FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
November 2, 2021
MARTA SEEKS
CUSTOMER INPUT ON FUTURE BUS NETWORK REDESIGN
Authority Wants to Know: “Do You Want Buses to Arrive More
Frequently or Go More Places?”
ATLANTA - The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold four public meetings this month to solicit feedback on imagined scenarios that will ultimately inform a redesign of its bus network. MARTA riders and potential customers will be asked if they prefer
to have buses arrive more frequently on fewer routes or serve more routes with less frequent arrivals. The concepts presented in the meetings are
hypothetical and designed to generate dialogue and debate about how MARTA can
best serve its riders and the region.
MARTA first announced a desire to reimagine its bus network last year and these meetings are an important step in determining what riders want from their bus system. Customers are reminded that the scenarios presented in the meetings and through the media are NOT a
recommended plan but opposing examples to illicit feedback that will eventually inform the plan. All current MARTA bus routes remain intact and operational
and all service areas will be part of any redesigned network.
Meetings will be held in-person and masks are required. All meetings will be streamed on MARTA’s YouTube page
MARTA - YouTube.
When: |
Tuesday, Nov. 9 – Two meetings
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
Where: |
Andrew & Walter Young Family YMCA
2222 Campbellton Road
Atlanta, Ga. 30311 |
| MARTA: |
Route 83 |
When:
|
Thursday, Nov. 11
6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. |
Where:
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Decatur Conference Center
130 Clairemont Ave.
Decatur, Ga. 30030 |
MARTA:
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Route 36, or 5-minute walk from Decatur Station |
When:
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Saturday, Nov. 13
11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. |
Where: |
Stage Door Theatre
5339 Chamblee Dunwoody Road
Dunwoody, Ga. 30338 |
| MARTA: |
Route 150 |
Interactive virtual meetings are scheduled for December, with additional public outreach and technical workshops planned before a bus network redesign proposal is released next spring. Learn more about the Bus Network Redesign here: :
Home | MARTA NextGen Bus (marta2040nextgenbus.com). Have questions? Email
busnetwork@itsmarta.com. To request this information in another language or in an accessible format, call 404-848-4037.
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