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Transportation August 13, 2024

A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since the 1940s, there has been a broad shift away from public transit across…

A map showing the proposed 30-year buildout for Cobb County public transit

Transportation April 9, 2024

Cobb BOC and city councils meet to discuss 30-year MSPLOST public transit proposal

by Caleb Groves April 9, 2024 Photo by Caleb Groves On Monday, April 8, 2024, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners met with cities to discuss potential transit projects across…

image with a bus and train with the text Public Transit

Public Transit March 4, 2023

Why the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit

by Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Public transit in the U.S. is in a sorry state – aging, underfunded and…

Public Transit November 29, 2022

Still recovering from COVID-19, US public transit tries to get back on track

by Kari Edison Watkins, University of California, Davis [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] U.S. commuters take approximately 10 billion trips on public transit every year….

Public Transit July 12, 2022

Need for better data reporting raised in public hearing on Request for Proposals to manage Cobb County’s public transit system

Prior to the regular business meeting of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday morning, a public hearing was held regarding an upcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for a…

Transportation March 23, 2022

Cobb referendum on public transit to be delayed until 2024

Cobb County announced that the vote on the Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (Mobility SPLOST or MSPLOST) which includes decisions on public transit options will be delayed until…

Transportation December 17, 2021

Cobb BOC approves regional agreement for the study of public transit options on I-285.

In a 5-0 vote, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted to approve an agreement with several other stakeholders in regional transit planning to fund a planning and conceptual engineering…

CobbLinc bus stop sign in article about Cobb Comprehensive Transportation Plan

Transportation November 7, 2021

Give input on transportation and public transit in Cobb by taking the MSPLOST survey

Do you have an opinion on what direction transportation and public transit should take in Cobb County, and whether you support any of the options open to the county by…

Public Transit March 13, 2018

Chamber CEO: 45 percent of businesses rejecting move to Cobb do so because of lack of public transit

Sharon Mason, the president and CEO of the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce said, in a special work session held by the Board of Commissioners Monday, said that among business…

Public Transit March 10, 2018

Cobb County BOC invites public comment at work session on public transit legislation

The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hold a work session to discuss the public transit bills working their way through the Georgia legislature. The meeting will be held Monday, March…

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