SPOTLIGHT
CQGRD IN THE NEWS
- West featured in article about Piedmont Alliance efforts
Harry West speaks about Piedmont Alliance for Quality Growth. - Ross featured in Builder TV video on Megaregions
Catherine Ross featured in Builder TV video on Megaregions. - Ross featured in Atlanta Magazine article
Ross featured in Atlanta Magazine article regarding city issues. - ICMA case study on Decatur highlights work of CQGRD.
Decatur case study highlights CQGRD work. - Bipartisan Mayors Launch Piedmont “Megaregion” Alliance
Mayors in PAM agree on the need for collaboration.
CALENDAR
- AICP Exam Preparation Review Session
Hosted at Georgia Tech - Healthy Places Research Group- February Meeting
Atlanta speakers to talk about Creating a Healthy Population - A 2020 View of Urban Infrastructure
A Symposium in Honor of J. Juergensmeyer on his 45th Year of Teaching. - 2010 Transportation & University Communities Conferences for APTA
Dr. Ross will provide the keynote and booksigning at APTA conference.
OBSERVATIONS
- What’s Next: Transportation
Fed funding policies should shift more towards transit. - Responding to the Transport Needs of the Impoverished Suburbs
Equitable transport system for increasing number of suburb poor - US DOT Previews How New Transit Rules Could Define “Livability"
Revamping of fed transit funding to include “livability" - Air Traffic Delays Cost US More than Hurricanes
Air traffic delays cost the U.S. economy a lot of money. - Wind energy to provide 20% of electricity for the eastern US by 2024.
More investments in wind power are needed.
