MARTA and Gwinnett transit station makeovers seeking federal grants have been approved for matching funds from rideshare fees by the Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority.
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Xpress commuter bus service plans trip cuts, electric future
It’s good news and bad news for the state’s Xpress commuter bus service. The bad news: pandemic cuts of over 40% to the trip schedule likely will become the official new normal. The good news: millions in federal money to start shifting the fleet to electric buses. Xpress has long been a popular commuting option, […]
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Working toward a ‘unified’ fare system for all metro Atlanta mass transit
Expansion of metro Atlanta’s mass transit deservedly gets a lot of attention, as getting people where they want to go remains alternative commuting’s biggest local challenge. Less glamorous, but nearly as important, is making it easy for riders to pay for and transfer between the metro’s many transit services, from local shuttles to MARTA’s rail […]
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Henry County will soon propose public transit expansion in 30-year plan
Henry County has a perfect recipe for traffic: a booming population, rapidly expanding urban areas, and public transit commuting rates under 1%. Now the southeast metro county is prepping a 30-year Transit Master Plan that is close to proposing specific expansion ideas in advance of a November sales-tax ballot question that could start funding some […]
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Metro Atlanta’s Top Issues in 2019—According to its Leaders
What’s Next ATL is a podcast powered by the Atlanta Regional Commission that explores solutions to the top challenges facing metro Atlanta. Host Kate Sweeney rang in the New Year with a bonus episode that asked leaders from around the region to tell us what they see as the biggest issues facing the Atlanta region […]
