@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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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
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.
@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
@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.
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.
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 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!
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.
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'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