Cobb County businesses are often well-represented among the winners when the Georgia Department of Transportation releases its periodic list of contracts. Several large Cobb-based firms are involved in road construction,…
by Lee D. Han, University of Tennessee, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] A container ship rammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore around…
by Caleb Groves Jan. 24, 2024 On Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners voted to approve numerous transportation items for projects within Cobb. Tuesday’s meeting was…
by Deogratias Eustace, University of Dayton, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] If you live on the East Coast, you may have driven through roundabouts in…
by Jacob Fischler, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 28, 2023 The U.S. Department of Transportation will send more than $2.2 billion…
E-bikes have become a popular mode of transportation in recent years, and a topic of conversation among transportation planners, sustainability advocates, and cycling advocates. The Courier spoke via teleconference with…
Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Hunter College [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Public transit systems face daunting challenges across the U.S., from pandemic ridership losses to traffic…
by Patrick King, Georgia Recorder [This guest commentary first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 22, 2022 In recent months, Georgia has made major strides to position…
For those of you near the big Georgia Department of Transportation projects in Cobb County you’ll get a reprieve from the disruption of lane closures for road work this upcoming…
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on 2022 SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) expenditures tomorrow, Tuesday April 12, before the regular business portion…