Better Breeze Project Overview
MARTA is replacing its entire Breeze fare collection system with a modern, flexible system that is easier to use and more secure. The better Breeze system will keep the popular Breeze name, but all fare collection equipment (faregates, ticket vending machines, and fare validators) and fare media (Breeze cards and mobile app) will be replaced.
Image Description: The image above shows a bank card being used to pay
for a ride on a new, orange bus validator. New faregates and validators
allow customers to pay by tapping a credit/debit card or mobile wallet via a smart
phone or smart watch.
Better Breeze Features
Once the
systemwide transition to the better Breeze system begins on March 28, 2026, customers will experience:
- Quick
and easy contactless payment: Simply tap a physical bank card or use the mobile wallet feature on a smart phone or smart watch at a rail station faregate or bus validator.
- New
equipment: Customers can use new faregates and fareboxes, validators, and modern, touchscreen Breeze vending machines.
- New faregates are harder to tamper with and can be monitored and adjusted remotely, reducing incidents of fare evasion and resulting in a safer, more secure transit system.
- New vending machines and validators are faster and more reliable, ensuring faster entry for an easier commute.
- New cards: The new system will use new physical cards with a fresh design and continued options for multi-day and monthly passes.
- New app: The current Breeze Mobile 2.0 app is going away. Customers will need to download an updated app and create a new account where they can store fare.
