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Nov 1, 2019

TOP 100 SMART CITY PARTNERS – THE NEWSWEEK MOMENTUM AWARDS

The Ray is one of Newsweek’s 2019 Top 100 Smart City Partners. Check out more about the award and see the other winner.

Nov 1, 2019

Interview: Allie Kelly

Allie Kelly, executive director of I-85 proving ground, The Ray, channels the spirit of the pioneering leader who inspired this transportation project and talks about the technologies now being tested. Read More.

Oct 30, 2019

A Ray of Sunshine And Hope

What is your company doing for the environment? This was the question that changed Ray C. Anderson’s life in 1994, in what he calls his “spear in the chest” epiphany. He’d read Paul Hawken’s book “The Ecology of Commerce” and thought about the damaging effect his business could have…

Oct 29, 2019

A Closer Look with Rose Scott, Gridlocked: What’s Moving Atlanta?

Today on “Closer Look with Rose Scott,” we continue our deep-dive into Atlanta’s transit landscape with the week-long series, “Gridlocked: What’s Moving Atlanta?” Today’s edition of the program focuses on the City of Atlanta’s newly-formed Department of Transportation. Plus, from solar highways to autonomous shuttles, we discuss the role technology…

Oct 25, 2019

The Ray selected as a Shorty Social Good Award Finalist

The Ray has been selected as a Shorty Social Good Award Finalist for our Highway of the Future in the Energy Category. The Shorty Social Good Awards honor the social good initiatives that brands, agencies and nonprofits are spearheading to make our world a better place. The Ray has been…

Oct 24, 2019

Forward Thinking Podcast

In the U.S., around 13 million acres of land are used as roads and rights-of-way in the interstate highway system. That’s a lot of real estate, and all it does is provide a surface on which to operate cars and trucks. But a pioneering new experiment in Georgia, known as…

Oct 23, 2019 Press Release

The Ray selected as Finalist for Best Energy in the Shorty Social Good Awards

Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 23, 2019 – The Ray has been selected as a Shorty Social Good Award Finalist for our Highway of the Future in the Energy Category. The Shorty Social Good Awards honor the social good initiatives brands, agencies & nonprofits are taking to make our world a better…

Oct 22, 2019

Editorial: Got any more bright ideas?

It’s not exactly the newest innovation under the sun. But it’s an excellent idea that’s becoming more and more possible, especially in Georgia. Solar power is no longer the exclusive province of barefoot environmentalists. Up until just a few years ago, project costs kept implementation of solar projects out-of-reach and…

Oct 16, 2019

Here Are the Finalists for the Fourth Annual Shorty Social Good Awards

The finalists were revealed Wednesday morning for the Fourth Annual Shorty Social Good Awards. Nine new categories were added for 2019: accessibility, animations, arts and culture, cultural institution, games, global campaign, images, mental health and STEM. The Shorty Awards said the five most popular categories…

Sep 30, 2019

LaGrange College to host panel on clean energy

Conservatives for Clean Energy Georgia (CCEGA) is planning a National Clean Energy Week (NCEW) program in conjunction with The Ray (clean energy highway) located in West Point. The event will be held at LaGrange College on Oct. 3 from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. in the Dickson Assembly Room at…

Sep 18, 2019

The Georgia Data Highway: Preparing for the Smart Cars of the Future

Here are some interesting facts about our home state of Georgia. We are the top producer of pecans, peanuts, and Vidalia onions. We have the world’s busiest airport. And our capital has 71 streets with a variation of the word “Peachtree” in their name. We also have some of the …

Sep 6, 2019

How public-private-philanthropic partnerships are driving transportation technology

Over half a century ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Federal Aid Highway Act of 1956, which kicked off construction of the nation’s first interstate highway system. Designed to link America’s major cities, the interstate plan proved a huge undertaking that spanned 40,000 miles and several decades. And it…

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