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Mission The Downtown Transportation Management Association (Downtown TMA) is a program of Central Atlanta Progress, Inc. (CAP). CAP is a private non-for-profit organization that represents the interests of businesses and downtown organizations sharing a common vision of a central Atlanta that is thriving, secure, and vibrant. The Downtown TMA was created to provide services to downtown employers that will encourage and support the use of alternative transportation and to serve as the advocate for downtown Atlanta’s transportation needs. The Downtown TMA focuses on transportation issues, with the ultimate goal of reducing traffic congestion, facilitating mobility in the area, addressing parking demand, and improving the region’s air quality. Service Area The following streets serve as boundaries for the area serviced by the Downtown TMA: North Avenue on the north, I-20 on the south, Interstate 75/85 and Piedmont Avenue on the east, and Northside Drive on the west. Services Offered The Downtown TMA addresses a variety of transportation services and concerns. The various transportation demand management (TDM) programs include: • Ridematching assistance – to form carpools and vanpools, funding assistance to start a new vanpool; • Guaranteed ride home – free ride home in an emergency situation for commuters using alternative modes of transportation; • Discounted transit program – for all transit providers connecting to Downtown • Bike and pedestrian seminars; • Alternative work arrangement consultation. The Downtown TMA also serves as facilitator for cooperative planning and coordination among private and public sector employers and service providers. It provides a collaborative mechanism for problem solving and implementing of transportation management strategies in downtown. Highlights The Downtown TMA is experiencing significant success in the sale of discounted transit passes with the existing transit services offered by MARTA and CCT and new transit services offered by C-TRAN and Gwinnett Transit. Three months after starting the program, the Downtown TMA more than doubled its volume of sales, making it the largest private distributor of discounted passes in the region. Expanding and enhancing the discounted transit pass program is a major TDM strategy for the Downtown TMA. Contact Information 50 Hurt Plaza – Grand Lobby Atlanta, GA 30303 www.centralatlantaprogress.org |
