{"73366":{"#nid":"73366","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Ross: Transit Shapes Better Communities","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution sought out Dr. Catherine Ross to answer the question, \u0022Does rail transit reduce congestion?\u0022 Ross, director of the Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development and former Executive Director of the Georgia Regional Transit Authority (GRTA), is an expert on regional transportation planning.\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0022Nothing solves the congestion problem. Neither option [cars or rail] takes precedent,\u0022 said Ross. A past board member of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, she thinks rail can create better commutes and improve a region\u00e2\u0080\u0099s overall quality of life.  \u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"Dr. Catherine Ross helped the AJC with fact checking when a politician claimed that new transit service would not relieve congestion. Ross affirmed that neither road nor transit capacity could reduce congestion, but that transit options improved quality of life.","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Dr. Ross comments on transit funding debate."}],"uid":"27160","created_gmt":"2011-09-14 00:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:10:42","author":"Michelle Marcus","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2011-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2011-09-14T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.politifact.com\/georgia\/statements\/2011\/sep\/06\/chip-rogers\/does-commuter-rail-ease-traffic\/","title":"View the full story."}],"groups":[{"id":"1260","name":"CQGRD - Center for Quality Growth and Regional Development"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EMichelle Marcus\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECOA- CQGRD\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=mmarcus7\u0022\u003EContact Michelle Marcus\u003C\/a\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michelle.marcus@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}