
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