The City of Atlanta has made environmental issues and transportation alternatives a priority. We have instituted a Clean Commute Program for our employees to encourage the use of mass transit. I have long advocated for a multi-modal terminal as a convenient hub linking commuter rail with other forms of transportation. Rail will help Atlanta reach compliance with the national Clean Air Standards set by the EPA, and reduce commuter and freight travel. Change will occur only if we work together in the fight for healthy, sustainable communities.
Scientists provide the facts.
Politicians the leadership. But neither exists in a vacuum. Change cannot occur without community buy-in. Citizens must understand that sustainability begins at home. We must all buy into the realization that for too long, we have been building on time and resources borrowed from future generations.