New project aims for cleaner, more equitable transportation for Black communities in Georgia

A MARTA train seen through the haze rides along the Blue line near the Lake Claire Community Land Trust on July 17, 2023. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

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Several Georgia groups are working together to make transportation cleaner while also ensuring it serves the state’s minority communities.

The Electric Black Futures project will work with Black communities in Atlanta, Albany and Savannah to develop plans for electrifying transportation.