4. Project Context
• Build on Atlanta City Design Project
• Rapid Growth in Atlanta’s Population and Housing Units
• Update 2008 Connect Atlanta Plan
• Leverage New Transportation Funding Landscape
Georgia Transportation Funding Act, MARTA expansion, Renew Atlanta Bond, TSPLOST
• Support Atlanta BeltLine Implementation
• Leverage Changing Behavior and Technology
• Relieve Congestion
5. Nature
• Green Infrastructure
Access
• Transportation Priority
• City Structure
• Growth Patterns
• Transportation Operations and Maintenance
• Citywide orientation and wayfinding
Ambition
• The Arts
• Public Life
Progress
• Social Engagement
Equity
• Civic Participation
Project Goals
25. “Metro areas that invested heavily in road capacity
expansion fared no better in easing congestion than
metro areas that did not. Trends in congestion show that
areas that exhibited greater growth in lane capacity
spent roughly $22 billion more on road construction
than those that didn’t, yet ended up with slightly higher
congestion costs per person, wasted fuel, and travel
delay.”
Surface Transportation Policy Project,
Washington, DC
28. Atlanta’s Mode Share Compared to Peers
Atlanta Washington, DC Seattle Chicago
Drive Alone 68.7% 33.7% 50.1% 49.7%
Carpool 7.3% 5.7% 8.2% 8.5%
Walk/Bike 5.4% 16.9% 13.4% 8.2%
Transit 9.8% 37.4% 20.1% 27.6%
Others 8.7% 6.2% 8.1% 5.9%
What do they
have?
Major jobs
concentration in
core, extensive
regional transit
Strong state
commute
management
laws
Legacy rail
system
42. TDM: Reduces existing/future demand
• Santa Clara ECO Pass-19% reduction in parking demand
• UCLA BruinGO! Program - 1,300 fewer motorists
• University of Washington U-PASS - Avoided construction of 3,600 new
spaces, saving $100 million
• Cal State Long Beach
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49. TAC Kickoff
Pop Up
January
Public Meetings
(2)
Stakeholder
Interviews
Pop Ups
February
Stakeholder
Interviews
Pop Ups
March
Future Mobility
Public Meeting
Pop Ups
April
Project Open
Houses
SAC Meeting
TAC Meeting
June/July
Schedule
Report on
Accomplishments
Existing Conditions
Recommendations