public transit

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…

The Cobb Transit Advisory Board seated at a table

Cobb County June 6, 2024

Cobb Transit Advisory Board recommends BOC approval of putting MSPLOST on November’s ballot

Photo by Caleb Groves By Caleb Groves The Cobb County Transit Advisory Board adopted a resolution on Tuesday, June 5, 2024, to recommend that the Board of Commissioners place the…

image with a bus and train with the text Public Transit

Transportation May 31, 2024

Cobb Transit Advisory Board to hold special called meeting about MSPLOST

The Cobb DOT posted the following notice to its web page There will be a Transit Advisory Board Special Call Meeting on June 5, 2024, to consider the Cobb County…

Transportation May 12, 2024

First of two public meetings about proposed CobbLinc Microtransit Project Monday in Powder Springs

The first of two public meetings about Cobb DOT and CobbLinc’s proposed microtransit project will be held on Monday, May 13, at the Powder Springs Library, 4181 Atlanta Street, Powder…

Transportation April 16, 2024

Reroute of CobbLinc Route 30 on Riverside Parkway expected to last until August

This is an update of the earlier announcement below about the rerouting of CobbLinc Route 30 on Riverside Parkway which will result in the closure of five stops. The Courier…

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…

Transportation January 10, 2024

Cobb commissioners approve $287K contract for outreach on transit referendum

by Caleb Groves At its Tuesday meeting, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved paying a consultant for the public outreach campaign for the 2024 transit ballot referendum. Cobb Transportation…

Cobb County government building sign, a vertical rectangular sign with the words "Board of Commissioners," "County Clerk," "County Manager," "County Office," "Employment," and a wheelchair entrance icon

Cobb County December 13, 2023

Cobb Board of Commissioners approves resolutions on 30-year mobility MSPLOST referendum

by Caleb Groves On Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved two agenda items moving toward the referendum on a 30-year mobility SPLOST (MSPLOST). This 30-year…

Cobb County October 2, 2023

Breeze 2.0 mobile app available for CobbLinc riders now

The Cobb County Department of Transportation (Cobb DOT) announced that the Breeze 2.0 mobile app is now available for download by CobbLinc riders. It is available for iOS and Android…

People talking and looking at display easels

Transportation July 20, 2023

Residents give input on upcoming South Cobb Transit Center

by Caleb Groves South Cobb residents voiced their opinions at the public workshop for the new South Cobb Transit Center held on Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at Connection Pointe Church….

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