The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has suspended Atlanta streetcar service after a safety inspection found broken bolts on two switches and wheel issues.
Officials with New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority laid out a proposal to its Board Wednesday, to address the $11.4 billion in budget deficits it faces over the next four years, and may include the first fare increase since April 2019.
Republican state Sen. Edward Durr called the route in its current form a patchwork approach that will divide smaller towns, increase traffic, and endanger the safety of residents.
MARTA will run more frequent train service through downtown Atlanta this Saturday, Dec. 3, for the SEC Championship Game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium between the Georgia Bulldogs and LSU Tigers, with kickoff scheduled for 4 p.m.
NJ Transit will modify five stations on the northeast corridor line to improve accessibility for residents with disabilities as part of a settlement resolving a civil rights suit lodged by federal authorities, U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger announced Tuesday.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) Board of Directors’ GM/CEO Search Committee voted to advance interim GM/CEO Collie Greenwood as the sole finalist for the permanent position.
Chronic staffing shortages and deferred maintenance were again cited as some of the key reasons behind the continued challenges facing the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority as state officials went before a legislative panel.