{"193481":{"#nid":"193481","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Streetcar system needed to meet growth claims former Director Leon Eplan","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ELeon Eplan, FAICP, former Director of Georgia Tech\u0027s City Planning\u0026nbsp;program from 1981 to 1983, claims that plans for a modern streetcar in Atlanta represent the first step to accommodating the region\u0027s projected growth over the next two decades. \u0022Last year, the region registered an additional 13,000 cars,\u0022 Eplan writes, adding that a comprehensive streetcar system will provide the best opportunity for non-drivers to commute to work without an automobile.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-02-19 16:48:46","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:26:18","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"middlebury","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/saportareport.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/atlanta-prepares-for-its-future-as-it-builds-its-first-modern-streetcar\/","dateline":{"date":"2013-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2013-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"360","name":"accessibility"},{"id":"11946","name":"atlanta streetcar"},{"id":"815","name":"economic development"},{"id":"454","name":"growth"},{"id":"58961","name":"leon eplan"},{"id":"1482","name":"mobility"},{"id":"168968","name":"streetcar"},{"id":"488","name":"transit"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}