A proposal to slash the Xpress commuter bus system in half is creating angst to hundreds of riders who rely on the system to get from the suburbs to the city.
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Expanding transit in the Atlanta region remains elusive
The state of Georgia has a really good track record of creating regional transit agencies. But none of them has a good track record in actually building regional transit.
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Bill to abolish GRTA and the ATL gaining steam
A bill that would abolish the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA) and the Atlanta-Region Transit LINK Authority (The ATL) is making its way through the House, and it is expected to pass today — crossover day.
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Retiring state property chief had immense influence over metro Atlanta for 15 years
Steve Stancil may not have a household name. But when he steps down Feb. 1 as State Property Officer, he will have affected metro Atlanta since 2003 on issues ranging from mass transit, to development policies, to future development along the Atlanta BeltLine and the future film studio/mixed use development that’s to be built in Atlanta at the old Pullman Yard.
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$100 Billion
On Jan. 11, MARTA CEO Jeff Parker stood before the audience of the 6th annual State of MARTA address announcing that within the next few decades the metro Atlanta area would need to invest $100 billion in new transit & developments to meet future needs by 2045.
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Enough already: GRTA, SRTA, MARTA, GDOT, ARC…and now….the ATL
Nearly 20 years ago, key business and government leaders heralded the creation of a new transportation authority that would tackle metro Atlanta’s traffic problems by expanding transit.
And so the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority – GRTA – was born.
At the time, there was one naysayer – the late Harry West, the longtime executive director of the Atlanta Regional Commission.
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Atlanta’s Changing Transportation Ecosystem
By: Sarah Kirsch and Daphne Bond-Godfrey, ULI Atlanta Atlanta’s traffic woes are a well-known story. Despite having the nation’s 9th largest transit system, we are still an auto-centric city and region, rife with congestion along our main corridors. The lesser known story, perhaps, is the remarkable level of investment and coordination currently underway among our […]
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International award to GRTA for program that reduced congestion on toll lanes, to serve NW Connector
A pilot program GRTA tested in 2015 to see if commuters would bite on a financial incentive to shift their commute patterns has won the highest honor from an international toll organization. The program is to be brought back full time in 2018 on the Northwest Corridor, in Cobb and Cherokee counties.
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Atlanta’s GM for road, transit projects appointed to board of newly retooled GRTA
Gov. Nathan Deal has appointed Atlanta’s chief of road and transportation construction projects to the board that oversees GRTA, which advises on Xpress bus service in metro Atlanta and authorizes state and federal spending on transportation in metro Atlanta.
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GRTA riders can get discount Uber fares on trips that begin, end at a GRTA parking lot
GRTA passengers are eligible for a 50 percent discount on a shared Uber ride for trips that begin or end at an Xpress Park-and-Ride lot during weekday commute hours. The promotion runs through May 31, GRTA announced today.
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GDOT to name team to rebuild Ga. 400/I-285; MARTA, GRTA plan to use new roadway
The Georgia Department of Transportation on Thursday is slated to announce the apparent winner of the competitive bid to build the most expensive highway project in state history – the $1.1 billion reconstruction of the interchange at Ga. 400 and I-285.
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Every GRTA Xpress bus route to be affected by first holistic overhaul of routes in a decade
Starting in spring 2016, every GRTA Xpress bus route will be affected by an overhaul of bus routes that’s intended to increase bus ridership.
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I-285/Ga. 400 reconstruction to improve mobility, is part of GRTA’s expansion plans
Priced at about $1 billion, the reconstruction of the interchange of I-285 and Ga. 400 is to cost almost a third of some estimates for building the $3.6 billion transit system envisioned for the Atlanta Streetcar and Atlanta BeltLine.
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State likely to continue transit funding, as it plans to dispense $75 million for transit hardware
Georgia is likely to provide money in the future to support transit, in addition to the $75 million the Legislature provided this year, Jay Roberts, the governor’s recently appointed transportation planning director, said Wednesday.
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GRTA’s Xpress bus service up for major overhaul; final plan to be presented Wednesday
The first official step toward the first major overhaul of GRTA’s Xpress bus service in a decade is on track to be formally presented Wednesday to the board that oversees the regional transit agency. The board is to vote on the proposal in August.
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GRTA revising service for those who aren’t flocking to Atlanta’s new condos
For those who don’t want to be, or can’t be, one of the “select few” to own a new condo in Midtown and walk to work and play, GRTA is preparing to change its Xpress bus service in ways intended to improve the commute for current and future riders.
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GRTA’s draft strategic plan envisions Xpress buses direct to airport, more service on major routes
GRTA is completing a strategic plan that envisions Xpress bus service direct to Atlanta’s airport as part of an expansion of a transit service that has consistently received state funds for operations since the great recession.
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Paying commuters to change behavior: Earn by riding transit, traveling in off-peak hours
Commuters on I-85 in Gwinnett County soon will have an option to get paid to take transit or travel outside peak periods, GRTA’s executive director said Wednesday.
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Gov. Deal tees up transportation debate as federal funds wane
By David Pendered
Gov. Nathan Deal sought Wednesday to cast a hopeful tone over the future of transportation.
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GRTA’s new executive director knows Xpress buses from passenger’s seat
Just minutes after he was named GRTA’s executive director, Chris Tomlinson was busy Wednesday talking about potential synergy between GRTA and the state agency that oversees managed lanes.
“We’ll roll out incentives to get more people to take advantage of transit,” Tomlinson said. “We hope to shift people out of vehicles, especially at the peaks, and take advantage of what transit providers already are doing.”
