Households will record driving, walking, biking and health habits.
Satellite tracking is included.
Nobody denies metro Atlanta traffic is bad. But there are wide-ranging theories about why that is and what to do about it. Those hunches and opinions could be narrowed down by this time next year when results are known from a survey of the transportation habits of 8,000 Atlanta area households. This study is different from past surveys in several ways. For the first time, surveyors will concentrate on getting a representative sample from people who live in all kinds of environments, from estates in the wide-open spaces to dense apartment complexes in urban Atlanta.