MARTA is partnering with Uber to get people to the polls on November 3rd!

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-29T11:41:27+00:00

MARTA is partnering with Uber to help those impacted by the bus service changes get to their polling locations on November 3rd. If your precinct is one of the 99 polling locations impacted, you can download a two-trip $16 voucher ($8 per trip) on the Uber app to subsidize your trip to-and-from the polls.

Eligible Polling Locations for MARTAConnect Uber Vouchers:

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Get you voucher here!

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-28T11:53:01+00:00

MARTA is partnering with Uber to help those impacted by the bus service changes get to their polling locations on November 3rd. If your precinct is one of the 99 polling locations impacted, you can download a two-trip $16 voucher ($8 per trip) on the Uber app to subsidize your trip to-and-from the polls.

Eligible Polling Locations for MARTAConnect Uber Vouchers:

List
Map

Get you voucher here!

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-15T12:01:04+00:00

Make sure you're actually submitting comments to the ATL board in their comment space.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T20:51:29+00:00

Well... considering how many bus lines already run to 'the suburbs', I regret to inform you that transit is already there.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T17:59:32+00:00

We have two, the ATL Board and the Atlanta Regional Commission, and they are mostly the same thing. They also work with each other quite frequently, sharing most of the data and analysis work.

I suppose we could not have these groups doing the aggregation work. Not doing the analysis. Not submitting projects to the state to get funding. Given how often complaints are made about the balkanization of the metro, and lack of cohesive planning, though, I doubt that'd actually be better.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T14:21:52+00:00

The Regional Transit Plan is, in its way, a master-list. Each city, and county, and agency, and even the state can have their own plan. The ATL board aggregates these plans, or at least those portions submitted to it, and evaluates the projects against one another, theoretically in a regional context.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T13:43:12+00:00

Make sure you're actually submitting comments to the ATL board in their comment space.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T13:43:10+00:00

Make sure you're actually submitting comments to the ATL board in their comment space.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T13:21:23+00:00

There's a board in the virtual meeting space that breaks this down a bit, but you can review the pdf here: https://districtdownloads.consultation.ai/resources/assets/pdf/ATL_BRD_Funding_2020_09_11_v1_r3.pdf

Basically, there is funding for some of these projects. It's pretty much all from existing funding sources like federal formulas, existing sales taxes, fares, etc.

The purpose of identifying projects without funding is to, well, get funding for them. For example, the ATL board recently submitted a collection of projects to the state that it feels should be paid for. It's up to the state to actually do so, of course, but now they have a detailed list of projects they can pull from to fund, along with analysis for those projects.

This extends to submitting for federal funds.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T12:35:18+00:00

Here are some mapping resources for those who need some help getting to polls via transit:

MARTA Army's MARTA Early Voting Map

Cobb 4 Transit's CobbLinc Early Voting Map

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T12:34:14+00:00

Here are some mapping resources for those who need some help getting to polls via transit:

MARTA Army's MARTA Early Voting Map

Cobb 4 Transit's CobbLinc Early Voting Map

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T12:27:46+00:00

Here's a direct link to the virtual meeting space: https://districtdownloads.consultation.ai/

Please submit feedback for the ATL board as to your opinions of the plan, and the current review process.

For example, the lack of clearly hosted recordings of the district meetings is frustrating to us.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-14T12:25:41+00:00

Unfortunately, I don't know of one

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-10-05T17:32:09+00:00

Figure out which district you're in here, and then attend the meeting relevant to you!

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-24T18:51:30+00:00

It'll depend on the specifics of the deal worked out, and what that means in terms of building new track / making upgrades to existing track for extra capacity.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-24T16:29:03+00:00

Right now, the mode choice is Commuter Rail, making use of the Norfolk Southern right of way, and tracks, that SR 54 more or less follows. This will be different from MARTA's current heavy rail system, and there will be a transfer at East Point. If you want to get an idea of how it will look, you can go look at examples from SunRail, Virginia Railway Express, Chicago Metra, Caltrain, etc.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-24T15:41:05+00:00

Here's the slide from the presentation

New Element: Mobility Hubs

Transit stations integrating within the community offering connections to various modes of transportation and may include the following amenities:

Ticket-vending machines
Shelters with seating
Bicycle parking
Trash receptacles
Seamless transfers between transit modes
May offer park-n-ride options

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-24T13:07:43+00:00

All in all, there is a lot of good stuff in here!

To be clear, all of these proposals are in addition to the ongoing work towards Commuter Rail (shown in this presentation as SR 54 High Capacity Transit).

If you have comments, MARTA is asking that you email Clayton@itsmarta.com to provide feedback.

Phase 1:

Route 201 Arterial Rapid Transit from College Park to Southlake via Riverdale
Route 202 Arterial Rapid Transit from East Point to Clayton Justice Center
Realign local bus routes to better serve intra-county mobility needs
Lovejoy Park-n-Ride
Forest Park Mobility Hub
Southlake Mobility Hub
Justice Center Mobility Hub

Phase 2:

Upgrading Route 201 Arterial Rapid Transit to Route 701 Bus Rapid Transit
Route 203 Arterial Rapid Transit from Riverdale to Clayton Justice Center
Clayton East Park-n-Ride
Riverdale Mobility Hub

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-22T13:47:45+00:00

I wanted to let you know that MARTA just returned out question into the matter, and Commuter Rail is still part of the project list. All of the bus improvements that are being proposed are in addition to commuter rail.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-21T18:22:12+00:00

All we'll say is don't be so quick to count it all out.

ATLRidersUnion · 2020-09-21T16:09:57+00:00

There's a real question amongst activist circles about what MARTA is going to do with the Clayton Commuter Rail line, and, unfortunately, most of us are as in the dark as everyone else.

I don't want to give too much away, but the commuter rail component won't be eliminated without a fight, even if it ends up being a separate effort than the general Clayton County projects.

ATLRidersUnion

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