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Get Georgia Moving Coalition Applauds Governor’s Transportation Effort, Looks Forward to Results
June 12, 2008
ATLANTA – The Get Georgia Moving coalition, which represents more than 50 groups across Georgia --including business leaders, government leaders, transit advocates, road builders and environmentalists –today issued the following statements regarding Gov. Sonny Perdue’s transportation effort.
“We commend the Governor for moving to address Georgia's transportation funding shortfall," said Charles Tarbutton, assistant vice president of Sandersville Railroad Company, chair of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the Get Georgia Moving Coalition. “For too long, Georgia has lacked the money to build the infrastructure we need to support our booming population and maintain our strong economy. As a result, badly needed projects are being canceled all across Georgia. This problem is affecting every corner of our state. It touches every one of the nearly 10 million people who call Georgia home. And it must be resolved.”
“We applaud the Governor's leadership and are glad to see transportation being addressed at the highest level,” said Bill Linginfelter, former Georgia State CEO for Wachovia Bank and former chairman of the transportation policy committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. “Congestion is the number one problem every citizen deals with every day in metro Atlanta and the biggest threat to our quality of life and continued economic success. This problem is not new. It has been looming for at least 10 years. In a decade, metro Atlanta has gone from 15th- to 4th- to 2nd-worst traffic in the nation.”
“Any real solution must be immediate, generate enough funding to provide the relief we need, be open to all modes of transportation and have a meaningful impact on our quality-of-life and our economic competitiveness,” said Joe Leonard, retired chairman of AirTran Airways, chairman of the transportation policy committee of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce and co-chair of the Get Georgia Moving Coalition. “We applaud the Governor for engaging experts on a comprehensive solution and we look forward to a plan that produces tangible, immediate and significant results.”
Members of the Get Georgia Moving coalition support a funding mechanism that will relieve traffic congestion, ensure air quality and promote economic development. To that end, the coalition also supports efforts to optimize current revenue sources, invest in transit and all other modes of transportation, and support innovative funding programs.
Participants in the coalition include:
Association County Commissioners of Georgia
American Council of Engineering Companies
Atlanta Regional Commission
BP
C. W. Matthews Contracting Co., Inc.
Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development at Georgia Tech
Central Atlanta Progress
Citizens for Progressive Transit
Civic League for Regional Atlanta
Clean Air Campaign
Community Improvement District Alliance
Council for Quality Growth
CSX
Cumberland Community Improvement District
Evermore Community Improvement District
Fulton County Government
Georgia Asphalt Pavement Association
Georgia Association of Railroad Passengers
Georgia Association of Regional Development Centers
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
Georgia Chamber of Commerce
Georgia Concrete Pavement Association
Georgia Concrete & Products Association
Georgia Conservancy
Georgia Construction Aggregates Association
Georgia Department of Transportation
Georgia Economic Developers Association
Georgia Electric Membership Corporation
Georgia Engineering Alliance
Georgia Highway Contractors Association
Georgia Municipal Association
Georgia Power Company
Georgia Railroad Association
Georgia Transit Association
Georgia Transit Coalition
Georgians for Better Transportation
Georgians for the Brain Train
Governor’s Office of Highway Safety
Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
Gude Management Group
Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce
Gwinnett County
Henry County Chamber of Commerce
HNTB Corporation
Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District
Liberty County Development Authority
Livable Communities Coalition
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Norfolk Southern
Perimeter Community Improvement District
Regional Business Coalition
Sierra Club
Southern Environmental Law Center
Southwest Georgia Business Coalition
State Road and Tollway Authority
Transit Planning Board
VPSI, Inc.
Zipcar
