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What is a BRT?
This November, Cobb County citizens will be voting to approve an MSPLOST (Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) to implement an enhanced bus system consisting of BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) and ART (Arterial Rapid Transit). Some have been disappointed that the...
Welcome to the new Website for A Better Cobb
We are happy to announce a new website to help bring together a community who advocates for A Better Cobb.
Is this one of the most important weeks in Cobb’s History?
It’s been a minute few months. Life happens. Rest assured, I, and many others, have continued the advocacy work behind the scenes to move forward our initiatives regarding transit, safe streets, and land use and housing. This week could be considered one of the most...
Issue #27: On Budgets and Transfer Centers
Hey everyone, As always, there appears to be a lot happening in Cobb County right now and this upcoming week will definitely be a busy one filled with contention. There are 2 events tonight! Here are the events in the next few days: Tuesday, July 18th 6:30-8:30PM:...
Issue #26: School’s Out For Summer Edition
Can you believe it’s almost July?! Yup…2023 is almost halfway over. I feel now is a good time to take a step back and review the Top 10 wish list I made at the beginning of the year and see what progress we’ve made on each item. Here was my top 10, with current...
Issue #25: “If You Build It, They Will Come” Edition
This morning, I attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the “Kennesaw Mountain Pedestrian Improvements”. It was a beautiful day celebrating a great project. The Kennesaw Mountain Pedestrian Improvements is a combined 3.85 of trails along three...
Issue #24: State of the County Edition
Hello Cobbliens, We hope you are enjoying your Friday afternoons and preparing for a weekend full of plans. I’m back to being the primary writer this week. Hope you didn’t miss me too much! Huge thanks to Kevin R., Tyler B., and Tyler H. for their contributions the...
Issue #23: Crossroads Edition
Hey Cobbers! Matt here- Yet again, we have a fellow local advocate pitching in to share what they view would make Cobb better. In this edition, we have Tyler Haber (not to be confused with a previous writer, Tyler Bigler), a resident of unincorporated District 4...
Issue #22: Sine Die Edition
Hey everyone! In this issue, as I continue to take my long-awaited vacation, we welcome Kevin Redmon to the newsletter as a guest writer. If you want to write a future issue, reach out to us at abettercobb@gmail.com. Known by some as a professional video editor, Kevin...
Issue #21: Momentum is building, and they can’t stop it
Quick message from Matt: Hey everyone! In case you haven’t heard, I have been hit with an ethics complaint in an attempt to silence me and our advocacy efforts. For full transparency, here’s the complaint. Thank you to everyone who has reached out and shared a word of...