The Livable Communities Coalition works to improve the quality of life in metropolitan Atlanta by sharing and promoting smart growth principles, advocating public policy that promotes smart growth, and supporting projects that accelerate smart growth. Formed in 2005, the Livable Communities Coalition unites over 50 organizations working to change the way metro Atlanta grows by focusing on land use, transportation, housing, and conservation of open green space and natural resources.

COALITION MEMBER NEWS

Rebecca Watts Hull, director of Mothers & Othes for Clean Air, a supporter for the Fair Share for Transit initiative, urges local elected offilcials to pick transportation projects that promote public health.

Atlanta Bicycle Coalition, another supporter of Fair Share for Transit, has taken a look at how the proposed projects stack up for cyclists.

MORE NEWS FROM AROUND THE REGION

The Civic League for Regional Atlanta and other sponsors of Get a Move On recently gathered a capacity crowd at the Loudermilk Center to discuss issues like population growth and transportation. One takeaway: New transit should be a transportation priority. Check out the event report.

Gwinnett participants in telephone Town Hall think transit is important and support rail transit connection to Atlanta over Sugarloaf Parkway extension.

A new report has bad news for area seniors: In 2015, 90 percent of area residents 65 and older will find themselves in neighborhoods with little or no public transportation. Metro Atlanta's rank in the report is worst among major cities. Read Ariel Hart's story in the AJC.

Pro-transit conservative Bill Lind touts streetcars and other rail transit and talks about why conservatives should care: Maria Saporta reports on Lind's recent visit to metro Atlanta.

It's about the money ... and about spending it wisely: Kyle Wingfield's take on Lind's message.

Focus groups find that there is near "universal support for government spending to improve transportation throughout the Atlanta region."

Fair Share for Transit urges Regional Transportation Roundtable to spend all of $4 billion on transit in next year's sales tax referendum. (And here's why and how it can still find the money to do that.)

The Livable Communities Coalition and 83 other public transportation advocates are working to make the case for increased spending on transit and related bike and pedestrian improvements. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter.

Gov. Nathan Deal's call for transit legislation is a Nixon-to-China moment, Jim Galloway writes.

Transit politics become game of hardball in Cobb.

Transit finds support in Cobb.

Cobb Chair Tim Lee makes case for Cumberland to Midtown light rail line

Will the region miss the chance to invest in pedestrian and bike-friendly projects?

$1 billion road project advances.

Check out the draft list of projects.

Got something to say about the list? Look for the September public meeting nearest you.

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Higher-density, compact development provides more housing choices in the places that are most convenient, especially in our region’s job and activity centers and near major transportation corridors.

When we link transportation investments with growth and development, we put street networks, rail, buses, biking lanes, and networks of sidewalks and paths where they can do the most good for the greatest number of people.

Smart growth means housing for everyone – housing that offers a wide variety of choices, is near jobs, and is affordable for all.

The Atlanta region is redeveloping many older neighborhoods, and more area residents are rediscovering the conveniences of living in town. But even an aggressive strategy to redevelop the region's town centers and transportation corridors won’t provide all the homes, shops, and offices needed to meet forecasted demand

Smart growth helps clean air and water, cuts energy consumption, stretches water resources farther, and promotes healthier living. By grouping homes closer together, denser development also consumers less land, leaving more land for parks, surrounding farms and open spaces, and other greenspaces.