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>>> IN
>>> IN A
>>> IN A 2018 SURVEY, LENT A RESIDENT WERE ASKED TO NAME THE
BIGGEST PROBLEM FACING THE
REGION.
REGION.
REGION. ALMOST 1/3 SAID TRANSPORTATION.
IT IS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT YEAR
THIS TOPIC TOPPED THE LIST.
NEARLY HALF SAID EXPANDING
PUBLIC TRANSIT IS THE BEST
SOLUTION AND THEY WOULD BE
WILLING TO PAY MORE IN TAXES TO
FUND EXPANDED REGIONAL PUBLIC
TRANSIT.
TRANSIT.
TRANSIT. ATLANTA'S RESIGNATION LED TO
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO CREATE
THE ATLANTA REGION TRANSIT LINK
AUTHORITY.
AUTHORITY. IT IS LED BY CHRIS TOMLINSON
COOL ALSO SERVED AS THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FURTHER ROAD
AUTHORITY. CHRIS, YOU HAVE A
LOT OF TITLES AND A LOT OF HATS
YOU'RE WEARING.
YOU'RE WEARING. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> THANK YOU.
MY PLEASURE.
MY PLEASURE. >> WE TALKED ABOUT THAT SURVEY
WERE FOLKS ARE SAYING THEY WANT
TO SEE MORE TRANSIT AND THEY
WOULD BE WILLING TO PAY MORE
TAXES FOR THAT.
SOME FOLKS ARE VOTING ON THAT
RIGHT NOW IN GWINNETT COUNTY.
CAN I GET YOU TO WEIGH ON IF
YOU THINK IT WILL EXPAND INTO
GWINNETT COUNTY?
GWINNETT COUNTY? WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES THAT
MIGHT KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING?
>> YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE
INTERESTING.
INTERESTING. I'M WAITED TO SEE WHAT THE WILL
OF THE VOTERS ARE.
WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT, WE ARE
ASKING THE VOTERS, ARE YOU
READY?
READY?
READY? IS
READY? IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WANT?
I'M VERILY HOPEFUL THIS IS
GOING TO PASS.
THAT INCLUDED GWINNETT COUNTY
AS WELL BUT WE'LL SEE AND IT IS
ALL ABOUT CHOICE.
WE ARE HAVING THEM THE CHOICE.
I THINK WE ARE MAKING IT VERY
CLEAR THAT IT COMES WITH A
SALES TAX BUT IT COMES WITH THE
SERVICES, IT COMES WITH
CONNECTING THE COMMITTEES TO
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY CENTERS.
>> WHAT ROLE DOES TRANSIT
POLICY PLAY IN MAKING SURE THAT
METRO ATLANTA AND GEORGIA CAN
CONTINUE TO ATTRACT JOBS IN
COMPANIES?
COMPANIES? >> IT IS DEFINITELY A
SIGNIFICANT FACTOR.
SIGNIFICANT FACTOR. YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE
COMPANIES THAT RECENTLY
RELOCATED TO THE AREA.
STATE FARM, MERCEDES-BENZ NORTH
AMERICA, EVEN NCR MOVED FURTHER
INTO NORTH TOWN FOR THAT CLOSER
CONNECTION TO TRANSIT.
THIS IS THE KEY SELECTION
FACTOR NOW IN THE ECONOMIC
PURSUITS.
PURSUITS.
PURSUITS. WE HAVE GOOD ANSWER IS THAT WE
ARE WORKING TO HAVE BETTER
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS.
ANSWERS. >> ONE OF THOSE ANSWERS YOU'RE
WORKING ON?
WORKING ON? >> ONE OF THE THINGS ARE WHAT
ABOUT ENACTING TO GWINNETT
COUNTY?
COUNTY?
COUNTY? WHAT ARE THE CONNECTIONS WE
HAVE TO TECHNICAL COLLEGES?
TO THE MILLENNIALS -- WE HAVE A
THRIVING WORSE FOR US AND HOW
CAN WE CONNECT THEM TO ALL THE
ECONOMIC CENTERS?
ECONOMIC CENTERS? >> HOW DO THE PROJECTS GET
FUNDED?
FUNDED?
FUNDED? PEOPLE ARE SAYING THEY WANT THE
CONNECTION.
CONNECTION. THE COMPANIES ARE SAYING THEY
WANT THE CONNECTION.
THERE SEEMS TO BE A MISSING
PIECE.
PIECE.
PIECE. >>
PIECE. >> A PORTION OF IT IS LOCAL
FUNDING.
FUNDING.
FUNDING. BUT WE ARE ABLE TO ATTRACT
FEDERAL FUNDING AND THE STATE
IS GOING TO LOOK AT POTENTIAL
NEW SOURCES, A NEW BILL WAS
JUST INTRODUCED THIS WEEK.
IT MAY LOOK AT A NEW FUNDING
SOURCE IN TERMS OF A FEE ON
UBER, LYFT LIMES.
SOME WATCH OF WHAT WE DO IS
BEING AS COMPETITIVE AS WE CAN
TO TRY TO TRACK FEDERAL DOLLARS,
TO BUILD OUT THE SYSTEM AND
EXPAND THE NETWORK AND PROVIDE
MORE SERVICE.
MORE SERVICE. EVEN JUST INCREASED FREQUENCY
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHECK THE
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE.
SCHEDULE. YOU CAN JUST GO TO THE STATION,
KNOW THAT BUS OR TRAIN IS JUST
A COUPLE MINUTES AWAY AND GET
YOU TO YOUR DESTINATION.
THESE ARE DIFFERENT SOURCES OF
EVIL LOCAL FUNDS, STATE FUNDS,
OR FEDERAL FUNDS.
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON AT THE
ATL, HOW DO WE PRIORITIZE THE
PROJECTS?
PROJECTS?
PROJECTS? HOW DO WE USE THE REGION TO
DECIDE HOW TO SEQUENCE THEM?
AND THEN LET'S PUT OUR BEST
FOOT FORWARD TO BRING THOSE
DOLLARS HOME TO GEORGIA AND THE
METRO AREA TO EXPAND OPTIONS.
>> WHAT IS GOING ON AROUND THE
AIRPORT OR SOUTH OF I-20?
>> AS WE SIT YOUR TODAY, THEY
ARE TRYING TO PUT THE FINISHING
TOUCHES ON THE MASTER TRANSIT
PLAN.
PLAN.
PLAN. THEY ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE I-
20 QUARTER GOING EAST TO
STONECREST.
STONECREST. AROUND THE AIRPORT, THERE IS
THIS BUZZ RIGHT NOW AROUND AIR
TROUBLE IS.
TROUBLE IS. THE AIRPORT REPRESENTS THE
SINGLE LARGEST ECONOMIC ZONE IN
THE REGION.
THE REGION. IT IS BIGGER THAN THE
GOVERNMENT COMPLEX.
GOVERNMENT COMPLEX. IT IS BIGGER THAN THE
PERIMETER.
PERIMETER. WE HAVE GREAT RAIL CONNECTIVITY
BUT WE WANT TO LOOK AT OTHER
OPTIONS TO CONNECT WORKERS TO
THIS 24/7 JOB ZONE.
>> WHERE DO YOU SEE THE REGION
10 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD?
WHAT DOES ATLANTA LOOK LIKE
FROM A TRANSIT PERSPECTIVE?
>> ATLANTA IS GOING TO LOOK
MORE CONNECTED THAN IT IS
TODAY.
TODAY.
TODAY. WE
TODAY. WE HAVE MARTA BUT WE HAVE CALL
BLANK.
BLANK.
BLANK. WE'LL SEE IF THEY JOIN MARTA.
WE HAVE THE EXPRESS SERVICE.
WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS ONE
UBIQUITOUS MESH NETWORK. YOU
CAN GO FROM POINT AIR TO POINT
B. IF YOU KNOW HOW TO USE ONE
PART, YOU CAN USE ALL OF IT.
YOU ARE ALSO GOING TO SEE
EXPANSION.
EXPANSION. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK HOW WE CAN
EXPAND UP GEORGIA 400, SO
TOWARDS THE AIRPORT TO PROVIDE
MORE SERVICES AND MORE OPTIONS
THAN JUST DRIVING IN YOUR CAR
BY YOURSELF.
BY YOURSELF. >>