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MARTA briefs Fulton County on ridership recovery, bus network redesign and station projects
Summary
MARTA presented quarterly operations and capital updates to Fulton County commissioners, including next‑generation bus network plans, station rehabilitations at the airport and 5 Points, and pilot work on automated transit. Commissioners pressed MARTA on ridership projections and federal funding dependencies.
MARTA representatives told the Fulton County Board of Commissioners that their next‑generation bus network redesign aims to increase frequency on high‑ridership routes and expand access to jobs within a 60‑minute transit trip, while staff answered questions about ridership measurement and the funding and schedules for station rehabilitation projects.
Carrie Rocha, MARTA’s chief capital officer, led a quarter‑one briefing. She said the agency had identified challenges in ridership data, including fare‑gate malfunctions and unregistered Breeze card taps, and that MARTA is working with vendor Cubic and accelerating an automated fare‑collection upgrade (AFC‑2). The agency also…
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