Authority, ATU Local 732 Announce Hero Payment for Frontline Staff and Mask Distribution By MARTA MARTA has announced it is taking additional steps to further support and protect employees and customers as the COVID-19 pandemic stretches into another month. On Friday, MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker and Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 732 […]
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Federal transit relief: $371 million to metro Atlanta, $448 million total statewide
Metro Atlanta transit agencies are to receive $371 million from the federal coronavirus aid package. It’s part of a total package of $448 million in federal transit assistance headed to Georgia to help offset the economic losses related to response to the cornoavirus, according to the legislation.
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New federal relief headed to Georgia, for a start
But it’s a 247-page act that’s not fully sorted out yet — and it probably won’t be enough.
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MARTA Makes Service Changes, Operational Adjustments to Address Ridership Decline, Protect Health of Employees During COVID-19 Pandemic
By MARTA MARTA has made operational adjustments and service changes to protect the health and wellness of employees and address the dramatic ridership and revenue decline seen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. “MARTA stands by our role as a provider of essential infrastructure. Our frontline employees are everyday heroes who drive buses, run […]
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MARTA retains service for disabled, medically fragile riders amid bus, train cutbacks
MARTA’ has retained services for medically fragile and disabled riders, though the number of drivers has been cut, as the agency reduces bus and rail service amid a dwindling ridership . No complaints about a lack of paratransit service have been reported.
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MARTA cuts service, seeks share in federal aid
Fewer buses on most routes and basically a weekend schedule for the train.
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MARTA Joins National Public Transit Agencies Urging Congress to Provide Immediate Financial Assistance
$16 Billion Needed to Ensure Public Transit Systems Remain Operational During National Health Crisis By MARTA MARTA has joined national transit agencies and transit supporting organizations in urging U.S. Congressional leadership to provide at least $16 billion in immediate direct financial assistance to ensure the continuation of transit service through and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. MARTA […]
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MARTA’s heavy rail upgrade was the stuff of dreams just a decade ago
MARTA’s seven-year project to replace about 35 miles of heavy-rail lines is responsible for the inconveniences affecting passengers this week on the East-West, or Blue-Green, rail lines.
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MARTA Announces Atlanta Law Enforcement Veteran as Chief of Police Department
GM/CEO Taps Former Atlanta Police Department Deputy Chief Scott Kreher for Position By MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker has named Atlanta Police Department veteran Scott Kreher as the new Chief of Police and Emergency Management. Chief Kreher will report directly to Chief of System Safety, Security and […]
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MARTA’s new police chief brings perspective seasoned by policies, politics of APD
MARTA’s incoming police chief is a former president of Atlanta’s police union who ascended to become the department’s deputy chief in a 26-year career that spanned squads that fight crimes including human trafficking, robbery and street-level drug dealers.
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It’s a ‘New Day’ for MARTA and Dekalb County Partnership
MARTA to Invest Additional $250 Million in DeKalb Transit Improvements By MARTA MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker has announced a renewed commitment to the Authority’s customers in DeKalb County with a pledge to DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond that MARTA will make good on its promises, investing approximately $250 million in transit improvements […]
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MARTA Names New Chief Customer Experience Officer, Establishes First Riders’ Advisory Council
GM/CEO Makes Good on Pledge to Ensure Authority Decisions are Customer-Focused By MARTA Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker has named a new chief customer experience officer and announced the formation of a Riders’ Advisory Council to ensure customers’ voices are heard regarding operations and capital programs. GM Parker […]
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MARTA Army wants you! (To evaluate your bus stop)
“Rosa Parks pushed the idea of allowing all to have just, efficient and equitable access to transportation …”
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MARTA, Partners Move Forward on King Memorial Station TOD Construction
Construction Finance Closing Marks Beginning of Community Development, Affordable Housing Efforts By MARTA Place Properties and H.J. Russell Company, MARTA’s development partners for the King Memorial Station transit-oriented development (TOD), closed on financing to begin construction. With $6 million in grant funding from Invest Atlanta, the $62.5 million project is a collaboration that will create […]
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MARTA Centralized Program Management Organization Makes Impact on Economy and Diversity
Jacobs/Russell Joint Venture to Support MARTA’s Largest Expansion in History By MARTA As MARTA’s Centralized Project Management Organization (CPMO), the joint venture of Jacobs Project Management Co. and H.J. Russell will manage approximately $700 million in construction spending in the first five years of the Authority’s More MARTA expansion project. At $3 billion, the project […]
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MARTA presents contract amendment to member governments
It extends the transit system’s basic penny sales tax for 10 years until 2057.
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MARTA Kicks Off Holiday Season With Christmas Parade, Mural Unveiling
By MARTA The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) kicked off the 2019 holiday season this past weekend by participating in the Children’s Christmas Parade and unveiling a new mural at East Lake Station. MARTA was proud to present the holiday bus during the annual Children’s Christmas Parade in midtown Atlanta on Saturday morning. The […]
