![]() Overall the More MARTA plan helps people from outside the city come to the center of the city. It has a high potential ridership using 2010 census and job information. It has a high potential to encourage neighboring cities to build out their public transit making a bigger MARTA system. The More MARTA plan gets the most federal dollars for Atlantan’s tax money. Conclusion The More MARTA plan is good for MARTA but the BeltLine is good for Atlantans AND MARTA. The entire BeltLine can still get light rail, if MARTA only put BRT on Campbellton Road. MARTA has chosen to put both BRT ($130M) and LRT ($263.7M) along this route totaling $393.7M from the transportation tax. It is five miles along Campbellton Road from Oakland City Station to Greenbriar Mall. Regional transportation is still important, but should the 4 mile Clifton Corridor be at the top of the list taking the largest share of the city of Atlanta transportation tax? Campbellton RoadĬampbellton Road is another needed rapid transit project. Most city of Atlanta residents work, shop, and play within the city of Atlanta so they have little need for regional transportation. MARTA ends its “outreach program” without the full BeltLine as an option and votes on October 4th.The Clifton Corridor is at the top of MARTA's project list and its cost has more than doubled since MARTA's first survey.More people have signed a petition to get rail around the full BeltLine than have responded to MARTA's current survey.MARTA has reduced the BeltLine to only having rail on 30% of the loop.MARTA has prioritized three other rail projects ahead of the BeltLine.MARTA is downplaying the BeltLine rail project as a whole.MARTA's survey showed the full BeltLine loop is Atlanta's most favorite rail project.The full BeltLine will directly benefit almost every district in atlanta.The City of Atlanta owns all the land it planned to for rail on the BeltLine.MARTA says rail around the entire BeltLine will take $995M of the Atlanta $2.5B transportation tax.Light rail around the full BeltLine was consistently at the top of the project list to get people to vote for a $2.5B transportation tax.Atlantans don't only need to get TO the City of Atlanta, we need to get AROUND the City of Atlanta. ![]()
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