Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Community Organizer Kwabena "Cubby" Nkromo shares petition for more MARTA fare funding from the state of Georgia.
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Dear Cascade Patch: On Feb. 1, residents from Atlanta will deliver a petition to Douglas R. Hooker, Executive Director of the Atlanta Regional Commission and Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia signed by 3200 people. The petition was created on the website www.SignOn.org and states, "Transportation is central to metro Atlanta's growth and success. As the federally-designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the 18-county Atlanta region, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) develops regional plans and policies to enhance mobility. Among other issues, an aggressive and principled stance in support of adequate state funding of Atlanta public transportation that meets national standards could make a difference for the many people …
Friday, September 30, 2011
The day's top headlines for Friday, September 30, 2011.
MARTA Fare Increases Coming On Sunday. Reader Poll: What Do You Think About MARTA's Fare Increase? Superintendent Visits Museum School. Marine From Tucker Killed In Afghanistan. I-85 Express Toll Lanes Set To Open. Uncrating Picasso At The High. Kaleidoscope Bistro And Pub Readies To Defend Best Burger Title.
Several rates will increase, including the cost of a regular one-way ticket.
It’s time to get ready for that long-anticipated MARTA fare increase. Beginning Sun., Oct. 2, the cost of a regular one-way ticket will rise from $2.00 to $2.50. In addition, commuters who regularly use the service will see a nearly 40 percent increase. The cost of a weekly pass has gone from $17 to $23.75. For a list of all new MARTA fares, see the attached PDF.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Fulton County Commissioner Emma Darnell is reminding District 5 residents of the MARTA fare increase next month.
Fulton County Commissioner Emma Darnell is reminding District 5 residents of the MARTA fare increase next month. Beginning Sun., Oct. 2, the cost of a regular one-way ticket will rise from $2.00 to $2.50. In addition, commuters who regularly use the service will see a nearly 40 percent increase. The cost of a weekly pass has gone from $17 to $23.75. For a list of all new MARTA fares, see the attached PDF.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Hearing 11 a.m. at MARTA headquarters.
On Wednesday, the board of directors of the Metropolitian Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will vote to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2012 operating and capital budgets, which includes several significant fare increases. The overall budget plan includes an operating budget of almost $414 million, a capital budget totaling $185.5 million and $143.7 million in debt service. The hearing on the budgets will be held at 11 a.m. at MARTA headquarters, 2424 Piedmont Rd. Since announcing the budget proposal in late April, residents have debated the plan to raise the costs of several fares to cover the budget. If passed, MARTA would increase the cost of a regular one-way ticket from $2.00 to $2.50. (The last increase in MARTA fares took …
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Dominique Huff
5:57 pm on Wednesday, February 8, 2012
We require on transit system not a bunch of them. We have MARTA, CCT (Cobb Community Transit), GCT (Gwinnett County Transit) and GRTA Xpress Buses. I know that originally MARTA was supposed to include Clayton and Gwinnett but they voted it down. Thus, leaving Fulton and Dekalb. The state loves telling MARTA what to do but they refuse to offer any funds on the table. If MARTA is a Fulton and … more ›