![]() ![]() To the south: Unincorporated Decatur/southwestern DeKalb Count including East Lake and Kirkwood. To the west: Atlanta, this includes Druid Hills, Morningside, East Atlanta (not the village) + Moreland Avenue corridor, Brookhaven, Buckhead, and Buford Highway. The eastside: Tucker, Clarkston (the densest city in the entire state), and Decatur (both incorporated+unicorporated ). Emory also has a constant built-in network of employees via its massive health care system, the metro area’s largest employer three years running.Įmory’s landmass sits directly next to three additional dense corridors: Emory University comes with a built-in base of 7,000+ students, nearly 3,000 on-campus faculty and staff, over 2,700 at Emory hospital, not to mention the nearly 15,000 employees at the CDC next door. Emory’s density argument is primarily due to the number of direct/indirect participants of the Emory University, Emory Hospital, and CDC corridor of workers. These sentiments were echoed at the MARTA townhall that had Overstreet in attendance.Įmory’s corridor, the Clifton Road corridor is particularly dense. The accusations, in combination with the town hall, public perception of where the funds are or why the Campbellton Road’s project has been ‘downgraded’ to a BRT project remain. Since then, the post has been circulating across local Atlanta traditional media outlets and social media accounts. The statements have also been echoed by Councilman Antonio Lewis and 1380 WAOK radio host Rashad Richey. We look forward to less inflammatory rhetoric and more productive discussion in the future. …For Councilmember Overstreet and others to suggest MARTA is “stealing” money from Southwest Atlanta and the Campbellton Corridor project is absurd and false. The More MARTA Program does not set aside a specific amount of money for specific Council Districts, rather, the program expands the transit system for the benefit of all Atlantans. It is irresponsible to suggest that MARTA and the City of Atlanta teams that jointly administer the More MARTA Program have been anything but responsible stewards of that funding. She has also been publicly supportive of BRT and its benefits… ![]() In fact, she has stated publicly that her constituents aren’t interested in light rail. MARTA is extremely disappointed with how the situation regarding the Campbellton Corridor project has unfolded and the negative and inflammatory tone of the conversation surrounding the proposed transit mode. Councilmember Overstreet has been closely involved with this project since its inception and is fully aware that light rail was never promised in this corridor. MARTA as a result has released a statement : They were paid for with the local sales tax collected in Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton Counties, and the City of Atlanta.The statements of this claim for ‘stolen’ money have come from Councilwoman Overstreet herself who said it at Tuesday’s town hall. Krisak, MARTA interim GM/CEO Elizabeth O’Neill, MARTA Board of Directors Fulton County representative Alicia Ivey, along with executives from MARTA and the vehicle manufacturers, will attend a ribbon-cutting event held at Five Points Station, on the Alabama Street side, on Monday, Feb. “The vehicles are safer, more comfortable, and feature upgrades that make the ride more enjoyable for passengers and ![]() “We are excited to introduce these state-of-the-art buses and vans to MARTA’s fleet,” said MARTA Chief Operating Officer Rich Krisak. Non-slip flooring, and ambulatory seats with three-point seatbelts. The new Mobility vans have three wheelchair positions, The new buses feature Wi-Fi, high definition security cameras, high capacity heating and air conditioning, including heated entry and exit floors to prevent icing, and mobile ticketing. MARTA will introduce 387 buses and 211 Mobility vans from now until 2024. ROLLS OUT NEW BUSES AND MOBILITY VANS AuthorityĪTLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) plans to replace 25 percent of its bus and paratransit fleet over the next six years. ![]()
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