The Ray

News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

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Green Infrastructure

Streets of the Future Could Take Automatic Tire Readings
Just imagine not having to rely on pre- or post-trip inspections for the condition of your tire tread or tire pressure.

Green Infrastructure

Non-Profit Donates Funds, Research Toward Improving Transportation
The Trustees of the Atlanta-based Ray C. Anderson Foundation have granted an additional $2 million to The Ray over the next two years, to fund important research, pilot projects and emerging technologies with the potential to shape the transportation infrastructure of the future.

Green Infrastructure

Ray C. Anderson Foundation Commits Additional $2 Million to The Ray
The Trustees of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation have granted an additional $2 million to The Ray over the next two years, to fund important research, pilot projects and emerging technologies with the potential to shape the transportation infrastructure of the future.

Green Infrastructure

Lamar Donates Billboards to The Ray
Four new billboards now welcome visitors to The Ray, a “safer, cleaner, smarter highway.” This is thanks to a new partnership with Lamar, one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world.

Events, Media & Communications

The Ray to Present at Transportation and Expressway Authority Membership of Florida (TEAMFL) Annual Conference
Two members of The Ray will make a presentation at the TEAM FL Annual Meeting, talking about sustainable infrastructure and the highway of the future. TEAM FL was formed in 1997 to facilitate the exchange of information among toll agencies and the transportation industry.

Green Infrastructure

The Ray: 18-mile Stretch of Road Is a Testbed for a "Regenerative Highway Ecosystem"
What will the highways of the near future look like? This road project aims to create "a corridor that reconnects and restores us."

Green Infrastructure

Infrastructure Opportunity on The Ray: Solar Noise Barriers
The Ray is proud to release groundbreaking research on solar noise barriers in conjunction with Innovia Technology, a UK based innovation consultancy. The Ray’s research was conducted in parallel with the U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center.

Green Infrastructure

Let's Use the Right-Of-Way in a Smarter Way
Right-of-way farming joins a bevy of sustainable initiatives along the Ray C. Anderson Memorial Highway in Georgia.

Having a stretch of highway named in your honor is a big deal. But the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, the nonprofit family foundation dedicated to realizing the legacy of the late green business pioneer, has opted to take the highway memorization process one giant step further.

Green Infrastructure

Kia Motors Makes Second Annual Co-Sponsorship Contribution to The Ray on Giving Tuesday
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia (KMMG) delivered a significant financial contribution to The Ray, Georgia’s living laboratory for transportation technology on Interstate 85, on Giving Tuesday. The $26,000 gift is the second installment of a three-year commitment for the WheelRight® tire safety station, installed in December of 2016 at the Georgia Visitor Information Center on The Ray at mile marker one.

Green Infrastructure

Next to a Georgia Highway, This Plant Is Helping Fight Climate Change
This section of highway is a testing ground for more sustainable roadways. One solution: Replace the roadside grass with Kernza, a grain that sequesters more carbon and doesn’t require mowing or replanting.

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    News and information about The Ray, Georgia's restorative, sustainable highway of the future.

  7. Ecocentricity Blog
    A bi-monthly blog by John Lanier, director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation and grandson of the late Ray C. Anderson. Musings from John as he manages...

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  10. Foundation Events and Speaking Engagements
    This section lists upcoming Foundation events, partnerships and speaking engagements featuring the executive director and the trustees.