7.1 Major highways Participants at Summer olympics 1996 LGBT+ 11 Further reading Atlanta is home to nationally renowned private colleges and universities most notably Emory University a leading liberal arts and research institution that consistently ranks among the top 25 universities in the United States and operates Emory Healthcare the largest health care system in Georgia The Atlanta University Center is also in the city; it is the largest contiguous consortium of historically black colleges in the nation comprising Spelman College Clark Atlanta University Morehouse College and Morehouse School of Medicine Atlanta contains a campus of the Savannah College of Art and Design a private art and design university that has proven to be a major factor in the recent growth of Atlanta's visual art community Atlanta and nearby Athens also boast American Bar Association accredited law schools: Atlanta's John Marshall Law School Emory University School of Law Georgia State University College of Law and University of Georgia School of Law. ; 1715 435,000 Engineering General 4 Cycling is a growing mode of transportation in Atlanta more than doubling since 2009 when it comprised 1.1% of all commutes (up from 0.3% in 2000) Although Atlanta's lack of bike lanes and hilly topography may deter many residents from cycling the city's transportation plan calls for the construction of 226 miles (364 kilometres) of bike lanes by 2020 with the BeltLine helping to achieve this goal in 2012 Atlanta's first "bike track" was constructed on 10th Street in Midtown the two lane bike track runs from Monroe Drive west to Charles Allen Drive with connections to the Beltline and Piedmont Park Starting in June 2016 Atlanta received a bike sharing program known as Relay Bike Share with 100 bikes in Downtown and Midtown which expanded to 500 bikes at 65 stations as of April 2017. Since 2007 proposals have been floated to allow new multi-county sales taxes in addition to existing county sales taxes for roads to pay for regional transportation initiatives. . The introduction of the Bessemer process enabling steel to be made inexpensively led to the era of great expansion of railways that began in the late 1860s Steel rails lasted several times longer than iron Steel rails made heavier locomotives possible allowing for longer trains and improving the productivity of railroads the Bessemer process introduced nitrogen into the steel which caused the steel to become brittle with age the open hearth furnace began to replace the Bessemer process near the end of the 19th century improving the quality of steel and further reducing costs Thus steel completely replaced the use of iron in rails becoming standard for all railways, 14 See also 2.1 West Campus Track 1860 9,554 271.5% Shepherd Center See also: Sports in Atlanta; Parks and recreational activities Media 2000s Peachtree Corners pop 43,509. Communications: Motorola Digital 800 MHz Trunking system that is one of the largest in the country and utilizes 24 channels This system provides voice and data communications for the Atlanta Police Fire Watershed Corrections and other Municipal Departments the Atlanta Police Radio System also provides voice and data communications for the Georgia State Patrol inside of the Atlanta Metropolitan area and the City of Hapeville the City of East Point and the City of College Park.
Annual rainfall ranges from around 740 millimetres (29 in) at Sari to over 2,000 millimetres (79 in) at Bandar-e Anzali and is heavy throughout the year with a maximum in October or November when Bandar-e Anzali can average 400 millimetres (16 inches) Temperatures are generally moderate in comparison with other parts of Western Asia During winter the coastal areas can receive snowfall which is usually of a short duration. ; Main article: Geography of Atlanta Seychelles (9) The Georgia Institute of Technology commonly referred to as Georgia Tech is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta Georgia It is part of the University System of Georgia and has satellite campuses in Savannah Georgia; Metz France; Athlone Ireland; Shenzhen China; and Singapore.
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