After learning that the Atlanta streetcar would remain free through the end of 2015 because the city had no good way of receiving payments, the news that there are only 3 credentialed drivers currently comes as little surprise. That number might be better than it sounds, considering only two cars are running after the third was damaged by a car earlier this year. The critics calling the entire operation a rapacious cash-grab for federal transit grants look smarter every day while streetcar supporters are SINKING…
Dem lawmakers urge Kemp to return National Guard troops
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