WSP, MARTA Take Top Honors in APTA Sustainability Program
WSP, MARTA Take Top Honors in APTA Sustainability Program Written by Marybeth Luczak, Executive Editor
MARTA earned Gold in APTA s Sustainability Commitment Program for successfully achieving ISO 55000 certification for its asset management program, and ISO 14001:2015 Environmental Management System certification at nine facilities.
The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) has awarded members WSP and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) with Platinum and Gold recognition, respectively, in its Sustainability Commitment Program.
Public transit agencies and businesses that voluntarily join the APTA program “pledge to implement processes and actions that create continuous improvements in environmental, social and economic sustainability,” according to the association, and “report on their sustainability progress through a brief annual stat
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Public Input Sought to Inform Designs of $646 Million in New Rail Cars for Atlanta
Atlanta s new fleet of rail cars, expected for delivery in 2023, will include open gangways. Other design features of the new cars are still to be determined.
From bikes to scooters, alternative forms of transportation have become increasingly more common.
A new research lab at Georgia State University will focus on studying the “micromobility revolution” in cities around the world, including Atlanta.
On Thursday’s edition of “Closer Look,” Chris Wyczalkowski, the manager of research and analysis at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority and affiliate faculty with the Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University along with Deidre Oakley, a professor of Sociology and an affiliated faculty member of the Urban Studies Institute, joined host Rose Scott for a future of transit.
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Chris Wyczalkowski, manager of research and analysis for MARTA and affiliate faculty with the Urban Studies Institute at Georgia State University.
Henrietta Turnquest, Trailblazing Politician, Dies at 73
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Henrietta Turnquest, the first Black woman to serve as assistant floor leader in Georgia, died March 29 in Mobile, Alabama, according to
the Atlanta
A memorial service was held April 26.
Turnquest, a lawyer who served under Governor Roy Barnes in her historic role, also spearheaded the integration of the Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.
“My mother was in the vanguard,” Turnquest’s son Malcolm told the
Journal-Constitution. He noted that she was initially one of fewer than 50 black female attorneys in Georgia and was among the initial handful of women of color elected to the Georgia General Assembly.
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