And presto-chango: a revitalized MARTA and real public transportation in Atlanta! From what I’ve read of some of the narrow rail passes the Beltline will have to navigate, this just might be solution anyway. (Cheesy wmv video here.)
But will that lead to a much needed complete overhaul? We’ll find out once the study is done a couple of years from now.
Atlanta UU blogging has exploded in the last few weeks, and it seems like half the people I know at church are blogging now. Okay, that’s exaggerating, but you get the point. Some have been around for a bit, but most are new. Here they are, so check them out and drop them a line. […]
When ridership dropped on some routes, MARTA figured out it didn’t have to cut the routes if it switched to mini-buses, which are cheaper to operate and staff. They’ve got some real rocket scientists working over there now. But will anyone at MARTA use this info to add new routes cheaply? I’m not holding my […]