PODCASTS

February 5, 2010 - The 2010 General Assembly is back to work under the Gold Dome. Addressing the state’s budget challenges and working to ensure a safe water supply, clean and inexpensive energy and funding for transportation options is at the top of many legislators’ lists.

Listen to what may (or may not) happen this year and join your elected officials in discussing the environmental issues that matter to you.

December 4, 2009 - At long last, Atlanta has begun to give serious thought to transit.  Many governing, advisory and informal bodies are looking at various travel modes, from high-speed trains, to commuter rail and buses, to streetcars – all intended to serve different purposes and various types of movement. Georgia Department of Transportation is undertaking studies for linking Atlanta and Chattanooga with a high-speed passenger rail line and has raised its Office of Intermodal Transportation to Division level.  The Transit Implementation Board has adopted a governing structure to implement its regional transit plan.  Application has been made for stimulus funds to begin the construction of a portion of the Peachtree Streetcar project.  MARTA has recently completed a new overview and drafted guidelines for transit oriented development.  Groups such as Citizens for Progressive Transit have been formed to advocate for regional transit.

November 6, 2009 - On November 1st, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) Board received a draft of the Regional Assessment for “Plan 2040,” ARC’s current regional planning process.  Plan 2040 is the first comprehensive transportation and development plan that ARC has undertaken in at least a decade.  While substantial progress has been made in the region through local government greenspace protection, Livable Centers Initiative  studies and innovative new development, the Atlanta region continues to have major problems and some real opportunities.

October 2, 2009 - This October, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is hosting the National Environmental Public Health Conference in Atlanta at the end of the month. To set the stage for those interested in the conference and the topic generally, this Roundtable will focus on the public health impacts of environmental policies. Learn about issues related to transportation, land use, water, and climate change and their impacts on public health.

September 4, 2009 - The upcoming election to determine Atlanta’s next mayor offers a huge opportunity to educate ourselves and our candidates on what it means to be green. Join five of Atlanta’s mayoral candidates as they share their views on the environment and sustainability at the Atlanta Mayoral Forum on Sustainability and the Environment.

Participating Mayoral Candidates: Lisa Borders | Mary Norwood | Kasim Reed | Jesse Spikes