Politics & Government

MARTA Public Hearings on Proposed Rail & Bus Modifications on Thursday

Proposed changes to bus routes 32 and 74 would affect riders in the East Atlanta Patch coverage area.

From Staff Reports

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold a public hearing on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013 for the purpose of considering:

Proposed Rail & Bus Modifications for December 14, 2013

Find out what's happening in East Atlantawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

To improve weekday rail service frequency based upon available resources, and on-time performance for select bus routes:

Rail Red Line (North Springs) will continue north to North Springs and south to the Airport all days until 9:00 pm. then begin turn backs at Lindbergh Station until end of revenue service. Service currently turns back at Lindbergh at 7:00 pm.

Rail Green Line (Bankhead) will continue to Candler Park Station all days until 9:00 pm. then begin turn backs at Vine City until end of revenue service. Currently Green Line turns back at King Memorial at midday and Vine City Station at 7:00 pm.

Find out what's happening in East Atlantawith free, real-time updates from Patch.

Bus Route 32 – Bouldercrest/Georgia Aquarium: Propose terminating service at Five Points Station during all service hours on all service days. Service between Five Points Station and Civic Center Station will be discontinued.

Bus Route 74 – Flat Shoals: Eliminate routing on Doris Drive, Clanton Terrace, Sherlock Drive; continuing route on Flat Shoals between Doris Drive and Sherlock Drive.

Bus Route 124 – Pleasantdale Road: Weekday peak only deviation to/from Doraville Station via Dawson Blvd., connector bridge (I-285 overpass) to Button Gwinnett Drive, Button Gwinnett Drive to Pleasantdale Road continue regular routing.

Location:

MARTA HEADQUARTERS BUILDING: 2424 Piedmont Rd., NE, Atlanta 30324
Community Exchange: 6:00 - 7:00 pm
PUBLIC HEARING: 7:00 pm
Riding MARTA: Across the street from Lindbergh Center Station

Click here for a printable version of this information

Public Meeting Maps:


Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

More from East Atlanta