In episode five, we explore how urban sprawl and disparities in transportation impact people from low-income and minority communities in big cities like Atlanta. People often overlook the impacts of transportation at a local level, which is why we chose to specifically talk about Atlanta. Urban sprawl means more than just rapid expansion of a city; it means that working people are losing time on the roads due to congested traffic since people from outside of the area are driving longer distances to get to their destination. Due to congested traffic, people in poor living areas are impacted by the air pollution caused by car emissions. Furthermore, others don’t own cars and have little access to public transit, which means they have no reliable transportation. We emphasize the importance of transportation equity by discussing how it can only be achieved when city officials engage communities being impacted, a prime example being the Atlanta Beltline.