martametro.bsky.social
Here for discussion on ways to improve the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ridership experience. Criticism, appreciation, information are welcome. Ideological politics are not. Not employed by or affiliated with MARTA.
👤 Joined on 05 February 2025
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@martametro.bsky.socialAt nearly 70 years old, Toco Hill Shopping Center makes best of greenspace pockets
Show PostCheck out this list of restaurants that are easy walking distance or a short bus ride from Doraville MARTA Station! This is a great idea! Thanks to @bethmckibben.bsky.social and @sarrasedghi.bsky.social for putting this together.
Show PostThis service change came after @alexip718.com's reporting exposed the weekend service crisis of America's worst-performing subway agency. In 2024, MARTA never ran regular service on consecutive weekends, taking out an estimated 5,500 trains that would've served Downtown, Midtown, and the Airport.
Show PostINBOX: The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority has pledged to increase daytime weekend service to the highest levels seen in two decades, beginning April 19th. For the first time, marta will run Red Line trains to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport all weekend.
Show PostINBOX: I have been awarded a Fund for Investigative Journalism seed grant to continue @thexylom.com 's reporting on Atlanta's beleaguered public transit system! Thank you to my editor @rhysea.bsky.social , as well as Atlanta-area residents, experts, and officials who have spoken with me so far:
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