Transportation Tuesday
Transportation-related posts, published every Tuesday.
Transportation Tuesday: Commute Options for Work
Instead of driving alone in traffic, try out a new commute option! Commute options are intended to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution by eliminating single driver trips and/or decreasing the length of those trips. The Atlanta [...]
Transportation Tuesday: I-85 HOT Lane
This dashboard, from the Atlanta Regional Transportation Factbook, shows data on I-85 HOT (High Occupancy Toll) lane usage. The HOT lanes offer more reliable trip times for a small variable toll. This data shows the [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Vehicle Availability & Commuting to Work
Atlanta Regional Commission recently discussed commuting data with U.S. Census Bureau Director John Thompson. Household commuting statistics, such as means of transportation to work, come from the American Community Survey and are available at various geographies. [...]
Transportation Tuesday: April’s Worst Traffic Jams
Relive the worst traffic jams of April 2016! The top 10 bottlenecks for the month are shown here, with details about duration, length, and number of occurrences. The #1 bottleneck was I-75 N @ Chastain [...]
Transportation Tuesday: MARTA Expansion Bill
Georgia's Governor Deal has signed Senate Bill 369, which allows for a City of Atlanta referendum in November 2016 on a 1/2 cent sales tax increase to fund MARTA expansions. We break down the who/what/where/when/why of [...]
Transportation Tuesday: Traffic Signals in Metro Atlanta
Take a guess at how many intersections with traffic signals there are in metro Atlanta! Atlanta Regional Commission has the answer: As part of the new Regional Dynamic Traffic Assignment project through the Strategic Highway [...]