Providing more employees with the option of telecommuting could help alleviate the traffic congestion on major thoroughfares in Chattanooga that local officials say is inevitable in the future.
Leaders look for ways to get Chattanoogans out of their cars and off the highways
[Thrive’s collaborative] approach requires looking at the "big picture," Massengill explains. But in Hamilton County — where the public transportation ridership for commuters is only at 1 percent and nearly 83 percent of commuters drive solo to work, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures — convincing employees and employers could be difficult.
Thrive welcomes local innovators to brainstorm solutions for freight traffic
Conservancy Receives 2,300 Acre Land Donation in North Georgia
The Southeastern Cave Conservancy, Inc. recently received a donation of more than 2,300 acres in Northwest Georgia from an anonymous donor, as well as additional acreage from the Georgia-Alabama Land Trust, Inc. Together, the donated property constitutes most of the failed development called the Preserve at Rising Fawn, located at Johnsons Crook in Dade County, Georgia. The property includes more than 30 known caves, stands of hardwood trees in a stunning landscape, and a diverse ecological environment supporting wildlife of all kinds.