Atlanta has a network of freeways that radiate out from the city and automobiles are the dominant means of transportation in the region Three major interstate highways converge in Atlanta: I-20 (east-west) I-75 (northwest-southeast) and I-85 (northeast-southwest) the latter two combine in the middle of the city to form the Downtown Connector (I-75/85) which carries more than 340,000 vehicles per day and is one of the most congested segments of interstate highway in the United States Atlanta is mostly encircled by Interstate 285 a beltway locally known as "the Perimeter" that has come to mark the boundary between "Inside the Perimeter" (ITP) the city and close-in suburbs and "Outside the Perimeter" (OTP) the outer suburbs and exurbs the heavy reliance on automobiles for transportation in Atlanta has resulted in traffic commute and air pollution rates that rank among the worst in the country the City of Atlanta has a higher than average percentage of households without a car in 2015 15.2 percent of Atlanta households lacked a car and increased slightly to 16.4 percent in 2016 the national average is 8.7 percent in 2016 Atlanta averaged 1.31 cars per household in 2016 compared to a national average of 1.8. Main article: Climate of Atlanta 6 Notable incidents 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. Six Flags White Water 105 3221. Injury icon 2.svg 7- or 10-day injured list, ? ? ? ? ? Alliance Theater.
A Dutch Railways ICM Train The Province of Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution by signing the 1776 Declaration of Independence the State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777 Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24 1778 and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2 1788, Mon 23rd 6 Demographics 9 References In Bermuda and the Bahamas local leaders were angry at the food shortages caused by British blockade of American ports There was increasing sympathy for the American cause including smuggling and both colonies were considered "passive allies" of the United States throughout the war When an American naval squadron arrived in the Bahamas to seize gunpowder the colony gave no resistance at all; Gymnastics ? ? ? ? ? The British colonies in North America became part of the global British trading network as the value tripled for exports from British North America to Britain between 1700 and 1754 the colonists were restricted in trading with other European powers but they found profitable trade partners in the other British colonies particularly in the Caribbean the colonists traded foodstuffs wood tobacco and various other resources for Asian tea West Indian coffee and West Indian sugar among other items American Indians far from the Atlantic coast supplied the Atlantic market with beaver fur and deerskins British North America had an advantage in natural resources and established its own thriving shipbuilding industry and many North American merchants engaged in the transatlantic trade. ! ! The ascendancy of the Republican Party in Georgia and in the South in general resulted in Georgia U.S House of Representatives member Newt Gingrich being elected as Speaker of the House following the election of a Republican majority in the House in 1994 Gingrich served as Speaker until 1999 when he resigned in the aftermath of the loss of House seats held by members of the GOP Gingrich mounted an unsuccessful bid for President in the 2012 election but withdrew after winning only the South Carolina and Georgia primaries. Buckhead Community Improvement District covering Buckhead, Garrett Lake Mountain Park, 38 2311! By population Main article: Arts in Atlanta Honored April 15 1997, American Airlines N Main article: Sports in Atlanta. Amtrak coordinates Thruway Motorcoach service to extend many of its routes especially in California.[citation needed] The state has fourteen other cities with populations above 50,000 (based on 2017 U.S Census estimates) in descending order of size they are Augusta Columbus Macon Savannah Athens Sandy Springs Roswell Johns Creek Warner Robins Albany Alpharetta Marietta Smyrna and Valdosta.
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