Looking Forward To 2016: Atlanta Traffic And Transportation

WABE’s news staff members are sharing what topics they plan on tracking in the New Year.

Producer Kate Sweeney says she is watching Atlanta’s changing transportation.

“Specifically, I’m thinking of Atlanta streetcar,” Sweeney says. “This great big expansion has just been announced and there are all kinds of questions swirling around, not the least of which is, how it’s going to get paid for?”

Features Editor Susanna Capelouto says she is worried about traffic.

“Somehow something has to change. Bike lanes. More bike lanes, more public transit, bigger roads, everything. I don’t know: whatever it takes, we have to tackle our traffic in this city, and if we don’t do it soon, we’re going to choke.”

We will post more from WABE reporters and producers in the next few days on the economy, education and politics and the other big stories they are watching in the coming year.