Georgia: Commuter rail needs fast track, Editorial Options

[KevinKorell]

Editorial from Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution, 5/31/07:

When U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Mary Peters visited Atlanta earlier this month, she made a courtesy call to Harold Linnenkohl, commissioner of the Georgia Department of Transportation. They discussed the possibility of building a new regional airport as well as several big ticket projects aimed at reducing metro Atlanta's interminable gridlock.

But according to Peters, the topic of commuter rail — specifically a proposed line between Atlanta and the town of Lovejoy in south Clayton County — didn't come up in conversation. "I think we must have gotten busy talking about our new grandchildren," Peters said.

Entire editorial is here.