MARTA Bus Rider

I tweet abt trains, buses, and urban theology. ATL deserves good transit. was car free for 7 years. now car “light”

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

@hhbl I do not believe she’s an effective leader. I’m 100% with you that a lot of what’s happening is in her court.

I’m sure Lopes is nice and I’ve actually seen him out at major events helping direct riders, but I think the cultural rot is too much for any current leader to stay.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

The Hunt Honeymoon is definitely over.

Yall already know what I think about Allen. Idk enough about Lopes, but it’s hard to say that he should stay.

MARTA needs a C-Suite & Board reset.

And it needs to happen quickly.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

7 months ago, MARTA set a high bar for spring 26 ambitions.

Here’s where we are:

- vicious murder on a train
- fare gate install delays
- new gates broken
- new trains delayed (again)
- World Cup in 8 days

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

And this matters, because if your board can’t actually provide oversight, then you have a massive accountability vacuum.

That space gets filled by people who intentionally *seek out* channels that help shield them.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

One glaring issue re: board is that the board isn’t professional.

I don’t think any of them have the experience to actually run a transit agency.

As someone who literally recruits board members for a national nonprofit, I’m telling you that these ppl do not have the juice.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

Something that really pisses me off:

AJC reported that this would be the case and MARTA + Stadler issued statements/posts refuting that report.

And now, here we are. Bill Ide and many others are rolling over in their graves right now.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

Something that really pisses me off:

AJC reported that this would be the case and MARTA + Stadler issued statements/posts refuting that report.

And now, here we are. Bill Ide and many others are rolling over in their graves right now.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

NEW: Marta Trains DELAYED

This isn’t surprising given what we know, but wow. Just an awful week for the system and its “leadership.”

https://t.co/gK4q2q0RWy

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

7 months ago, MARTA set a high bar for spring 26 ambitions.

Here’s where we are:

- vicious murder on a train
- fare gate install delays
- new gates broken
- new trains delayed (again)
- World Cup in 8 days

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

Big takeaways:
- Hunt is a very good public promoter of MARTA (and confidence)

- ATL + MARTA have a better 🤝

- Rao has the right “both and” approach to beltline rail

- April will be a HUGE test for Marta… will cust srvc team be up to the challenge?

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

NEW: Marta Trains DELAYED

This isn’t surprising given what we know, but wow. Just an awful week for the system and its “leadership.”

https://t.co/gK4q2q0RWy

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

@nekayyy That’s the plan!!

https://t.co/UA1Jo4s3y1

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

Begging people to understand that the 11 billion dollar, decade long modernization project at ATL airport has NOTHING TO DO with the World Cup.

[Everything Georgia @GAFollowers]

TBH this is very Atlanta.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

This cost 441 MILLION dollars btw. Will be $8/hr or $30/day for parking.

Meanwhile, the MARTA deck at college park is $8/day and a 5 min train ride away.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

@MariettaCRE I was super curious about this too. All I can come up with is a combo of height (7 stories), high tech (plate readers & stall availability lights) & the EV chargers.

But none of that really adds up imo

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

@Producer285 I think you’re mixing the short term and long term parking options. This is direct from the airport.

Your numbers match the hourly rates. The long term/daily rates are different.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

This cost 441 MILLION dollars btw. Will be $8/hr or $30/day for parking.

Meanwhile, the MARTA deck at college park is $8/day and a 5 min train ride away.

[WSB-TV @wsbtv]

Atlanta airport opening high-tech, 7,000-space parking deck https://t.co/lzUby5yof3

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

@Producer285 Here’s the AJC price note

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

Learning from the replies that a lot of people don’t even know the parking deck, right beside the police precinct, exists.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

This cost 441 MILLION dollars btw. Will be $8/hr or $30/day for parking.

Meanwhile, the MARTA deck at college park is $8/day and a 5 min train ride away.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

MARTA could literally double the cost of parking at College Park….

And then idk, run ads about it being a better deal and less congested than the airport decks.

But that makes too much sense!

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Deep inner suffering inevitably arises when the human person is reduced to performance, consumption, or a statistical datum. Many young people today live under the yoke of expectations to perform, immersed in an exasperated competitiveness that generates anxiety, fear of not measuring up, and disorientation.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

@j_somer1 @PBTBrider The Buc is actually a really great example of what you’re looking for.

[MARTA Bus Rider @betterATL]

Clyde Higgs and co are keeping Atlanta from being a “world class city”

This project and Dickens’ stated goal of making ATL “world class” are in 100% opposition to one another

[Atlanta Beltline @AtlantaBeltline]

Atlanta's first autonomous public transit service is officially launching June 5! 🙌

Learn more about the ATL Spoke pilot, the soft launch that starts Sunday, and how and when you can ride it (for free!) below.

https://t.co/WZARw9jnNf