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Originally Posted by SwimAtl
but Market, we expect a fair return on our investment. We are a donor region in atlanta. we pay more gas tax dollars out to the rest of the state than we get for ourselves. GDOT has progressed but let's be honest - atlanta has had to drag them into 21st century 'transportation' and the gas tax can still only be spend on roads and bridges. doesn't seem right to me
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Regional taxation is a tough and complicated issue, and nobody seems to know how to make it work. I suspect every visitor from rural Georgia thinks the same thing when he sees the Downtown Connector, the Perimeter or Spaghetti Junction. I think we'll see more of a shift in funding as "Atlanta" continues to grow in population and political clout.
I'm not so sure about the 21st Century issue, though, since most of GDOT's planners probably live and work among us here in Atlanta. Things are getting better, and for all of us.