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Atlanta/Georgia Transit/Transportation

Atlanta "#siness C$roni%le& 03-20-14

M#st-see ideo s$ows M#lti-Modal plan& downtown Atlanta o( (#t#re

By Carla Caldwell

A seven-minute video produced for the Georgia Department of Transportation provides a

detailed look at the masterplan for the 119-acre Georgia Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal

and how it could transform downtown Atlanta.

The video shows how the terminal could tie together us transit! streetcars! ike lanes and

rail! reports"ured.com!which has roken the video down to a slideshow posted on its

wesite.

The video includes proposed commercial development! streets! parks and a concert venue

on a roof.

The MMPT is estimated to cost #1.$ illion! "ured notes.

"lick hereto read more and to view the slideshow on "ured.com%s wesite.

"lick hereto view the video.
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Air Cargo World, 03-20-14

Georgia sets sights to becoe logistics h!b

By Adina "oloon

#ighways, railroads, the world$s b!siest %assenger air%ort and the &.".$s 'o!rthb!siest sea%ort are all wor(ing )%ositi*ely together+ in Georgia, the state$sgo*ernor said Wednesday at the ann!al Georgia ogistics "!it in Atlanta.

)ore and ore o' the world is disco*ering that Georgia is a good %lace to dob!siness,+ Go*. Nathan eal said. ore than 2,200 %eo%le attended the two-daycon'erence abo!t Georgia$s logistics en*ironent, said Chris Carr, coissionero' the Georgia e%artent o' /conoic e*elo%ent. he state is hoe to orethan 12,000 logistics %ro*iders, and 0 %ercent o' the &.". ar(et can be

reached 'ro Georgia within two ho!rs or two days by road, eal said.

he state also has growing wareho!sing o%%ort!nities. )We$re a(ing s!re we$rea(ing the right in*estents in 'reight,+ said oby Carr, director o' %lanning 'orthe Georgia e%artent o' rans%ortation.

#e said the go*ernent wants to contin!e to de*elo% the state as a logistics h!b.ig!el "o!thwell, interi a*iation general anager at #arts'ield-ac(son Atlantanternational Air%ort, tal(ed abo!t the air trans%ortation as%ects o' Georgia,incl!ding the air%ort wor(ing on its &"54 billion 62. billion e!ro7 aster %lan.ost o' #arts'ield was b!ilt in 1830, so it$s d!e 'or an !%date, "o!thwell said.he air%ort also has a lot o' real estate it wants to lease or de*elo%, he said.

"o!thwell also disc!ssed the threats to the a*iation ind!stry. 9ne is high '!elcosts. "oe co%anies are de*elo%ing ore '!el-e''icient %lane engines tocobat this, while elta Air ines recently bo!ght its own oil re'inery. )his is(ind o' a drastic ste% 'or a co%any to ta(e,+ he said. he high cost o' air%ortin'rastr!ct!re is another challenge, es%ecially 'or &.". air%orts. )Asia now setsthe standard 'or world air%orts,+ "o!thwell said. )We$re sort o' str!ggling to (ee%!%.+ he air trans%ort ind!stry is also 'acing a %ilot shortage that "o!thwell saidbegan a'ter "e%t. 11, 2001, when airlines started see(ing only college-ed!cated%ilots. hat eans a %ilot needs to attend !ni*ersity in addition to 'light school.)hat a(es it an e:treely e:%ensi*e %ros%ect,+ he said.

)We$re now reeling 'ro that.+ #arts'ield %ro*ides training 'or air%ort o''icials ande*ent!ally wants to %ro*ide cons!lting ser*ice to other air%orts, tho!gh right now,it can$t 'or a se%arate co%any 'or that beca!se o' Georgia state laws,"o!thwell said. )We belie*e there$s a high %otential to generate re*en!es,+ hesaid. "o!thwell e:%ected #arts'ield to contin!e to hold its title as b!siest%assenger air%ort beca!se the any Asian air%orts dil!te the %assenger


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n!bers at the world$s second b!siest air%ort, Bei;ing Ca%ital nternational."o!thwell re'erenced a recent Airb!s st!dy that %ro;ected growth in the Asianiddle class o*er the ne:t two decades. )We ha*e an obligation to lin( Georgiawith these growing econoies,+ he said. )he o!tloo( 'or air trans%ortation isgood.+


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A)C& 03-20-14

Georgia*s +o,less rate (alls to .1 per%ent in e,r#ary

By #enry &nger

Georgia$s !ne%loyent rate dro%%ed to


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s!%%ort ser*ices and accoodations and 'ood ser*ice.

Georgia$s ;obless rate still trails the national rate, c!rrently >.< %ercent .


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A)C& 03-1-14

T$e Re,irt$ o( ort M%$erson

oderated by ic( Badie

"oe say rede*elo%ent o' the =ort cherson Ary co%le:, which closed in200@, co!ld be Atlanta$s Ne:t Big hing. An o''icial with a state a!thority chargedto o*ersee the rebirth o' the 4>-acre co%le: o''ers an !%date on what$strans%ired so 'ar. eanwhile, a real estate e:ec!ti*e D!estions the snail$s %ace o'%rogress in co%arison to a tech-'oc!sed %ro;ect in New Eor( City.

"ase to ,e%oe a i,rant %o#nity

By ac( C. "%rott

Atlanta was @0 years yo!ng when =ort cherson was established in 1@ on'i*e tracts o' land se*eral iles so!th o' town. he location was r!ral anddisconnected 'ro the econoic acti*ities o' the railroad h!b to the north.

9*er the %ast 128 years, the city o' Atlanta has e:%anded its bo!ndaries./:%ressways and hea*y rail now ser*e the local trans%ortation needs o' o!rcitiFens. =ort cherson is no longer isolated. his historic 4>-acre %ro%erty isco%letely within the city liits, on a AA line and ;!st 'o!r iles 'ro theworld$s b!siest air%ort.

hose who ha*e been in*ol*ed in o!r co!nity engageent s!bcoittee,%!blic o!treach or onthly board eetings !nderstand that the clos!re andtrans'er o' a ilitary 'acility !nder the Base ealignent and Clos!re Act is alengthy, co%licated %rocess. =ederal law andates a )grassroots+ %lanning%rocess. &nder the direction o' the cherson %leenting ocalede*elo%ent A!thority, local co!nities dri*e the %lanning, Foning and re-!se o' the %ro%erty. 9!r a%%ro*ed %lan calls 'or a re-de*elo%ent that iss!stainable econoically, en*ironentally and socially.

9!r *ision is to trans'or =ort cherson and its s!rro!nding neighborhoodsinto a nationally acclaied, world-class, wal(able co!nity where %eo%le li*e,wor( and %lay in a regional coerce center designed to attract ind!stries s!chas ad*anced logistics, bio-science, health in'oration technology or 'il andtele*ision.

he =orces Coand B!ilding is ideal to ho!se health data, 'il st!diotechnology or a bio-edical co%any. he &.". e%artent o' eterans A''airshas in*ested 540 illion to create an o!t%atient clinic and e:%ansi*e edicalco%le: to incl!de %riary edical care and ental health, dental, lab andradiology ser*ices. 9ther areas will be de*elo%ed as i:ed-!se residential,


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single-'aily residential, neighborhood coercial and light an!'act!ring, witha 'oc!s on Georgia$s b!rgeoning 'il and 'il-technology ind!stry.

n the 18th and early 20th cent!ries, =ort cherson$s #istoric illage was awal(able %lace, wholly. We intend to b!ild on the character o' the stately hoes

along "ta'' ow. We e:%ect the #istoric illage will attract the creati*eco!nity and entre%rene!rs who will o%en ca'es, st!dios, art galleries and bed-and-brea('ast lodging to co%leent the hoes and %arade gro!nd.

We ac(nowledge the challenges ahead. #a*ing only been (nown as a ilitary'acility, =ort cherson lac(s a )de*elo%ent identity.+ he s!rro!nding area iseconoically de%ressed. etail str!ct!res are in disre%air. here is littlein*estent along the Ca%bellton oad and ee "treet corridors. hat said, webelie*e %ositi*e, increental change is %ossible. We ha*e the '!ll s!%%ort o'

Atlanta and Georgia and their econoic de*elo%ent agencies. he entireca%!s lies within the Ca%bellton oad a: Allocation istrict, which will

%ro*ide !ch-needed in'rastr!ct!re '!nding.

his s!er, ownershi% o' =ort cherson will trans'er 'ro the &.". Ary tothe cherson %leenting ocal ede*elo%ent A!thority. We stand ready totrans'or a sh!ttered base into a *ibrant co!nity.

Jack C. Sprott is executive director of the McPherson ImplementingRedevelopment Authority.

Create an end#ring pro+e%t

By "te*e Beran

ecent news o' one o' the =ort cherson aster de*elo%ers dro%%ing o!t o'the %ro;ect raises a D!estionH Why is that rede*elo%ent %roceeding so slowlyI

New Eor($s a%%roach to rede*elo%ent ay be instr!cti*e, as constr!ction gets!nderway 'or the ;oint Cornell-echnion !ni*ersity ca%!s on oose*elt sland.

"ince =ort cherson was 'irst incl!ded in a 200@ entagon base clos!re %lan,the rede*elo%ent strategy has %rogressed little beyond saying it will becoe ai:ed-!se %ro%erty with residential areas, %ri*ate b!sinesses and soego*ernent b!ildings and %rogras. he &.". e%artent o' eterans A''airsanno!nced %lans to s%end abo!t 540 illion to create a health care ca%!s on%art o' the %ro%erty.

eading with real estate de*elo%ent 'alls 'ar short o' o''ering real ho%e o'creating an end!ring %ro;ect. As(ing ta:%ayers to in*est ? with 'ew details abo!thow o!r oney will be s%ent ? in a %ro;ect that has yet to attract ca%ital 'ro the%ri*ate sector is si%ly irres%onsible.


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t isn$t too late to in*ite /ory, Georgia ech, Georgia "tate, the &ni*ersity o'Georgia, the Atlanta &ni*ersity Center schools, the Centers 'or isease Controland re*ention and others to hel% 'or!late a *ision o' how to de*elo% the ore-than 40 acre site to generate the greatest long-ter gain 'or Atlanta and

Georgia. Consider how e''ecti*e New Eor( has been with its higher ed!cation ?rather than real estate de*elo%ent ? strategy 'or rede*elo%ent.

hree years ago, New Eor( City anno!nced a new, high-tech grad!ate schoolde*elo%ed by Cornell &ni*ersity in %artnershi% with the echnion-srael nstit!teo' echnology. he city coitted to %ro*iding land and !% to 5100 illion inin'rastr!ct!re i%ro*eents. Cornell co%eted with other !ni*ersities 'or theo%%ort!nity to create this ca%!s.

he 52 billion %lan incl!des a 51@0 illion *ent!re ca%ital '!nd 'or start-!%co%anies that grow o!t o' the new ca%!s and agree to reain in New Eor( 'or

three years. t also incl!des ath and science ed!cation s!%%ort 'or 10,000 citychildren. !st b!ilding the ca%!s will create 20,000 constr!ction ;obs. t isantici%ated to s%in o'' >00 new b!sinesses o*er the ne:t generation, creating30,000 ore ;obs and as !ch as 51.4 billion in ta: re*en!e. he *ision hasalready attracted coitents o' ore than 5


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National !nternational Transit/Transportation

Atlanti% Cities& 03-1-14

is#aliing t$e "ay Area's Transit 5ystes ,y Co#te Tie

By "te%hanie Garloc(

a%%ing a cityJs %!blic transit syste is, by necessity, an e:ercise in abstraction.esigners ha*e to balance legibility with detail, clarity with acc!rate geogra%hicre%resentation.

Boston-based designer eter !nnhas been thin(ing abo!t these constraints 'orthe last 'ew years, and heJs coe !% with a co!%le o' new ideas. #eJsrendered .A.Js tangle o' 'reeways as a s!bway syste, and a%%ed the b!sesalong .C.Js # "treet Corridorin the style o' ondonJs iconic Ks%ider a%s.K

!nnJs latest creation, la!nched 'or %re-orders today *ia Lic(starter, a%s the%!blic transit systes o' the Bay Area based on a !se'!l b!t dece%ti*ely di''ic!ltto render etricH how long it ta(es to get downtown.

K' yo! loo( at an ordinary a% yo! can see how 'ar away %laces are,K !nne:%lains. KB!t how 'ar away %laces are as the crow 'lies or on the highway is notnecessarily the ost rele*ant %iece o' in'oration. WhatJs ore i%ortant is howlong it ta(es.K
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Peter Dunn

o b!ild his a%, !nn loo(ed at the sched!les 'or BA, !ni, and Caltrain,

the three train systes connecting "an =rancisco, "ilicon alley, and the /astBay. /ach syste gets its own line and color 6that eans stations wheretrans'ers are %ossible a%%ear !lti%le ties7.

he a% hel%s dri*e hoe ;!st how !ch the tie between two stations candi''er de%ending on which way yo! go.

a(e the sto% in s!b!rban illbrae, which shows !% on the a% three ties inthe section below. t ta(es abo!t 3@ in!tes to get 'ro the /barcadero toillbrae on the BA line, in orange, and itJs abo!t the sae on the localCaltrain 6not incl!ding tie 'or a trans'er7. B!t the CaltrainJs e:%ress Baby B!llet

tra*erses those 1> iles ten in!tes 'aster. And, 'or co%arison, tra*eling thatdirection on the local &N syste 'or 3@ in!tes gets yo! less than hal' thatdistance, ;!st to the e Conte station in the cityJs Bay*iew neighborhood.


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Peter Dunn

he tie-scale a% highlights the di''erent ad*antages that the three transitsystes o''er the Bay Area. !ni o''ers co*erage within the city o' "an=rancisco, BA bro!ght %arts o' the /ast Bay signi'icantly closer to downtownthan e*en soe areas within the city, and the e:%ress Caltrain does the sae 'orthe "ilicon alley cities along the enins!la.

!nn, who has co%leted siilar %ro;ects 'or the .C. etroand BostonJs

and Co!ter ail, says these tie-scale a%s hel% !s thin( abo!t how !chtie we s%end co!ting, and what we (inds o' %laces we can reach in a gi*enao!nt o' tie. Khe old !ni etro syste thatJs %lodding along on the streetand sto%%ing e*ery two bloc(s eans any o' these neighborhoods in "an=rancisco are !ch 'arther away in co!ting tie than soe o' theses!b!rban %laces,K !nn says. Keo%le !nderstand that int!iti*ely, b!t they donJtalways get to see it.K
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Atlanti% Cities& 03-1-14

5eattle )#st "e%ae t$e irst City to Cap t$e N#,er o( 6,er7 and 8y(t9riers on t$e Road

By ennie Mie

Eesterday a'ternoon, the "eattle City Co!ncil !nanio!sly *otedto liit theca%acity o' !berM, y't, "ideCar, and other on-deand trans%ortation ser*ices inthe city.

he new reg!lation ca%s the n!ber o' dri*ers at 1@0 'or each ser*ice at anygi*en tie. he Co!ncil will also reD!ire those ser*ices to eet state ins!rancer!les already i%osed on traditional ta:is - both &ber and y't are c!rrently ontrac(to do so.

"etting a ca% eans these ser*ices wonJt be able to co%ete with theestablished ta:i ind!stry. At 1@0 dri*ers, they si%ly wonJt be able to (ee% !%with deand. As one !berM dri*ertold'he Seattle 'imes, )n r!sh ho!r, 1@0dri*ers each is not going to be eno!gh. t$s not e*en eno!gh 'or downtown.K

he bill wo!ld also 'orce h!ndreds o' dri*ers o'' the roads - !berMalone e%loysnearly 1,000 dri*ers in the city.

hese ser*ices ha*e 'aced reg!latory h!rdlesin *irt!ally e*ery city theyJreatte%ting to e:%and to. "o 'ar, &ber has been barred 'ro setting !% sho%in iai, ortland, and New 9rleansentirely. And in Chicago, where &ber and

y't already o%erate, ta:i dri*ers ha*e 'iled a laws!itagainst the city 'or notreg!lating these ser*ices as stringently as it has the ta:i ind!stry. here was,howe*er, soe s!ccess in Cali'ornia, which recently rolled o!ta s%ecialiFedreg!lation 'raewor( 'or these new trans%ortation ser*ices, now designated asKrans%ortation Networ( Co%anies.K

"eattleJs eas!re has been contro*ersial. ast onth, tech ind!stry 'ol(s in thecity started a %etition!rging the co!ncil to dro% the %ro%osed restrictions in orderto %roote co%etition and inno*ation.

B!t the co!ncil stood 'ir. According to a (eek)ireli*e blogo' the *otingsession yesterday, Co!ncilwoan "ally Clar( criticiFedthe co%anies 'or 'ailingto adeD!ately co!nicate and collaborate with reg!lators. Co!ncilan Br!ce#arrell was also D!otedsaying, Kthe headline sho!ld not read City Co!ncilca%%ed anything. t sho!ld read that it allowed rideshares to coe into ind!stry.K

he decision is also a de'ensi*e o*e, an e''ort to b!y soe tie 'or the e:istingta:i co%anies be'ore co%anies li(e &ber and y't ca!se too !ch disr!%tion.
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Khis is a wa(e-!% call 'or ta:i ind!stry. t has to change in order to thri*e. Nowyo! ha*e tie to do that,K says#arrell.

ayor /d !rray, who has 10 days to sign the bill into law, saidin a stateentthat he ho%es to %hase o!t o' dri*er liits a'ter the co!ncil 'ig!res o!t how to

'airly de-reg!late the local ta:i ind!stry.
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