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Students, transit advocates urge county to protect Cobblink service and consider MARTA referendum
Summary
Kennesaw State students and other speakers urged Cobb County commissioners Oct. 28 to reconsider proposed service cuts to Cobblink, increase transit access in underserved areas such as East Cobb, and to consider placing a MARTA membership referendum on a future ballot.
Several speakers urged the Cobb County Board of Commissioners to avoid service reductions to Cobblink and to expand transit access to underserved areas.
KSU student Cameron Hoodcree told the board he uses Cobblink multiple times per week and described how cutting routes would lead to overcrowding on remaining services and raised the risk of further cuts. He suggested shifting funding from low-ridership express services to new routes in areas without service, including East Cobb, and recommended considering a new transit referendum in 2026 to fund service expansion and raise public awareness.
JT Jackson, District 2, described pedestrian-safety measures implemented around Cumberland-area events and asked the board to consider putting MARTA membership to a public referendum—reminding the board that Cobb last voted on MARTA membership in 1968 and saying the county's regional role has changed since then.
The board did not take immediate action on these requests during the Oct. 28 meeting. County staff noted previous public referenda results and some commissioners referenced the 2024 vote on MARTA-related measures. No motion to place a referendum was made at the meeting; the transcript records public comment and the board's acknowledgement of the requests.
