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MARTA presents feasibility study: Buford Highway strongest BRT candidate; I‑285 express-lanes transit planning advances
Summary
MARTA told DeKalb County’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Feb. 13 that Buford Highway shows the strongest feasibility for bus rapid transit among three corridors studied, and that converting ART corridors to BRT requires substantially more capital and longer schedules; the agency also updated the county on I‑285 express‑lanes transit planning.
MARTA staff briefed DeKalb County’s Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on a feasibility study that examined converting existing arterial rapid transit (ART) corridors to bus rapid transit (BRT) and provided an update on an I‑285 express‑lanes transit study.
Michael Rafshoon (MARTA) introduced the presentations and said the work was intended to identify modes and costs that would expand transit access in DeKalb. Marcus Arnold (director, federal corridors) led the ART-to-BRT feasibility results and Jessica Choi (director, local corridors) reviewed corridor comparisons and project hurdles.
Key findings: Buford (Buford) Highway strongest near‑term BRT candidate
- MARTA studied three corridors: Buford Highway, Candler Road and Memorial Drive. It found Buford Highway (the county’s highest‑ridership bus corridor) has the greatest near‑term potential to convert from ART to BRT given existing lane geometry and demand.
- Ridership projections at feasibility level showed ART could increase ridership on Buford by roughly 70% compared with current local service; BRT showed a smaller…
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