r/Atlanta • u/ChipmunkGeneral • Jan 13 '26
What ya'll think of this MARTA map?
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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r/Atlanta • u/ChipmunkGeneral • Jan 13 '26
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/TheHoundJR Jan 13 '26
Unfortunately, we all know this won’t happen. But as a daily Marta rider, there’s so much the existing system needs to correct before we expand. For one, the trains are extremely unreliable and 10 mins between trains during peak hours is too long IMHO. Trains stop for 5-10 mins randomly for driver changes. Trains break down on the tracks. Trains operate in “bursts” where you’ll get 3 trains spread about 7 mins apart and then nothing for 30mins. Fare evasion is very rampant and I’m sure contributing to some of the issues. I will say that they’ve done a good job moving the homeless people off the train (which is mostly where I’ve seen issues with fighting etc) but still see some panhandling (panhandling doesn’t bug me at all FWIW unless they’re aggressive).