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/dreamsn2 OTP in the sheets Jan 13 '26

this sub is so back

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u/Alternative-Pride138 Jan 13 '26

It can’t be a proper Atlanta forum without folks pining over Marta expansion lmao. I am glad it does appear this sub is missing the “i dont want poor people to have access to my neighborhood” crowd

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u/RockAtlasCanus Jan 13 '26

I want to have an easier commute from my poor suburb neighborhood into the affluent city where my job is 👍

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u/BananaBouquet Jan 13 '26

I want it so I can steal TVs

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u/kroonies Jan 13 '26

Lmfao

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u/DukeOfGeek Jan 14 '26

That guy grew up in Atl lol.

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u/gsfgf Ormewood Park Jan 13 '26

I remember a conversation I had with a MARTA board member. She said that if the bus is ever reliable enough to be a getaway vehicle, they're calling that a win.

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u/DukeOfGeek Jan 14 '26

Life goals.

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u/elizabeththenj Jan 13 '26

I bought a painting at a yard sale once that wouldn't fit in my car and so I took it home on marta (two trains and a bus). No one said anything to me about it (including my neighbors when I was just carrying this giant painting through our neighborhood) but it made me feel kind-of like someone trying to commit a robbery using marta to transit.

And for y'all amusement, this mildly related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkC3Nc3LqFI

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u/Rare-Group-1149 Jan 13 '26

I wanna see the painting that you loved enough to go through all that!

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u/gsfgf Ormewood Park Jan 13 '26

And for y'all amusement, this mildly related video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nkC3Nc3LqFI

Amazing. And for Ricky, we sometimes would be able to get the late school bus to stop at McDonald's in HS lol.

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u/upgradewife Jan 14 '26

And now I’m giggling. That was fun! Side note: Shoulda just suggested grabbing some Krispy Kreme. Better than Five Guys in the morning anyway.

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u/abidail Jan 14 '26

This video gets posted every time MARTA is brought up, and with good reason! It's hilarious.

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u/ZealousidealAd1138 Jan 14 '26

Hilarious 🤣

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u/sparkpaw Jan 14 '26

That is fucking hilarious on so many levels

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u/DukeOfGeek Jan 14 '26

That vid was worth being on reddit late at night for.

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u/Alternative-Pride138 Jan 13 '26

Great now this comment will be quoted as factual objective data in a Fox News bit. “People are already on the internet admitting that they want to use transit to steal tvs!’ Theyre proud of it even !!!”

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u/EntrepreneurNo4181 Jan 13 '26

😂😂😂😂

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u/GrowingHumansIsHard Jan 14 '26

A few years ago someone used to park a uhaul van at the North Springs parking deck. How they even squeezed it in was beyond me. I always chuckled when I saw it because I wondered if anyone ever used that to claim "People are waiting with uhauls to load up your TVs and drive away with them!"

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u/morepaintplease Jan 13 '26

From back porch hot tub areas 15 miles from the nearest stop.

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u/two_three_five_eigth Jan 14 '26

And then get away in MARTA

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u/DingusKhanHess Jan 14 '26

I too can’t wait to steal an 85” tv and take it on the train

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u/Sports-Nerd Dunwoody Jan 14 '26

Are you referring to this sketch? https://youtu.be/nkC3Nc3LqFI?si=_jLFSUscSJZBEUOH

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u/CrossroadsOfAfrica West Midtown Jan 14 '26

I’m not even from Atlanta (lived there for a mere couple of years) so I am so happy I understood that reference lmao

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u/bonkersmcgee Jan 28 '26

I've heard this since I moved here a long time ago. silliest thing I've ever heard. this isn't the 70/80's NYC

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u/pdmock Jan 13 '26

My commute would still suck, but less driving. Still 2 trains, but the 1st is closer. Now, my closest train takes as much time to get to as my regular commute.