Transportation takes a 'back seat'

Before 2020, transportation consistently ranked as the top response for the biggest issue facing metro Atlanta, according to the Atlanta Regional Commission's annual survey. However, crime and the economy have supplanted it after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here are the issues metro Atlanta residents feel most impact them right now. In 2020, public health topped the responses, at 16.7%

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Note: Survey wasn't conducted in 2022

Chart: Zachary HansenSource: Atlanta Regional Commission