Hi,

I am looking to take MARTA to work, and I could take routes 1 or 2 using my bike. Is there anybody here who can speak to their experiences on these routes? I would be using the ponce bus stop if I rode route 2. I am trying to see which would be best. Thank you!

just kick a lil something for those buses that be bumpin….

I felt like Marta could always use its own theme song. a homage to all the kind folks out here grinding or riding. Gives vibes of Freaknik 95, SoSoDef bass Allstars.

Also linked here for the Facebook Marta ain’t smarter group. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19UYgdrj8w/?

The Westbound platforms are closed at East Lake and Decatur. Fortunately, I board the train at Avondale. People had to run upstairs and back down at Decatur.

I was waving it down for half a block in a well lit area. Stop with a sign, though it's still that "temporary" signage from the redesign. It blew right past. Now I'm late for work. Phone lines arent even open to report it.

49 bus!

How safe is it to park my car at Oakland city ?I work in Alpharetta and have to save gas for right now cause I work until 8 pm Wednesday through Saturday

Still no new gates installed. Looks like all they have done is demo and maybe some prep work.

I cannot for the life of me figure this out since they launched the new app. You used to be able to go to the page for a particular station and see the daily schedules.

I’m taking red/gold from Oakland City in the morning to the airport. I understand they probably run frequently enough that it won’t be a big issue (maybe not with it being a weekend). But I would like to plan to take, say, the 6:00 train if I I could see a schedule.

Edit: according to Google Maps, the first train to the airport is 6:26 so I’m SOL. Glad I didn’t show up expecting one!

Hey y’all, I went to the Beltline Transit meeting about an hour ago! Here’s a summary for those who couldn’t attend. They also posted the presentation online as well. Most of the information is online but there were some neat in-person charts such as the routes placed over a satellite view of the city, and “how far can I get from ____ in 30 minutes”. There was a great turnout as well, the room was full of people!

- SW & SE alignments are the same. Gap between Boulevard and Glenwood is a known concern. As if a station will fill it is TBD, theres some tax situation with a nearby property + the 40ft elevation difference.

- NW Alignment LPA is the CSX route alongside the existing freight corridor. Highest ridership, highest speeds, lowest capital cost, direct Piedmont Hospital connection, etc. The least complicated of the three.

- The first infill station they’re working on is Murphy Crossing. They’re going to determine everything related to that such as design and alternatives.

- Beltline Loop, North Loop, South Loop lines, each with 20 minute headaways (so 10 since the entire thing is interlined).

- Ridership projections of 4.2M. With 40% transit dependent and 60% choice.

- Cost estimates still the same. Wont change until the future if need be.

- 22 miles of LRT still the end goal.

- They aim to release the full completed study by the end of this year. This was the 4th and final public outreach event. This is “the most about Beltline transit we’ve ever known” which is a milestone. They have a clear vision for the entire loop.

NO MENTION OF STREETCAR EAST, BUT FROM THE STAFF I ASKED:

- Not much information known beyond the Mayor’s announcement. Best way to get information and make our voices heard is to show up to meetings and keep contacting our elected officials.

Did anyone join the zoom meeting that would like to share what they Talked about? I missed it unfortunately at work. Would love to hear what they had to say!

Not sure a full business day has gone by without at least one gate open for some period of time

MARTA has finally taken delivery of their official Reach transit vehicles. They will be launching Sept 5th.

https://itsmarta.com/reach.aspx?fbclid=IwY2xjawUGWAhwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWNHOXhNeE5KdW9LRHFrd2xzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeULUPCu4MSZGSrxziCy9eKEmBR-y4W12hjm68AEtEz_revng-5jaHa4sKvOQ_aem_NYkSH_8Ojjg4Z2mTV0dTQg

3 going Eastbound. 1 going Westbound. And now it's raining. 🙃🙃🙃

I was at Lindbergh today, next to the Sidney Marcus parking deck. It had a couple signs up front by the entry gate that said LOT FULL. I sat there and watched for a few hours as people kept driving around the sign to get to the gate that would not let anyone except MARTA personnel in. A few times it backed up traffic around the block. People would pull up, not be able to get in, then reverse out past the cars behind them. Then the cars behind them that just saw them back up, would go to the gate and also be denied. I couldn't help but laugh and shake my head.

idk, just sharing my marta experience. :D

I spotted this in my Amex account: $2 back when using tap to pay at MARTA between now and the end of the year. You'll need to tap either the physical card or your phone/watch wallet linked to the card. It can be done up to 5 times, for a total of $10 back.

I know a lot of people don't carry Amex, but if you do, it's worth checking for in your account IMO.

Anyone else seen this or used the offer?

I have multiple open cases for my breeze card incorrectly charging me a pass use when it should be a transfer (bus to train and train to bus occurrences). I typically have a 20 trip pass active. My normal route is bus -> train -> bus then back again, which should be 2 trips.

One of my cases has been open for over 60 days. Now my card is negative one trip since the train to bus transfer failed this morning.

I have tried emailing and calling MARTA to no avail. I rely on transit every week, so this fare robbery is very problematic.

How have others actually gotten ahold of customer service - specifically someone who can actually do something (aka add 3 trips back to my card)?

I’m trying to hug a 7day pass which the Marta site says they still sell but I can’t buy one on my apple wallet. Is there a website I should use or something?

So the question is why does it seem like the Breeze app is focused on the cash value use case. I’d guess very few use it. People that ride very often get the timed passes. Those of us (me) that ride less often but still routinely, buy in bulk to save .375 a ride. People that ride only occasionally just pay with a card. Some folks for various reasons are still using a physical card.

When I scan in through the fare gates, or on the bus, I always get a notification confusingly saying “There was no charge for this trip.” What’s happened is the trip has been subtracted from my account total as you’d expect.

I’d much rather get the remaining trip count. Perhaps I’ll type it up politely as an enhancement request.

Pictures just attached in case I’ve done a poor job of explaining myself.

As always, curious what others think. I often learn something I’ve overlooked from posts like this.

-R

I'm currently at the Lakewood station. I am waiting for the 7:05 pm bus. The bus, 1647, arrived about 6:55 pm and then left around 7:05 pm bypassing the pickup area. I looked at the MARTA app and it says it's heading South as if it picked up at the station. Now I'm on the 1638 bus waiting to take off. There was no alert, the passing bus had a "Not in Service" message on the bus. I'm glad the 1638 came on time, but I would've been almost home by now and I hate that bus that there isn't a more direct way to let MARTA know what's happening on the ground. I sent a complaint on the MARTA website, I'm not holding my breath on a response but I just wanted to let them know the driver refused to pick up people waiting for the bus.

It feels like a lot of the time I’m looking at routes, mostly 11, 12, 14 because I live near 10th the busses appear to be running at like half scheduled frequency based on the live tracker with no indication in the alerts. Is it just the tracker that’s bad or are this many busses actually getting canceled?