Georgia has a long, unfortunate history of making transportation decisions based on the needs and whims of politicians rather than the data-driven advice of transportation professionals.
With his appointment of Toby Carr as the state’s transportation planning director, the most important transportation job in the state, Gov. Nathan Deal has made it pretty clear that tradition isn’t going to change anytime soon.
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You gotta love those cheeky bastards at The Economist, the excellent U.K. "newspaper" read by politicians, policy wonks and dictators, for starting an article about Georgia's possible transportation tax with this lede: CONTRARY to p... Read Post
Here in Georgia… - In case you missed it, the lineup for Music Midtown has been released. The only band I’d like to see is the Foo Fighters. - Home prices in Metro Atlanta are at a 16-year low. - Gov. Deal has appointed Toby Carr, a... Read Post
Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday tapped Toby Carr, his transportation adviser and director of his transition committee, to become the all-important director of planning at the Georgia Department of Transportation. If approved by the state... Read Post