tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810004648766820675.post5657443159575582221..comments2024-03-29T13:57:29.647+00:00Comments on Robert Schwandl's Urban Rail Blog: ATLANTA MARTARobert Schwandlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13156288779783738076noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810004648766820675.post-82693046135814642692016-04-09T17:01:51.387+01:002016-04-09T17:01:51.387+01:00Hi - the station announcements are made in two lan...Hi - the station announcements are made in two languages because of a requirement imposed by the Federal Transit Administration. Also, they have placed a slow order on the ATO on the section between Arts Center and Lindbergh and neighborhood location maps are being rolled out slowly. MARTA does adjust train lengths and during major events like New Years Eve, the Fourth of July, etc. MARTA adjust cars and runs 8-car trains. In fact, after the Peachtree Road race on the Fourth of July, 10,000 people an hour move through the station! So, yes during special events MARTA does get crowded. As a bus user here in Atlanta, I agree the bus information could be a lot more useful. It doesn't help that MARTA adjusts the bus service three times a year which makes keeping bus information up to date fairly time consuming. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672148529980950079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810004648766820675.post-12971156103397605852015-12-29T05:32:23.755+00:002015-12-29T05:32:23.755+00:00Unfortunately, Atlanta has a conservative politica...Unfortunately, Atlanta has a conservative political majority, and as such, most of fhe city views MARTA dangerous, useless, and rode only by african-americans. This is quite sad, but hipefully it will change as Atlanta is seeing an influx of liberals and a general change of attitude among the general population. A few local counties have already decided to join the MARTA service area. For the record, most people do say that they will "take the MARTA" to work, because MARTA is more commonly associated with the metro that the bus.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15852792637686944434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810004648766820675.post-42776130078480681492015-12-02T05:30:40.169+00:002015-12-02T05:30:40.169+00:00If the system seemed to large and under utilized i...If the system seemed to large and under utilized it is because it was essentiallybuilt for the 1996 Olympics. Otherwise, Atlanta is a fairly car centric city.FLUBBERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07642630850939361572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810004648766820675.post-31584957977337942782014-12-09T13:07:02.578+00:002014-12-09T13:07:02.578+00:00Resulting from this U.S. trip, I have now publishe...Resulting from this U.S. trip, I have now published the third book in my U.S. series, namely "Subways & Light Rail in the U.S.A. - Vol. 3: Midwest & South", for more info see<br />http://www.robert-schwandl.de/usa/midwest-south/Robert Schwandlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156288779783738076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810004648766820675.post-46246462860657151342014-10-12T13:34:11.807+01:002014-10-12T13:34:11.807+01:00There's an old joke in Atlanta that "half...There's an old joke in Atlanta that "half of the streets are called Peachtree, and the other half have five names to make up for it".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698138870356158021noreply@blogger.com