MARTA will cost $2, but trains won’t stop early
MARTA has not posted a summary of its board meeting today where it voted to raise fares but not halt train service at midnight, so I’m linking to an AJC story that covers all the bases.
There is really no silver lining here whatsoever, but at the public meeting I attended, and in interviews I conducted with riders, service cuts emerged as the one thing passengers could not live with (almost everyone I talked to said they could accept the fare increase). So in the world we live in, where transit is seen as something “other people” use, I guess this is the best outcome for riders.
Now some bus service will be curtailed but trains will continue to run until 1 a.m. This should help airport workers, and others. An employee of the city of Atlanta said at last week’s public meeting that she would miss the train after work if it stopped at midnight.
Still it’s hard to work up much enthusiasm for this decision. I have not heard a single MARTA rider say, “Wow what they should do is cut back on service.” If you’re out there, and you think MARTA is providing too much service, please let’s hear from you.
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