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The proposal matters because the Green Circulator provides weekday and weekend service to Cumberland‑area destinations including Truist Park, Cumberland Mall and the Cobb Galleria area, with weekday service from about noon until 2 a.m. and frequencies of roughly 30–60 minutes. Morgan Simmons, deputy director with the Department of Transportation for Cobb County, said the proposed service change would be “the removal of the green circulator.”

Simmons told attendees the county’s analysis uses a 25% threshold set in the Cobblink Title VI plan: if the difference in impact on minority or low‑income populations between existing and impacted service areas is 25% or greater, the change would trigger required mitigation. “If those are findings in an equity analysis, then it is the responsibility of the transit system to create mitigation actions in order to minimize that impact,” she said.

Officials cited three factors in recommending removal: lower ridership on the Green Circulator compared with the Blue Circulator; significant, dispersed demand across the Green service area that studies say may be better served by on‑demand modes (microtransit) rather than a fixed loop; and funding constraints after a November vote that reduced local mobility funding. Simmons said the Cumberland Transit Alternative Study, a CobbDOT project in partnership with the Cumberland CID, is underway and will present alternatives later this year.

CobbDOT presented three existing service alternatives it says would remain if the Green Circulator is removed: the Blue Circulator (which serves Truist Park and the Battery and the Cumberland Transfer Center), Route 15 (which serves Circle 75 Parkway and Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital), and Route 50 (which serves Powers Ferry Road and the Wildwood Parkway area). Simmons said the Green Circulator “overlaps a multitude of transit services that already exist.”

Outreach completed and remaining steps: CobbDOT posted the equity analysis April 10, held a public hearing April 22 before the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, conducted two in‑person meetings (April 17 and April 30) and a virtual meeting May 6, and is accepting public comment through May 9. Final approval, Simmons said, would rest with the Cobb County Board of Commissioners; if the board approves the removal, CobbDOT expects the change to take effect in June.

How to comment: CobbDOT is collecting comments through May 9; staff said comments will be included in the final report to the Board of Commissioners. Simmons provided an email for public comment: cobblink@cobbcounty.org.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Cobb DOT and CobbLinc present proposed changes to commuter and green circulator routes","oneSentenceSummary","Cobb County Department of Transportation officials on May 6 proposed removing the Cobblink Green Circulator, saying the route has lower ridership than an adjacent service and overlaps other transit options in the Cumberland area.","taxTitle","Cobb County, Georgia","taxId",3733,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6243623,"Cobb County proposes cutting commuter routes 100, 101 and 102; county cites regional coordination and budget limits",1936,1312000,3248000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3237966-9bec490d3fceb3055489464d5747e7e4&start=1312&end=3248","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3237966-9bec490d3fceb3055489464d5747e7e4/thumbnail_1312000.jpg","/articles/6243623/Cobb-County/Georgia/Cobb-County-proposes-cutting-commuter-routes-100-101-and-102-county-cites-regional-coordination-and-budget-limits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6243623-4479f0637617bd2a9150e71483cdb5db/orig.mp4?Expires=1770635557&Signature=UPLGhS1w11Njj6PH6HMHYN2teXx~5yvhAfuZuurVK9NgyjTROHfoWgz~-CFFVgi8cVxeRgNRgX1FHnpga4ZxIN9a7c6U-WQtic1AylctQfJa~heiRwl34FjXHOdy9tTRHasqJN3G58TRLii5uqo8HvkumgxOA2DUkb1JKiQNXMb61Tndko6JTlY8HSipfAmShcPPq0h1hgHEJ0YAxixPOCOLK~~Yq7U0XitrxfjYI~aiNHJ7LLp3cEEuGRGrdfplSmjuVa9SRSPa4XFFONUspI1tKrR0PuN6ks8r498oaAN~GCYI34jcp6Be2HyELfrZSrsp7g1vmYtMmRXc-onxHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cobb County Department of Transportation staff on May 6 presented a proposal to remove commuter routes 100, 101 and 102 and replace or offset service through regional express and existing local routes, saying the changes respond to lower commuter demand and regional planning.

Morgan Simmons, deputy director with the Department of Transportation for Cobb County, said the proposed change follows a regional review of express commuter service and the county’s own ridership declines. “Transit service can be implemented if demand increases,” Simmons said, adding that any reinstatement would require identified funding and approval by the Cobb County Board of Commissioners.

The commuter routes targeted for removal operate weekday peak trips between Cobb County park‑and‑ride locations and MARTA rail stations. CobbDOT described route 100 as serving Busby Park‑and‑Ride to MARTA Civic Center, route 101 from the Marietta Transfer Center to MARTA rail, and route 102 from a park‑and‑ride to Arts Center MARTA Station. Staff said those commuter routes operate primarily during weekday AM and PM peaks with limited stops and headways depending on the trip.

CobbDOT presented the Title VI service equity analysis framework it uses — a 25% cumulative threshold comparing minority and low‑income population shares within a quarter‑mile of stops — and reported the analysis found no disparate impact on minority populations and no disproportionate burden on low‑income populations for the combined commuter removal proposal. Simmons said each commuter route has lower proportions of minority persons compared with the existing service area on average, and the cumulative impact was below the 25% threshold.

Officials said the proposal aligns with a regional reconfiguration of express service (staff used the acronym ACL/ATL in the presentation) and the approved ATL express route 44 that CobbDOT staff described as providing weekday peak service between Hickory Grove Park‑and‑Ride, Towne Center (near Busby), Civic Center MARTA Station and Arts Center MARTA Station. Simmons and others noted existing local alternatives: Route 10 and Rapid 10 operate between Marietta/Busby and Arts Center with all‑day or high‑frequency weekday service.

Theo Lettman, transit division manager, said extending Rapid 10 up to Hickory Grove Park‑and‑Ride would increase trip length because Rapid 10’s round trip currently takes “about a hundred and 40 minutes,” and that CobbDOT can study feasibility if requested.

Outreach and next steps: CobbDOT posted the commuter service equity analysis April 10, held a public hearing April 22, ran in‑person meetings (April 14 and April 24 for commuter outreach) and hosted the virtual meeting on May 6. Public comment is open through May 9; staff said it will include comments in the final report to the Cobb County Board of Commissioners, which is expected to consider the proposals in May. If the board approves the changes, staff said they would go into effect in June.

How to comment: email cobblink@cobbcounty.org to submit comments before May 9.","CobbDOT presented a proposal to remove commuter routes 100, 101 and 102, citing regional reconfiguration of express service, sustained ridership decline and local funding limits. Staff said a Title VI service equity analysis found no disparate impact or disproportionate burden; alternatives include ATL express route 44, Route 10 and Rapid 10.","actionData","errors"]

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Cobb County proposes removing Cobblink Green Circulator; equity review finds no Title VI violation

Cobb County proposes cutting commuter routes 100, 101 and 102; county cites regional coordination and budget limits