As police responded to reports of multiple people shot at a downtown Atlanta food court, Joseph Grier was on the sidewalk outside, rambling to reporters about his mental health, criminal record and banking history. Police say that just a short while later, he hijacked a commuter bus, ordering the driver at gunpoint to hit the gas and sending panic through the seats.
Television news footage showed the bus barreling along for miles in rush hour traffic Tuesday afternoon, striking several vehicles. Police said officers initially responded to a report of gunfire on the bus and a possible hostage situation near downtown Atlanta but the bus took off.
The Environmental Protection Agency has released the second round of federal funds from the Clean School Bus Program to help schools transition to alternative fuel buses — including in Georgia.
Gwinnett County officials have unveiled a $17 billion plan to transform public transit in the county, leaning heavily into national trends. But it remains to be seen whether commissioners and voters will agree on a funding mechanism for it.
After a week of walking the picket line, the union for Dalton Public Schools bus drivers accepted a contract Friday afternoon with the private company that operates transportation for the school district.
Workers in Georgia at one of the nation's largest school bus makers are voting beginning Thursday on whether to unionize. It's a chance for organized labor to make gains in the union-unfriendly South.
Mass transportation ridership plummeted when COVID-19 struck. Now people are beginning to return. What are the risks they face — and how can they reduce them?
