Graham Forgey on Atlanta’s Public Transport Problem
Graham Forgey
Atlanta’s Public Transport Problem
Claims and stances
Transcript
- 0:00 I agree.
- 0:00 Atlanta's public transit is awful right now.
- 0:03 You look at major cities and Europe as a whole, it is completely revolutionized.
- 0:08 America is stuck in the 20th century.
- 0:11 America, I mean America and Atlanta specifically, are ruined by one person, one car.
- 0:18 This causes immense backups on interstates like I-75, I-85, and State Route 400, which run through the heart of the city.
- 0:28 Many of these solo commuters are the reason why Atlanta has such bad traffic.
- 0:33 This could all be smoothed over if Mayor Andre Dickens or Governor Brian Kemp initialize a plan for mass public transit, which we need.
- 0:48 The systems like Marta do not satisfy what Atlanta needs.
- 0:52 It doesn't go Metro Atlanta has grown immensely in the past 20 years since Marta was created.
- 0:58 Marta needs to be expanded and revolutionized and made safe for all people so that all people feel comfortable to go where from work to home, from home to go out, from anywhere.
- 1:15 Public transport could be a huge fix to Atlanta's traffic problem and crisis, quite frankly.
- 1:21 All they need to do is take action.