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MARTA Ridership surges during World Cup group stage
The transit agency moved roughly 1.7 million people to World Cup events during the first two weeks of the tournament, with one day alone accounting for 220,000 rail customers.
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BeltLine's Southside trail gap is finally closing. Here's what's opening — and what isn't.
After nearly a decade of planning and a half-billion dollars in spending, the two-mile missing segment between Oakland City and West End is on track to open by fall. But three key segments are still years away.
Opinion
Opinion: The World Cup showed MARTA what it can be — now keep it up
If MARTA can run five-minute headways, deploy ambassadors at every station, and move 220,000 rail riders in a day, why can't it do that on a Tuesday in September?
Local
MARTA shatters single-day ridership record as 220,000 rail riders flood system for World Cup
Wednesday's Morocco-Haiti match drove rail ridership to 2.3 times its normal weekday volume. Transit officials say the agency has moved 1.7 million passengers to World Cup events since June 11.
Local
MARTA board approves long-delayed bus network redesign. Here's what's changing in August.
After two years of community meetings and four rounds of revisions, MARTA's new bus map goes live August 24. Some routes double in frequency. Some disappear entirely.
Local
MARTA postpones new CQ400 railcar debut, misses World Cup target
The agency had aimed to have its new railcars in service for the FIFA World Cup, but ongoing testing and safety certification requirements pushed the rollout past the June 11 start date.
Local
MARTA Opens New Pedestrian Bridge at East Lake Station as Rehab Program Hits Stride
The south walkway is the latest piece of a billion-dollar effort to modernize aging stations — but World Cup preparations will pause the work next month
Local
MARTA's Better Breeze System Brings Contactless Payments to Atlanta Transit
Riders can now tap bank cards and mobile wallets at faregates and on buses as MARTA phases in its next-generation fare system.
Local
MARTA's NextGen Bus Network Launches April 18, Bringing Biggest Overhaul in Decades
The most comprehensive bus redesign since the 1970s triples high-frequency corridors and debuts Atlanta's first Bus Rapid Transit line.
Local
MARTA Reach Rolls Out On-Demand Service Across 12 Metro Atlanta Zones
Curb-to-curb microtransit service aims to bridge first-and-last-mile gaps ahead of broader bus network overhaul
Politics
Mayor Dickens rolls out a $5 billion neighborhood reinvestment plan, asking Atlanta to extend its tax-allocation districts to 2050
The proposal would steer $5 billion into affordable housing, transit expansion, and grocery and health care in seven historically underinvested neighborhoods. The catch: it depends on extending the lifespan of all eight of Atlanta's tax-allocation districts.
Local
MARTA resumes the long-awaited transformation of Five Points Station, the heart of downtown Atlanta's transit system
Bus detours are now in place as crews begin deconstructing the iconic concrete canopy. MARTA says the full transformation will take three years and $230 million, and includes a new public plaza, expanded retail, and a complete redesign of the station's bus loop.