Let's fix the Streetcar while Extending it on the BeltLine
Fixing the Streetcar is a great opportunity for MARTA and the City to build public trust and ensure a successful extension to and along the BeltLine by showing we know how to deliver a world-class transit project.
What Does Transit Equity Look Like in Atlanta?
Transit Equity Day is a day of action celebrated on Rosa Parks birthday. You may be asking: What’s so equitable about the BeltLine? When the people of Atlanta set out on this reparative journey together two decades ago, equity was front and center. It’s been a struggle to maintain that focus and determination. But we must. It won’t be perfect, but the journey will at least take us a step or two in the right direction. Together we can tear down barriers to opportunity and move closer to becoming one united community.
Why is MARTA extending the Downtown Streetcar?
Streetcar East Extension is the best path forward to BeltLine rail. We don’t have time to wait longer - - the time is now. It might seem that the place to start BeltLine rail would be on the south side, or west side, or someplace near a major MARTA station along the 13+ miles of looping corridor that the city owns on the BeltLine. But a closer look at both the history and the practicalities make the decision to start at the eastern end of the current downtown streetcar clearer and more logical.
Take MARTA Survey: People, Transit and Irwin Street
Do you want to live in a city that puts people first — prioritizing safe streets and making it possible to walk, cycle, roll, or scoot more often? You may have noticed MARTA, Atlanta BeltLine Inc., and the City of Atlanta took an exciting step toward BeltLine rail today.
We Voted for More MARTA, not Less
Before we talk about cuts, Atlanta really needs to see our mayor, city council, and transit officials prove they're fighting for More MARTA too.
SURPRISE: MARTA already spent nearly half the More MARTA tax proceeds on enhanced bus operations
You probably still have a few unanswered questions about how MARTA is choosing to spend the More MARTA Atlanta ½-cent sales tax.
‘Vision’ & Momentum Behind BeltLine Rail
The origin story of the Atlanta Beltline is well known … the people of Atlanta fell in love with a vision that was better than what they saw through their car windshields, we pulled together, did the hard work, and brought this big, shared vision to life.
Atlanta and The Livability Quandary
Guest blog by André Cross. “There seems to be a clear distinction in many locals' minds between MARTA (the train) and MARTA (the bus), as well as a stigma that transit is something for the poor or those without a car.”