Atlanta's Transit Nightmare: Who Is At Fault?

Atlanta road builders charge that environmentalists are responsible for major transit funding delays. The environmentalists fire back.

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March 23, 2001, 11:00 AM PST

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Employing a level of subtlety and sophistication last seen in 1950s Soviet propaganda, the [Atlanta] road builders are airing a pair of TV ads claiming those evil bunny-lovers are 'preventing us from driving cars and forcing us to live downtown.'"

Thanks to The Practice of New Urbanism

FULL STORY: Constitution: Disregard road builders' propaganda

Wednesday, March 21, 2001 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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