Author: Tom

MARTA Chairman on Amended Expansion Bill

Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) is sponsoring a bill (SB 330) that would allow a referendum this year to allow MARTA to expand north on Georgia 400 from North Springs station to Windward Parkway. After pushback from North Fulton residents opposed to shelling out more for rail transit that they say they would not use, Beach,

MARTA Bill’s Tug of War

I don’t have a dog in the MARTA expansion fight. I live in the city. A bus line runs right outside my door on the west side of town. Instant access. I take it when I need it, and sometimes just for the heck of it. For 25 years, I’ve used MARTA regularly getting to