Thursday, June 21, 2012
Mr. Stan Still is a fictional Atlanta commuter suggesting ways for metro residents to cope with heavy traffic.
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Thursday, June 21, 2012
MAVEN introduced the first of four comedic videos June 21 as part of its effort to educate voters on the proposed TSPLOST. The organization partnered with COLLYDE and Green Tricycle Studios to produce the series featuring Mr. “Stan Still,” a fictional Atlanta commuter helping metro residents cope with heavy traffic, according to a press release announcing the videos. "Our hope is that our Gen X/Y peers will catch wind of this comedic series and help push the satire virally -- not just for laughs in their inboxes, but more than anything, to spur the younger generation to be a part of critical decisions shaping our city's future,” said Tara Makarechi, a partner at COLLYDE, in the press release. Voters in the 10-county metro Atlanta area will…
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Nearly 3,000 in Gwinnett County call in to ask questions about proposed transportation sales tax.
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Sunday, June 17, 2012
Over the past two weeks, about 25,000 Atlanta region residents participated in a series of 12 Regional Transportation Referendum “Wireside Chats” hosted by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC). The Gwinnett County chat attracted nearly 3,000 callers, the ARC announced. The telephone town halls gave participants a chance to learn more about projects that are part of the upcoming transportation referendum by asking questions directly of local officials. While anyone could join any of the 12 chats, the calls were organized by jurisdiction. Gwinnett County Commission Chairman Charlotte Nash and Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson hosted the Gwinnett chat. The referendum will be held as part of the July 31 Primary in which metro Atlanta residents …
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Atlanta Regional Commission just completed study of the potential mobility impacts of the referendum list of 157 regional projects.
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Sunday, February 19, 2012
The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) announced it has just completed an analysis of the potential mobility impacts of the referendum list of 157 priority regional transportation projects if they were built out during the next 10 years. The project list was developed last year by the Atlanta Regional Roundtable composed of local officials and chaired by Norcross Mayor Bucky Johnson. More than 200,000 residents provided public input on the project list. Voters in Duluth and the metro Atlanta region have the opportunity to vote in the July 31 referendum that would raise an estimated $8.5 billion through a one percent sales tax (TSPLOST) that would fund the transportation projects. The list includes extending the MARTA North Heavy Rail …
Stan
1:14 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Well those tea party people ain't for it no-how, no-way. No commie transportation taxes and projects for them. Actually I try to find out what the tea party is pushing and recommending and then vote the opposite. If everybody did that the quality of our government and the IQ's of our elected officials would increase significantly. more ›