Transport for Atlanta

Normalising Transit in Atlanta

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@HowEPhil It's nice to know that MARTA retained streetcar service even during the parade

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@MARTAservice Thank you! How would someone without access to a bank card use the bus starting tomorrow?

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@MARTAtransit @MARTAservice With Better Breeze how can someone paying with cash receive their transfers if they are not allowed to load cash value on their breeze card on the bus?

Tomorrow will I still be able to load cash on my old breeze card on the bus?

[Darin Givens @atlurbanist]

I wonder how often the members of this advisory group rely on MARTA for transportation. My guess is never, but I'd love to be surprised.

https://t.co/W4p12DG5iz

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

This is sickening to hear. Seeing a MARTA employee shouldn't be a rare encounter. It should be the norm. I think having visible staff in all stations would make someone think twice about committing a violent assault like this. https://t.co/xNDetl448p

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@atl311 @ATLdistrict1 What is the plan for this incomplete bike lane on Courtland Street? This lane has been closed for almost 2 years and there is no signage or indication that this is for bikes.

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@betterATL We need tap to pay ASAP @MARTAtransit

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

Simply the perception of danger is enough to scare a well intentioned rider from using public transit.

MARTA needs to add more visible employees in their stations especially at night. Even start an ambassador program like LA has done. This can't be rocket science.

[Red Beard Real Estate @HowardRoark90]

Anecdotal, but...

My wife and I rode @MARTAtransit on Friday to go to the airport

She’ll be flying back earlier than I will because I’m staying longer for a work conference

It was her first time on the train

Then this video came out

She is now refusing to ride back on it alone

Now she's going to Uber back to the local station to pick up her car when she flies back tomorrow instead of the train

Crazy times we live in 🤦🏼‍♂️

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@herveybuckley1 @ATLDOT @ATL311 @MidtownATL @GeorgiaTech Actually from what I observed they were not directing traffic at all. One officer was educating cyclists on stopping at red light. Not addressing the real issue, either send an officer out to direct traffic at peak times or fix the signal.

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

Someone please turn on the traffic light at 5th and Williams Street. This is a danger to students at Georgia Tech who need to use the diagonal bike lane and crosswalks. This has been out for weeks despite being on earlier in the summer. @ATLDOT @ATL311 @MidtownATL @GeorgiaTech

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@ATL311 @ATLDOT @MidtownATL @GeorgiaTech Thanks for the update!

[Darin Givens @atlurbanist]

When people who profit from gentrification get to decide our transit policies...

"As the Eastside Trail became more popular, resistance from business owners and rail opponents to building a light-rail line that was supposed to start there has increased."

https://t.co/jEkqZZcOpG

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@atl311 @AlexWanforATL I reported this earlier in the week. Could the contractor not provide any sidewalk space like in other parts of the city? Is it reasonable to make people cross this dangerous intersection (Monroe and Kanuga) with no light? Especially near the Beltline.

[City of Atlanta, GA @CityofAtlanta]

Atlanta, here’s a first look at Azalea Fresh Market our city’s first municipal grocery store model at Five Points. Soon it will serve 5,500 residents monthly with fresh food, local goods, and jobs for our community. Learn more at https://t.co/CD8bobMTrb. #MovingAtlantaForward

[MARTA Army @MARTAarmy]

Escalators are prepped in anticipation of Atlanta’s famous busy holiday weekend, DragonCon, Pride, and more.

[Hayden @the_transit_guy]

The MARTA rail system changes over the last 25 years, during which the Atlanta metro area’s population has expanded by 50%.

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@strawberrygeli Do you have the link to that?

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@betterATL London's transport museum is amazing!

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@barely_th3re I remember a GSU bus driver saying that they used to work for Marta and then changed jobs cause they pay more and they don't have to deal with abusive customers.

[Transport for Atlanta @TransportforAtl]

@HowEPhil I wish this was a two way cycle track. Still no northbound protected bike lanes in Midtown