Atlanta’s Streetcar Investment Is Not Paying Off

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By Yonah FreemarkMar 9, 2017, 3:20 pm181 pts
Back in July 2012, passage of the T-SPLOST transportation tax seemed essential to the Atlanta region’s future, at least among certain members of the political and business elite. Georgia Governor Nathan Deal and Mayor Kasim Reed formed a bipartisan coalition in support of the $8.5 billion, 1-cent sales tax…

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