At the first of three town hall meetings Wednesday night, commuters met with law makers and elected officials.
Their message … do something … anything … to make it easier to get around the state’s metro areas.
Experts say around the state, traffic is backing up and tempers are flaring.
At Wednesday’s town hall meeting, one doctor spoke of treating patients, stressed from their daily commute.
But doing something about all that traffic isn't quite so easy, says former state representative Matt Towery.
Towery's group ... Insider Advantage ... polled voters and lawmakers.
Turns out, traffic isn't all that sexy to either group.
“When politicians see the polls as to what the most important issues are, traffic doesn't normally come up as the number one issue. That has a real effect on the degree of time and effort they want to put into dealing with that issue.”
One other idea that's gotten a lot of buzz is a statewide SPLOST to fund transit and traffic improvements.
Towery says the idea is a good one, but says counties without the congestion of
The next town hall meeting will be held Wednesday, March 28 at
