Buckhead Represented At Transit Tax Kickoff Event

Sixty-five organizations and businesses joined with the Livable Communities Coalition (LCC) to launch the with plans to educate and turn out voters for the July 31 transportation referendum.

Buckhead business and political leaders were in attendance at the event, including state Rep. Doug Stoner, D-Smyrna, whose new district has been drawn to include several Buckhead neighborhoods.

The event took place at in Midtown on Wednesday night.

LCC is a coalition of education and outreach organizations and businesses that says it is committed to transit-dependent populations, smart growth and Atlanta regional transit options.

Event speakers included Buckhead's David Allman, chairman of LCC and Regent Partners, and Doug Hooker, executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission, who is also a Buckhead resident.

"Just as trains helped grow Atlanta in the 19th century and automobiles defined us in the 20th, so will transit define our communities in the 21st century," Hooker said. "It is a pivotal time for our region to help us compete and to improve our quality of life."

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Do you have questions about the proposed one cent sales tax? The Atlanta BeltLine will be hosting "Transportation Referendum Information Sessions" throughout the Atlanta BeltLine in the coming weeks. All meetings are from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the information presented will be the same at each meeting.

Thursday, May 10 (Northeast) Location: Martin L. King Jr Recreation Center 90 Boulevard Avenue, Atlanta, 30312

Monday, May 14 (Southeast) Location: Trees Atlanta 225 Chester Ave. SE, Atlanta, 30316

Thursday, May 24 (Southwest) Location: West Hunter Street Baptist 1040 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard, S.W. Atlanta, 30310

Monday, June 4 (Northside) Location: Piedmont Hospital Piedmont Hospital, McRae Auditorium, 1984 Peachtree Road NW, Atlanta, 30309

Thursday, May 31 (Westside) Location: Atlanta Community Food Bank 732 Joseph E Lowery Blvd NW, Atlanta