Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

The $338 million project now moves into proposals for final design for the entire 15.5-mile alignment and a potential airport connection.

Five Points Station is the largest and busiest rail station in the MARTA system and the connecting point for all four rail lines and nine bus routes.

The Safe Routes to Transit Project will allow MARTA to provide safe, accessible connections to existing MARTA service at multiple locations.

MARTA is looking to invest federal dollars into a TOD accelerator that aims to close capital funding gaps.

The new automated fare system, AFC 2.0, will be deployed over a five-year period and will allow for multiple methods of payment, including debit and credit cards and mobile wallets...

As part of the Track Replacement Program, MARTA is investing approximately $225 million in State of Good Repair work on its heavy rail lines.

Greenwood has served as interim general manager and CEO since January 2022; under his leadership, MARTA has remained fiscally sound, with a balanced budget for the 12th straight...

The study is funded by the FTA and will identify the preferred Atlanta BeltLine transit alignment and station locations in the northwest quadrant.

MARTA is partnering with the Georgia DNR Reef Project to contribute railcars from MARTA’s original fleet as they are replaced by the new CQ400 railcars in coming years.

ATU Local 732 reached a three-year collective bargaining agreement with MARTA that features new benefits in MARTA’s healthcare coverage and ATU Local 788 reached a three-year ...

The Summerhill BRT will be the first of several BRT lines planned as part of the authority’s MARTA Rapid service.

The awards, which added a new emergency management category this year, recognize transit organizations’ proactive safety and security efforts.

The transit police department reports both Part 1 and operator assaults were down in 2022 and the department achieved state law enforcement certification, a reduced vacancy rate...

MARTA’s decision to place a safety hold on streetcar service follows a comprehensive assessment of known wheel issues that had degraded beyond a point of acceptable risk.

The updated BRT-only Locally Preferred Alternative will better match Clayton County commuter preference to have all-day, frequent transit service.

Greenwood has been serving in the role in an interim capacity and is credited for employing ‘steady, skilled leadership.’

As programs develop, it will be essential to get buy-in at all levels, provide CX staff with the resources required and continue an obsessive focus on customer experiences to ...

The contract was approved by MARTA Board of Directors Planning & Capital Programs Committee and will build off work done in-house.

Parker, 55, had led the agency since 2018; the MARTA Board has named Deputy General Manager Collie Greenwood as interim general manager and CEO.