Category Archives: Clean Air Commission

These profiles are created by students working on a project for the Clean Air Commission.

The Evening Commute

          The speed limit is 55 miles per hour, but there are thousands of cars below me traveling at a mere 15. I am standing on an overpass in Atlanta, Georgia which overlooks Interstate 75 and 85. Everyone I see … Continue reading

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Georgia Tech Transportation

Avery Wonacott   Georgia Tech Transportation   Trollies, busses, and the Stingerette make up the transportation system that is provided by Georgia Tech.   The automobiles arrive at stops all across campus every few minutes for anyone to ride at their … Continue reading

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Battling the Beast: The Story of the Atlanta Commuter – Anthony Ferrari

The horrendous rush hour commute in Atlanta makes many cringe at the very sound of it. Most often people do anything within their grips to dodge this bullet. If it means to wake up before the crack of dawn and … Continue reading

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Traversing to Tech: One Student’s Morning Commute–Emma Graf

Traversing to Tech: One Student’s Morning Commute Drudging unenthusiastically out her front door at the ungodly hour of 7 a.m., Alex Price’s begins her daily commute to Georgia Tech. The sun slowly rises as she approaches her well-worn Chevy Blazer, … Continue reading

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A Walk in Atlanta – Alejandro Gonzalez

Taking the first step outside of my college dorm on North Avenue, just on the outskirts of campus and conveniently somewhere in the middle of Atlanta, I am quickly faced with the question of which direction I want to take. … Continue reading

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Mobilization Issues in Atlanta and its Repercussions in Public Health

Daniella Remolina Dr. Regina Martin English 1501- B5   Mobilization Issues in Atlanta and its Repercussions  in Public Health       For the past centuries, American cities have gone through an era of immense change and evolution in terms of … Continue reading

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Clean Air Campaign Website by David Keatts

As a resident of Atlanta, Georgia, it is impossible to ignore the heavy traffic that fills every street.  Being one of the largest cities designed for the commuting American, getting from one place to another can be a nightmare.  Every … Continue reading

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Wait…Cars are Bad for the Environment?

By: Bethany Carnes It’s 7:00 a.m.—Morgan Driskell rolls over, misses hitting her alarm clock, once, twice, three times, finally is able to silence it on her fourth attempt, takes a pillow and scrunches it over her face, and then reluctantly drags … Continue reading

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Ringgold, GA–Katie Nelson

                Winding roads run between vast stretches of farmland and fields.  Dim moonlight engulfs the otherwise pitch black land and always unlocked houses.  Trees loom over households, protecting their sleeping inhabitants from the artificiality of their urban equivalents.  A barking dog … Continue reading

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It’s Easy to Say but Hard to Do

By Yihang Yan My group members and I worked with The Clean Air Campaign (CAC) in the launch of OnAir, a social media initiative for high school students, by creating and posting content for the OnAir blog and managing discussion … Continue reading

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