MARTA's New Year's Eve Schedule

Time, bus scheduling changes.

Downtown will have several activities for New Year's Eve including the Chick-fil-A Bowl at the Georgia Dome, the Peach Drop at Underground Atlanta and other events.     To accommodate these activities, MARTA is offering event rail service to get customers to their destinations. Additional staff and police will be on hand to assist patrons. On New Year’s Eve, bus service will operate a regular weekday schedule.  Some bus routes will be rerouted for both the Chick-fil-A Bowl Parade and Peach Drop.  Beginning at 4 p.m., buses serving Five Points will be rerouted to other stations through the end of regular service. These bus changes are listed as follows: Listed below are the stations most convenient to various New Year’s Eve events:  Chick-…

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Certain MARTA Fare Rate Increases Start Nov. 11

Fare changes part of scheduled three-year phase in.

by Patch Staff As part of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's scheduled fare increase for Reduced Fare and Mobility fare products on take effect on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. The change was part of the previously announced three-year phased increases MARTA adopted for those fare types products during the Fiscal Year 2010 budgetary cycle. The phase-in was planned to mitigate the financial impact on the budgets of seniors and those with disabilities. The reduced fare and Mobility fare changes are as follows: Fare Type Current New Fare: 11.11.12 Reduced (Half-Fare) $0.95 $1 Mobility Base (One-Way) $3.80 $4 Mobility Pass $122 $128 The FY 2013 budget also included a “steady state” level of current bus and…

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News Nearby: Carter's VP Indicted, MARTA Raises Prices, Cheese Steak Robbery

A father from Conyers and his son, from the Stone Mountain area, were sentenced to federal prison on armed commercial robbery, attempted bank robbery and using and carrying firearms during crimes of violence.

The former head of investor relations of a Midtown-based children’s clothing company was indicted Wednesday by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, securities fraud, and wire fraud in connection with multi-year, multi-state insider trading schemes primarily involving Carter’s, Inc., stock. Read More As part of the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority's scheduled fare increase for Reduced Fare and Mobility fare products takes effect on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. Read more A U.S. District judge has sentenced a father from Conyers and his son, who is from the Stone Mountain area, this week to federal prison on several charges including armed commercial robbery, attempted bank robbery, and using and …

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Smile! You're on MARTA Camera

The $17 million surveillance camera system was approved last year and first will be installed on seven buses through November.

This week, MARTA officially launched a pilot program of buses equipped with surveillance cameras that will later be expanded to its entire fleet of passenger vehicles. Seven buses on randomly chosen routes have cameras strategically positioned on the interior and exterior to record high-quality video and audio. Each bus has 11 cameras; three outside and eight inside. There’s also a 17-inch, full-color monitor mounted behind the driver that lets customers view themselves and their surroundings in real-time. “MARTA is dedicated to ensuring that all reasonable measures are taken to secure the safety of customers and employees,” said MARTA Police Chief Wanda Dunham. “We are confident that this investment will provide an additional layer of …

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TSPLOST Fails in Cobb, Metro Atlanta

The transportation sales tax has failed in all 10 metro Atlanta counties including Cobb.

The fierce battle between advocates and opponents of the TSPLOST has come to an end. The transportation sales tax has unofficially failed in all 10 metro Atlanta counties including Cobb, by 167,207 votes—a 26% margin, with 248,319 (37%) voted yes, and 415,526, (63%) voted no. Cobb voters soundly rejected the referendum with 85,412 (69%) voted against it, and 38,703 (31%) voted in favor, out of the 124,115 votes cast on Tuesday. The 153 precincts didn't complete final reporting until around 4 a.m. Wednesday. Voters in 12 regions across Georgia were asked to decide on the measure that has potential to generate more than $18 billion for transportation projects across the state over the next decade. Supporters of the TSPLOST continued to …

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Letter to the Editor: Bus Driver Suspension

A bus driver was stabbed in the face trying to calm a verbal altercation between passengers.

I am disappointed in the decision to suspend CCT driver Damian Haney for attempting to restore order on Route 45. As someone who is a frequent passenger on that route and the CCT system over all, I commend Haney for trying to maintain order and sanity during the ordeal that occurred on Feb. 20. For a transit system that transports nearly five million passengers yearly, I would expect the drivers to be able to be empowered to diffuse any situation that becomes a threat to the safety of other passengers and themselves. The suspect, Taniesha Nicole Twyne allegedly pulled out a knife when she attempted to keep a cellphone belonging to another passenger. This was occurring at a time where passengers were departing the bus and boarding the bus. …

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Cobb Officials Push for Congestion Relief on Northwest Corridor

State and Cobb County officials want to reduce funding for transit services and put it toward the managed reversible lanes on the county’s Northwest Corridor I-75/575. What do you think?

Cobb Commission Chairman Tim Lee, Kennesaw Mayor Mark Mathews, State Senators Chip Rogers and Lindsey Tippins, and State Representative Earl Earhart want to alter the Metro Atlanta Regional Transportation Referendum project list by reducing funding for transit services and putting funding toward the managed reversible lanes on the county’s North/South interstate (also known as the Northwest Corridor I-75/575 P3 initiative). Project TIA-CO-035 calls for enhanced transit services from North Cobb County to the MARTA Arts Center Station and is the most expensive project on Cobb’s list at $689 million. It was originally the leading project in Cobb’s effort to combat growing traffic congestion along I-75 and I-575. “When Cobb County went out …

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On the Agenda

Hearing Held on Transportation Study

The county commissioners meet at 9 a.m. on the second floor of the government complex at 100 Cherokee Street.

Residents will get to weigh in Tuesday on plans for a mass transportation study that could improve traffic along the I-75 and U.S. 41 corridors. A public hearing will be held prior to Cobb County hiring a consultant to provide an environmental impact statement for the Northwest Atlanta Corridor Alternatives Analysis Study. The county commissioners will meet at 9 a.m. on the second floor of the government complex at 100 Cherokee Street in Marietta. Development of an environmental impact statement will provide a detailed description of the proposal, purpose and need, reasonable alternatives and the affected environment. The massive region-wide project, estimated to take 18 to 24 months to complete, will involve dozens of private companies …

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