The Gainesville-Hall Metropolitan Planning Organization’s policy committee heard last week from Pond & Co., the firm that’s about to embark on Gainesville’s transportation study. The Norcross firm won the $125,000 contract to conduct the study, which Gainesville Mayor Danny Dunagan called “long overdue.” “We’re really pleased to be here and be a part of this process,” said Richard Fangmann, Pond’s director of transportation planning.