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New kid in town: the Georgia regional transportation authority and its role in managing growth in metropolitan Georgia
| Author: |
Nelson, A.C. |
| Date: |
2000 |
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Lexis Nexis Academic University |
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http://web.lexis-nexis.com
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| Abstract: |
With growth management programs in many states and regions approaching thirty years in operation, n2 it seems about time that the nation’s purportedly most sprawl-threatened metropolitan area, Atlanta, n3 would join their ranks. In 1999, Georgia Governor Roy Barnes proposed and the Georgia Legislative Assembly approved Senate Bill 57, which created the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (“GRTA”). n4 The GRTA is unlike anything any other state [*626] or region has crafted to manage development patterns.
This article has seven parts. The first part gives a general background of the events leading to the, GRTA, while the second part reviews what scholars know about institutional mechanisms needed to change the status quo to effect desirable outcomes in development patterns. The third part reviews key elements of several statewide and regional growth management efforts. Since much is made of the ability of state agencies to meddle in local land use planning, key features of the Georgia Constitution are reviewed in the fourth part. The fifth part summarizes key features of the legislation creating the GRTA, while the sixth part compares those features to the elements of effectiveness. The last part speculates on how far the GRTA may go with its powers to manage development patterns in metropolitan Atlanta and beyond. |
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