MARTA has confirmed its first death related to COVID-19, a 53-year-old station maintainer who died Monday. His last day of work was April 10. Four co-workers at MARTA’s Decatur Station were notified and instructed to self-quarantine.
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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 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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Northwest tollway: Revenues high, rising as commuters seek to avoid traffic delays
Georgia’s foray into the next generation of road-building projects is proving so successful that the analysts have raised the credit rating on bonds that helped pay for it. Strong revenues result in fewer concerns about Georgia’s ability to repay a federal loan that helped fund the tollway in Cobb and Cherokee counties.
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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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Peachtree Complete Street in Buckhead entering third, final phase
With the deadline Monday for bids to complete a road project on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, the stage is set for the fulfillment of more than a decade of expectations when construction is to be complete, in mid 2021.
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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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Metro Atlanta to spend $173 billion on transportation by 2050
Metro Atlanta commuting won’t be much be much worse — or much better.
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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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Almost no one thinks children on bikes are safe on a road next to Grant Park
When it comes to children riding bicycles, just one in 17 respondents to a survey think kids are safe riding next to Grant Park, on Cherokee Avenue. Just one in five thinks the corridor is safe for children and seniors to walk.
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Georgia won’t use gas tax for transit — though some lawmakers want it to
“How we’re going to pay for it all is frightening question …”
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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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Mobility in 2020: Voters may face transit tax votes, Atlanta may reshape traffic flow
Transit funding is poised to emerge in 2020 as a major discussion in Atlanta, DeKalb and Gwinnett counties. In addition, Atlanta is slated to try again to revamp traffic movement in the central business district, regulate e-scooters and possibly reduce the city speed limit to 25 mph – even as a push for transit on the Atlanta BeltLine remains in the mix.
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A matter of trust, equity: ARC weighs fate of Atlanta BeltLine rail as deadline looms
By Guest Columnist FRED O. SMITH JR., a founding member of BeltLine Rail Now
Trust is a strange thing. It is easy to lose. And once lost, it is difficult to regain. When it comes to transit in this city, an imminent decision by the Atlanta Regional Commission and MARTA officials will help determine whether they retain the citizens’ trust, or squander it. If it is squandered, this could negatively impact transportation in this city for generations. The draft of the 2020 Atlanta Region’s Plan Regional Transportation Plan is in its final public comment phase at the Atlanta Regional Commission, and it will not be revised again for another four years.
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East Side Trolley Greenway, Highland Avenue pedestrian remake move to land acquisition phase
Land acquisition is about to begin in and southeast of Inman Park for two awaited projects – the pedestrian corridor along Highland Avenue, near Inman Park Village, and the East Side Trolley Greenway project that’s to stretch from the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and connect with an existing PATH trail near Coan Park.
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Atlanta issued $4.6 billion in building permits in 2017, uses 1993 rates to collect impact fees
Atlanta issued building permits for $4.6 billion of new construction investments in fiscal 2017 and charged the same rate for impact fees as in 1993 – money that’s used to improve mobility, parks and public safety. The mayor’s office says any potential revisions in fees won’t be ready until June 2021, not the February 2020 date sought by some on the Atlanta City Council.
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Using software to accelerate new ideas: MARTA, UrbanLeap to test programs
By Guest Columnist JEREMY DEVRAY-BENICHOU, vice president of customer success at UrbanLeap
UrbanLeap is a small company that is among those contributing to a big change in the way cities, nonprofits, and organizations – including MARTA – evaluate new ideas before putting them into place.
