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The Interstate 16 West on-ramp from northbound Spring Street closed in January 2020 due to construction, forcing drivers to turn left at the Emery Highway traffic light.

Twists and Turns, Hills and Concerns

Jackson Bramlett, Center For Collaborative Journalism
December 4, 2023
Imogene Patterson peers through the blinds behind the check-in desk at Economy Hotel on Pio Nono. She said she sometimes holds her breath watching some of the hotel guests trying to cross the five lanes of Pio Nono Avenue to get to the Circle K convenience store.

‘I hate to look.’ Deadly stretch of Pio Nono lacks crosswalk, stoplight as pedestrians keep dying

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
February 13, 2023
Dan Anthony Sims, the Bibb County Board of Education's sole finalist for superintendent, visits students at a Bibb County Elementary School on Monday, April 25, 2022.

2023 Preview – Part 2: School enrollment, building boom, road safety, delayed response times and Eisenhower improvements

The Macon Newsroom has compiled 20 things to look for in 2023 in a 4-part series that will be published this week
Liz Fabian and Laura Corley
December 27, 2022

Ask Mayor Miller: Crime, blight, beautification, spending and board of elections battle over new supervisor

Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller answers the public's questions for Ask Mayor Miller airing monthly on 13WMAZ-TV
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
July 5, 2022
Thomas Bemke, 60, walks a mile through knee-high weeds on the shoulder of Gray Highway in 90-degree heat one day early in May 2022 to buy groceries at Dollar Tree. Bemke said he is extra cautious on his trek because of the number and speed of semis on the highway.

Pedestrian safety is their goal but Macon’s deadliest streets are out of their control

Laura Corley, Civic Journalism Fellow
May 18, 2022
Cars follow a construction detour on Spring Street. The public is invited to comment until March 17 on pending transportation projects in Macon-Bibb and parts of Jones and Monroe counties.

Want a say in how a billion dollars is spent on roads? Here’s your chance.

Macon Area Transportation Study seeks input until March 17 on projects in Macon-Bibb, Jones and Monroe counties
Liz Fabian, Civic Journalism Senior Fellow
March 8, 2022
Why is Cotton Avenue diagonal?

Why is Cotton Avenue diagonal?

Elliot James, Contributing Writer
May 5, 2017
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