Walter Brown 7/21/24 Walter Brown 7/21/24

I-285 transit moves forward, bit-by-bit

It could connect intown residents to major employment centers along I-285 and visa-versa. The impact on the inner metro area’s congestion, pollution, equity and development patterns could be significant.

Walter Brown 7/9/24 Walter Brown 7/9/24

Mythbuster 4: Beltline rail is just the start of a streetcar system

In 2014, Atlanta Beltline Inc. came up with the Atlanta Streetcar System as a way to justify Beltline rail. Events since have rendered the plan obsolete, leaving the case it made for the Beltline loop in tatters.

Walter Brown 7/8/24 Walter Brown 7/8/24

Pedaling at windmills

A look in pictures and words of Better Atlanta Transit’s investigation — via bicycle — of the amazing bicycle infrastructure in Ultrecht and Rotterdam.

Walter Brown 7/8/24 Walter Brown 7/8/24

8 micromobilty lessons from Holland

After a fact-finding (and fun-finding) mission to the Netherlands, Walter Brown brings eight lessons about bicycle mobility back to Atlanta.

Guest User 7/5/24 Guest User 7/5/24

Atlanta’s e-bike vouchers wildly popular

In a sign that Atlantans are embracing micromobility, nearly 9,000 residents applied over the course of one week for just 700 e-bike vouchers. The program may soon expand to meet demand.

Walter Brown 6/28/24 Walter Brown 6/28/24

Our Five Points lesson — Atlanta needs a mobility plan

The controversy over MARTA’s Five Points Station revamp is doing us all at least one favor. It’s exposed the absolute mess that passes for mobility planning in Atlanta.

Walter Brown 6/24/24 Walter Brown 6/24/24

A plea for transit from the Atlanta suburbs

Micromobility isn’t just an important part of the transit solution for the inner city. A Chamblee planning official writes in today’s AJC that suburban transit could extend its reach by making transit more accessible to foot and bike traffic.