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Atlanta: Mayor announces plans for 4 new MARTA stations across city
(Urbanize Atlanta) Acknowledging that MARTA’s sagging rail ridership is due, in part, to limited access to the transit system, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens dropped bombshell urbanist news today that four new infill stations are en route to the city.
The announcement, made during Dickens’ annual State of the City address, specified that one of the new MARTA stations will take shape near Murphy Crossing, a Southwest Atlanta location that alternative transportation supporters have long contended is ripe for better rail access.
A station at Murphy Crossing—a vacant, 20-acre industrial site that’s set to be redeveloped as housing and commercial properties—would mark the first instance of direct connectivity between MARTA rail and the BeltLine’s 22-mile loop at any point across the city.
Dickens restated his belief that access to transit is paramount for creating “healthy, thriving neighborhoods” in this morning’s address. .................(more)
https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/four-new-marta-stations-mayor-announces-city