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Sandy Springs Representative Named House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee Chair

January 21, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Georgia House of Representatives’ Committee on Assignments named state Rep. Deborah Silcox, R-Sandy Springs, as the chair of the House Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Overview Committee.

MARTA Soliciting Public Input on NextGen Buses

January 21, 2025 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is offering more than 30 opportunities for the public to participate in virtual and in-person meetings in 2025 as part of its unveiling of the draft NextGen Bus Network plan.

MARTA to Suspend Atlanta Streetcar Service for January Power Work

December 30, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will suspend streetcar service from Jan. 13–17, 2025, to allow Georgia Power to make emergency repairs on Carnegie Way.

MARTA Approves $500 Million Stadler Contract for New Train Control System

December 5, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Board of Directors today awarded Stadler a $500 million contract to equip the agency’s rail network with a new train control system.

MARTA Advancing Planned Five Points Transformation Project

November 16, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority is advancing its originally planned Five Points Transformation Project.

Hearings Set for I-285 Project to Expand Transportation Options

November 14, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority and the Georgia Department of Transportation, working with counties and municipalities along the Interstate 285 corridor, will hold public meetings on Wednesday, Dec. 4 and Thursday, Dec. 5, to gather feedback on the preliminary plans for the I-285 Express Lanes Transit Study.

Atlanta-Area Voters Reject Transit Taxes

November 6, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Voters in two metro Atlanta counties defeated proposals to increase the sales tax to fund transit.

MARTA Launches First-Ever Online Store

November 1, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

Anyone who wanted a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority-inspired shower curtain is in luck.

Carson: ‘We Don’t Like Taxes … and We Definitely Don’t Want to be Tied Down to a Particular Route’

November 1, 2024 Todd DeFeo

In addition to voting on the next leader of the free world this presidential election, voters in the Atlanta suburb of Cobb County will also decide whether to implement a 30-year 1-cent Mobility Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

MARTA to Unveil Ambassador Andrew Young Bus on Nov. 15

October 25, 2024 Railfanning.org News Wire

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will host a special bus unveiling to honor the legacy of civil rights icon and global diplomat Ambassador Andrew Young on Friday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center on the Morehouse College campus.