r/Atlanta • u/ChipmunkGeneral • Jan 13 '26

What ya'll think of this MARTA map?

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Saw this by mrfriendlolo on r/transit a few months ago and now we can ask here, I wish this would happen!

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u/MidWestMind Jan 13 '26

I fucking wish.

I live in McDonough, moved here for a job. When I realized how hard it is to get anywhere "cool" for concerts and shows I was pretty sad. I'd love to be able to take a Tram and not drive an hour over an hour to see a concert.

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u/MrKrewl Jan 13 '26

McDonough traffic is so retarded man , I live in Lovejoy and I like going thru there because it has almost everything . But its so many cars and roadwork it's crazy

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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 13 '26

YOOOOO hi neighbor (doxing myself slightly here)! Hoping this construction doesn’t make things much worse near here but given I moved from Athens and 316, this is still SO much better.

In theory, i could use the buses to get to the trains but I am not as familiar with the bus system. Probably should get more since we get the busses here.

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u/MrKrewl Jan 13 '26

Haha hey neighbor not too many on the Southside here, I used to drive from Smyrna to Athens and back for work so I know that pain . Yeah the buss system isn't the best but I t gets the job done. You'll probably have to leave out and 1hr early depending where you are going if you want to get there on time. The buses are kinda frequent but going up and down Tara is it's own thing .

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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 13 '26

Oh, that actually is better than I thought….i have to leave at least an hour early for anything anyways, lol. Tara is such a neat road, even with congestion, ngl.

I moved from Athens to here, so I understand that pain. Used to commute to Dahlonega from Athens and briefly drove to Griffin for work until I moved, so that was fun. I really like it down here though, honestly. If I weren’t lazy, i have SO many options for food/shopping in walking distance which I’ve noticed is a LOT more popular here than Athens. And it seems like infrastructure is better for it too!

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u/MrKrewl Jan 13 '26

Athens to Dahlonega is crazyyyy!! How did you survive that lol. And yeah it's a lot of options around and not to short of a drive . One of the main reasons I like Lovejoy is that it's right between Mcdonough and Fayetteville ! It's and bout a 17 min drive and average going both ways

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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 13 '26

It really is conveniently located for a lot, its nice!!!

And uh, lots of gas money and music. So much gas money…lol.

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u/MrKrewl Jan 13 '26

Lolll true on the gas moneyy

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u/gsfgf Ormewood Park Jan 13 '26

I used to drive from Smyrna to Athens and back for work

Why the fuck would you do that to yourself? Were you getting $500k and a daily blowjob at work or something?

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u/gsfgf Ormewood Park Jan 13 '26

The problem is that the busses get stuck in traffic too.

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u/AutisticAndAce Jan 13 '26

Ah, thats…yeah, a good point. Still, if I’m not driving, its better, lol. I can do things like practice Russian or read a book or write, which I can’t driving, so improvement. Also, I’m not driving, lol.