News Clips 3-20-14

Today's Clips: 0 MARTA 1 Atlanta/Georgia Transit/Transportation 2 National !nternational Transit/Transportation

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Atlanta/Georgia Transit/Transportation Atlanta "#siness C$roni%le& 03-20-14 M#st-see 'ideo s$ows M#lti-Modal plan& downtown Atlanta o( (#t#re By Carla Caldwell
A seven-minute video produced for the Georgia Department of Transportation provides a detailed look at the masterplan for the 119-acre Georgia Multi-Modal Passenger Terminal and how it could transform downtown Atlanta. The video shows how the terminal could tie together us transit! streetcars! ike lanes and rail! reports "ur ed.com! which has roken the video down to a slideshow posted on its we site. The video includes proposed commercial development! streets! parks and a concert venue on a roof. The MMPT is estimated to cost #1.$ illion! "ur ed notes. "lick here to read more and to view the slideshow on "ur ed.com%s we site. "lick here to view the video.

Air Cargo World, 03-20-14 Georgia sets sights to beco e logistics h!b By Adina "olo on #ighways, railroads, the world$s b!siest %assenger air%ort and the &.".$s 'o!rth b!siest sea%ort are all wor(ing )%ositi*ely together+ in Georgia, the state$s go*ernor said Wednesday at the ann!al Georgia ,ogistics "! it in Atlanta. )-ore and ore o' the world is disco*ering that Georgia is a good %lace to do b!siness,+ Go*. Nathan .eal said. -ore than 2,200 %eo%le attended the two-day con'erence abo!t Georgia$s logistics en*iron ent, said Chris Carr, co issioner o' the Georgia .e%art ent o' /cono ic .e*elo% ent. 0he state is ho e to ore than 12,000 logistics %ro*iders, and 10 %ercent o' the &.". ar(et can be reached 'ro Georgia within two ho!rs 2 or two days by road, .eal said. 0he state also has growing wareho!sing o%%ort!nities. )We$re a(ing s!re we$re a(ing the right in*est ents in 'reight,+ said 0oby Carr, director o' %lanning 'or the Georgia .e%art ent o' 0rans%ortation. #e said the go*ern ent wants to contin!e to de*elo% the state as a logistics h!b. -ig!el "o!thwell, interi a*iation general anager at #arts'ield-3ac(son Atlanta 4nternational Air%ort, tal(ed abo!t the air trans%ortation as%ects o' Georgia, incl!ding the air%ort wor(ing on its &"54 billion 62.1 billion e!ro7 aster %lan. -ost o' #arts'ield was b!ilt in 1830, so it$s d!e 'or an !%date, "o!thwell said. 0he air%ort also has a lot o' real estate it wants to lease or de*elo%, he said. "o!thwell also disc!ssed the threats to the a*iation ind!stry. 9ne is high '!el costs. "o e co %anies are de*elo%ing ore '!el-e''icient %lane engines to co bat this, while .elta Air ,ines recently bo!ght its own oil re'inery. )0his is (ind o' a drastic ste% 'or a co %any to ta(e,+ he said. 0he high cost o' air%ort in'rastr!ct!re is another challenge, es%ecially 'or &.". air%orts. )Asia now sets the standard 'or world air%orts,+ "o!thwell said. )We$re sort o' str!ggling to (ee% !%.+ 0he air trans%ort ind!stry is also 'acing a %ilot shortage that "o!thwell said began a'ter "e%t. 11, 2001, when airlines started see(ing only college-ed!cated %ilots. 0hat eans a %ilot needs to attend !ni*ersity in addition to 'light school. )0hat a(es it an e:tre ely e:%ensi*e %ros%ect,+ he said. )We$re now reeling 'ro that.+ #arts'ield %ro*ides training 'or air%ort o''icials and e*ent!ally wants to %ro*ide cons!lting ser*ice to other air%orts, tho!gh right now, it can$t 'or a se%arate co %any 'or that beca!se o' Georgia state laws, "o!thwell said. )We belie*e there$s a high %otential to generate re*en!es,+ he said. "o!thwell e:%ected #arts'ield to contin!e to hold its title as b!siest %assenger air%ort beca!se the any Asian air%orts dil!te the %assenger

n! bers at the world$s second b!siest air%ort, Bei;ing Ca%ital 4nternational. "o!thwell re'erenced a recent Airb!s st!dy that %ro;ected growth in the Asian iddle class o*er the ne:t two decades. )We ha*e an obligation to lin( Georgia with these growing econo ies,+ he said. )0he o!tloo( 'or air trans%ortation is good.+

A)C& 03-20-14 Georgia*s +o,less rate (alls to -.1 per%ent in /e,r#ary By #enry &nger Georgia$s !ne %loy ent rate dro%%ed to <.1 %ercent in =ebr!ary 'ro <.3 %ercent in 3an!ary, as e %loyers hired ore wor(ers and red!ced layo''s, the state labor de%art ent said 0h!rsday. )0his is the eighth onth in a row that Georgia$s !ne %loy ent rate has declined,+ state ,abor Co issioner -ar( B!tler said in a state ent. )0he rate dro%%ed in =ebr!ary beca!se Georgia e %loyers created nearly <,000 new ;obs and red!ced the n! ber o' new layo''s ore than 30 %ercent.+ 0he n! ber o' ;obs increased to 4,03>,<00 in =ebr!ary, !% 0.2 %ercent 'ro 3an!ary. 0he gains ca e in state-o%erated %!blic schools ? 4,@00 ;obsA %ro'essional and b!siness ser*ices ? 3,100A constr!ction, ? 3,400A ed!cation and health ser*ices ? 1,@00A and an!'act!ring ? 1,000. B!t trade, trans%ortation, and wareho!sing lost <,200 ;obs. 9*er the %ast year, the n! ber o' ;obs increased by @<,000 as the !ne %loy ent rate 'ell 'ro 1.@ %ercent in =ebr!ary 2013. 0he big gainers were trade, trans%ortation and wareho!sing ? 1<,100 ;obs A leis!re and hos%itality ? 1@,200A %ro'essional and b!siness ser*ices ? 11,800A constr!ction ? 8,200A and ed!cation and health ser*ices ? <,200. Go*ern ent, eanwhile, c!t 12,000 ;obs. )We$re seeing a lot o' good news across ost sectors, b!t %robably the one we$re the ost e:cited abo!t is constr!ction,+ B!tler said. )0he one- onth growth rate is 2.3 %ercent and o*er the year it$s >.> %ercent, which is o!t%acing all other sectors.+ 9n the layo'' 'ront, 40,322 new clai s 'or !ne %loy ent ins!rance were 'iled in =ebr!ary, a dro% o' 30.> %ercent 'ro 3an!ary. -ost o' the decline ca e in an!'act!ringA trade, trans%ortation and wareho!singA ad inistrati*e and

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Georgia$s ;obless rate still trails the national rate, c!rrently >.< %ercent .

A)C& 03-10-14 T$e Re,irt$ o( /ort M%1$erson -oderated by Bic( Badie "o e say rede*elo% ent o' the =ort -cCherson Ar y co %le:, which closed in 200@, co!ld be Atlanta$s Ne:t Big 0hing. An o''icial with a state a!thority charged to o*ersee the rebirth o' the 41>-acre co %le: o''ers an !%date on what$s trans%ired so 'ar. -eanwhile, a real estate e:ec!ti*e D!estions the snail$s %ace o' %rogress in co %arison to a tech-'oc!sed %ro;ect in New Eor( City. "ase to ,e%o2e a 'i,rant %o22#nity By 3ac( C. "%rott Atlanta was @0 years yo!ng when =ort -cCherson was established in 111@ on 'i*e tracts o' land se*eral iles so!th o' town. 0he location was r!ral and disconnected 'ro the econo ic acti*ities o' the railroad h!b to the north. 9*er the %ast 128 years, the city o' Atlanta has e:%anded its bo!ndaries. /:%ressways and hea*y rail now ser*e the local trans%ortation needs o' o!r citiFens. =ort -cCherson is no longer isolated. 0his historic 41>-acre %ro%erty is co %letely within the city li its, on a -AB0A line and ;!st 'o!r iles 'ro the world$s b!siest air%ort. 0hose who ha*e been in*ol*ed in o!r co !nity engage ent s!bco ittee, %!blic o!treach or onthly board eetings !nderstand that the clos!re and trans'er o' a ilitary 'acility !nder the Base Bealign ent and Clos!re Act is a lengthy, co %licated %rocess. =ederal law andates a )grassroots+ %lanning %rocess. &nder the direction o' the -cCherson 4 %le enting ,ocal Bede*elo% ent A!thority, local co !nities dri*e the %lanning, Foning and re!se o' the %ro%erty. 9!r a%%ro*ed %lan calls 'or a re-de*elo% ent that is s!stainable econo ically, en*iron entally and socially. 9!r *ision is to trans'or =ort -cCherson and its s!rro!nding neighborhoods into a nationally acclai ed, world-class, wal(able co !nity where %eo%le li*e, wor( and %lay in a regional co erce center designed to attract ind!stries s!ch as ad*anced logistics, bio-science, health in'or ation technology or 'il and tele*ision. 0he =orces Co and B!ilding is ideal to ho!se health data, 'il st!dio technology or a bio- edical co %any. 0he &.". .e%art ent o' Geterans A''airs has in*ested 540 illion to create an o!t%atient clinic and e:%ansi*e edical co %le: to incl!de %ri ary edical care and ental health, dental, lab and radiology ser*ices. 9ther areas will be de*elo%ed as i:ed-!se residential,

single-'a ily residential, neighborhood co ercial and light an!'act!ring, with a 'oc!s on Georgia$s b!rgeoning 'il and 'il -technology ind!stry. 4n the 18th and early 20th cent!ries, =ort -cCherson$s #istoric Gillage was a wal(able %lace, wholly. We intend to b!ild on the character o' the stately ho es along "ta'' Bow. We e:%ect the #istoric Gillage will attract the creati*e co !nity and entre%rene!rs who will o%en ca'es, st!dios, art galleries and bedand-brea('ast lodging to co %le ent the ho es and %arade gro!nd. We ac(nowledge the challenges ahead. #a*ing only been (nown as a ilitary 'acility, =ort -cCherson lac(s a )de*elo% ent identity.+ 0he s!rro!nding area is econo ically de%ressed. Betail str!ct!res are in disre%air. 0here is little in*est ent along the Ca %bellton Boad and ,ee "treet corridors. 0hat said, we belie*e %ositi*e, incre ental change is %ossible. We ha*e the '!ll s!%%ort o' Atlanta and Georgia and their econo ic de*elo% ent agencies. 0he entire ca %!s lies within the Ca %bellton Boad 0a: Allocation .istrict, which will %ro*ide !ch-needed in'rastr!ct!re '!nding. 0his s! er, ownershi% o' =ort -cCherson will trans'er 'ro the &.". Ar y to the -cCherson 4 %le enting ,ocal Bede*elo% ent A!thority. We stand ready to trans'or a sh!ttered base into a *ibrant co !nity. Jack C. Sprott is executive director of the McPherson Implementing Redevelopment Authority. Create an end#ring pro+e%t By "te*e Ber an Becent news o' one o' the =ort -cCherson aster de*elo%ers dro%%ing o!t o' the %ro;ect raises a D!estionH Why is that rede*elo% ent %roceeding so slowlyI New Eor($s a%%roach to rede*elo% ent ay be instr!cti*e, as constr!ction gets !nderway 'or the ;oint Cornell-0echnion !ni*ersity ca %!s on Boose*elt 4sland. "ince =ort -cCherson was 'irst incl!ded in a 200@ Centagon base clos!re %lan, the rede*elo% ent strategy has %rogressed little beyond saying it will beco e a i:ed-!se %ro%erty with residential areas, %ri*ate b!sinesses and so e go*ern ent b!ildings and %rogra s. 0he &.". .e%art ent o' Geterans A''airs anno!nced %lans to s%end abo!t 540 illion to create a health care ca %!s on %art o' the %ro%erty. ,eading with real estate de*elo% ent 'alls 'ar short o' o''ering real ho%e o' creating an end!ring %ro;ect. As(ing ta:%ayers to in*est ? with 'ew details abo!t how o!r oney will be s%ent ? in a %ro;ect that has yet to attract ca%ital 'ro the %ri*ate sector is si %ly irres%onsible.

4t isn$t too late to in*ite / ory, Georgia 0ech, Georgia "tate, the &ni*ersity o' Georgia, the Atlanta &ni*ersity Center schools, the Centers 'or .isease Control and Cre*ention and others to hel% 'or !late a *ision o' how to de*elo% the orethan 410 acre site to generate the greatest long-ter gain 'or Atlanta and Georgia. Consider how e''ecti*e New Eor( has been with its higher ed!cation ? rather than real estate de*elo% ent ? strategy 'or rede*elo% ent. 0hree years ago, New Eor( City anno!nced a new, high-tech grad!ate school de*elo%ed by Cornell &ni*ersity in %artnershi% with the 0echnion-4srael 4nstit!te o' 0echnology. 0he city co itted to %ro*iding land and !% to 5100 illion in in'rastr!ct!re i %ro*e ents. Cornell co %eted with other !ni*ersities 'or the o%%ort!nity to create this ca %!s. 0he 52 billion %lan incl!des a 51@0 illion *ent!re ca%ital '!nd 'or start-!% co %anies that grow o!t o' the new ca %!s and agree to re ain in New Eor( 'or three years. 4t also incl!des ath and science ed!cation s!%%ort 'or 10,000 city children. 3!st b!ilding the ca %!s will create 20,000 constr!ction ;obs. 4t is antici%ated to s%in o'' >00 new b!sinesses o*er the ne:t generation, creating 30,000 ore ;obs and as !ch as 51.4 billion in ta: re*en!e. 0he *ision has already attracted co it ents o' ore than 5<@0 illion 'ro %ri*ate donors. 4n one swoo%, Gotha o*ed to the center o' the high-tech !ni*erse, co %eting with the li(es o' "ilicon Galley, the Besearch 0riangle, Boston and A!stin. 0he e %loy ent s%!rred by this *ision will incl!de so e o' the best-%aying ;obs in the co!ntry. New Eor($s econo y will bene'it 'or generations. ,eading with real estate de*elo% ent tends to create e %ty b!ildings. We ha*e eno!gh o' those in Atlanta to last a generation, and the state owns ore than its 'air share o' the . What we need is ins%ired leadershi%. We sho!ldn$t in*est o!r ta: dollars in the eanti e. Steve erman is a partner at !orcross"#ased $A %evelopment& a commercial real estate #rokerage firm.

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!nternational Transit/Transportation

Atlanti% Cities& 03-10-14 3is#ali4ing t$e "ay Area's Transit 5yste2s ,y Co22#te Ti2e By "te%hanie Garloc( -a%%ing a cityJs %!blic transit syste is, by necessity, an e:ercise in abstraction. .esigners ha*e to balance legibility with detail, clarity with acc!rate geogra%hic re%resentation. Boston-based designer Ceter .!nn has been thin(ing abo!t these constraints 'or the last 'ew years, and heJs co e !% with a co!%le o' new ideas. #eJs rendered ,.A.Js tangle o' 'reeways as a s!bway syste , and a%%ed the b!ses along ..C.Js # "treet Corridor in the style o' ,ondonJs iconic Ks%ider a%s.K .!nnJs latest creation, la!nched 'or %re-orders today *ia Lic(starter, a%s the %!blic transit syste s o' the Bay Area based on a !se'!l b!t dece%ti*ely di''ic!lt to render etricH how long it ta(es to get downtown. K4' yo! loo( at an ordinary a% yo! can see how 'ar away %laces are,K .!nn e:%lains. KB!t how 'ar away %laces are as the crow 'lies or on the highway is not necessarily the ost rele*ant %iece o' in'or ation. WhatJs ore i %ortant is how long it ta(es.K

Peter Dunn

0o b!ild his a%, .!nn loo(ed at the sched!les 'or BAB0, -!ni, and Caltrain, the three train syste s connecting "an =rancisco, "ilicon Galley, and the /ast Bay. /ach syste gets its own line and color 6that eans stations where trans'ers are %ossible a%%ear !lti%le ti es7. 0he a% hel%s dri*e ho e ;!st how !ch the ti e between two stations can di''er de%ending on which way yo! go. 0a(e the sto% in s!b!rban -illbrae, which shows !% on the a% three ti es in the section below. 4t ta(es abo!t 3@ in!tes to get 'ro the / barcadero to -illbrae on the BAB0 line, in orange, and itJs abo!t the sa e on the local Caltrain 6not incl!ding ti e 'or a trans'er7. B!t the CaltrainJs e:%ress Baby B!llet tra*erses those 1> iles ten in!tes 'aster. And, 'or co %arison, tra*eling that direction on the local -&N4 syste 'or 3@ in!tes gets yo! less than hal' that distance, ;!st to the ,e Conte station in the cityJs Bay*iew neighborhood.

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0he ti e-scale a% highlights the di''erent ad*antages that the three transit syste s o''er the Bay Area. -!ni o''ers co*erage within the city o' "an =rancisco, BAB0 bro!ght %arts o' the /ast Bay signi'icantly closer to downtown than e*en so e areas within the city, and the e:%ress Caltrain does the sa e 'or the "ilicon Galley cities along the Cenins!la. .!nn, who has co %leted si ilar %ro;ects 'or the ..C. etro and BostonJs 0 and Co !ter Bail, says these ti e-scale a%s hel% !s thin( abo!t how !ch ti e we s%end co !ting, and what we (inds o' %laces we can reach in a gi*en a o!nt o' ti e. K0he old -!ni -etro syste thatJs %lodding along on the street and sto%%ing e*ery two bloc(s eans any o' these neighborhoods in "an =rancisco are !ch 'arther away in co !ting ti e than so e o' these s!b!rban %laces,K .!nn says. KCeo%le !nderstand that int!iti*ely, b!t they donJt always get to see it.K

Atlanti% Cities& 03-10-14 5eattle )#st "e%a2e t$e /irst City to Cap t$e N#2,er o( 6,er7 and 8y(t 9ri'ers on t$e Road By 3ennie Mie Eesterday a'ternoon, the "eattle City Co!ncil !nani o!sly *oted to li it the ca%acity o' !berM, ,y't, "ideCar, and other on-de and trans%ortation ser*ices in the city. 0he new reg!lation ca%s the n! ber o' dri*ers at 1@0 'or each ser*ice at any gi*en ti e. 0he Co!ncil will also reD!ire those ser*ices to eet state ins!rance r!les already i %osed on traditional ta:is - both &ber and ,y't are c!rrently on trac( to do so. "etting a ca% eans these ser*ices wonJt be able to co %ete with the established ta:i ind!stry. At 1@0 dri*ers, they si %ly wonJt be able to (ee% !% with de and. As one !berM dri*ertold 'he Seattle 'imes, )4n r!sh ho!r, 1@0 dri*ers each is not going to be eno!gh. 4t$s not e*en eno!gh 'or downtown.K 0he bill wo!ld also 'orce h!ndreds o' dri*ers o'' the roads - !berM alone e %loys nearly 1,000 dri*ers in the city. 0hese ser*ices ha*e 'aced reg!latory h!rdles in *irt!ally e*ery city theyJre atte %ting to e:%and to. "o 'ar, &ber has been barred 'ro setting !% sho% in -ia i, Cortland, and New 9rleans entirely. And in Chicago, where &ber and ,y't already o%erate, ta:i dri*ers ha*e 'iled a laws!it against the city 'or not reg!lating these ser*ices as stringently as it has the ta:i ind!stry. 0here was, howe*er, so e s!ccess in Cali'ornia, which recently rolled o!t a s%ecialiFed reg!lation 'ra ewor( 'or these new trans%ortation ser*ices, now designated as K0rans%ortation Networ( Co %anies.K "eattleJs eas!re has been contro*ersial. ,ast onth, tech ind!stry 'ol(s in the city started a %etition !rging the co!ncil to dro% the %ro%osed restrictions in order to %ro ote co %etition and inno*ation. B!t the co!ncil stood 'ir . According to a (eek)ire li*e blog o' the *oting session yesterday, Co!ncilwo an "ally Clar( criticiFed the co %anies 'or 'ailing to adeD!ately co !nicate and collaborate with reg!lators. Co!ncil an Br!ce #arrell was also D!oted saying, Kthe headline sho!ld not read City Co!ncil ca%%ed anything. 4t sho!ld read that it allowed rideshares to co e into ind!stry.K 0he decision is also a de'ensi*e o*e, an e''ort to b!y so e ti e 'or the e:isting ta:i co %anies be'ore co %anies li(e &ber and ,y't ca!se too !ch disr!%tion.

K0his is a wa(e-!% call 'or ta:i ind!stry. 4t has to change in order to thri*e. Now yo! ha*e ti e to do that,K says #arrell. -ayor /d -!rray, who has 10 days to sign the bill into law, said in a state ent that he ho%es to %hase o!t o' dri*er li its a'ter the co!ncil 'ig!res o!t how to 'airly de-reg!late the local ta:i ind!stry.