By Benita Dodd

Atlanta – Metro Atlanta ranks second in congestion delays behind Los Angeles. The Port of Savannah – the second-highest volume container facility on the East Coast – is weighing round-the-clock operations, which would add considerably to rail and truck traffic in Georgia. More people are arriving in a thriving Georgia.

State transportation needs are soaring; funding isn’t. Can Georgia look to the federal government for help?  U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary Peters is warning, “The answer is not to spend more. It is to spend more wisely.”

Join the Georgia Public Policy Foundation’s noon Policy Briefing Luncheon, “Transportation in Georgia: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?” on Wednesday, November 14, at Atlanta’s Commerce Club. Georgia State Representative Vance Smith and State Senator Jeff Mullis, co-chairs of the Joint Transportation Study Committee and of their respective chambers’ transportation committees, will join Ed Crowell, president and CEO of the Georgia Motor Trucking Association to focus on the tough decisions policy-makers, the private sector and the public face in overcoming Georgia’s growing gridlock.

Monday is the deadline to register for “Transportation in Georgia: Who’s in the Driver’s Seat?” This luncheon is $30 for Foundation members/guests, $40 for non-members. To reserve your seat online, go to http://www.gppf.org/default.asp?pt=eventdescr&EI=44 and click on the link;  e-mail reservations@gppf.org; call 404-256-4050 or download the registration form at http://www.gppf.org/pub/gallery/transportation1114.pdf and fax to 404-256-9909.

Media interested in attending this event please contact Benita Dodd at benitadodd@gppf.org or 404-256-4050.

Directions:
http://www.thecommerceclub.org/location.html