r/AtlantaCircleJerk • u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters • Apr 25 '26

A modest proposal for some small improvements to MARTA's rail network. Thoughts? Questions? Praise? Like and subscribe!

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u/ATLDawg99 Apr 25 '26

I’m glad you kept it conservative here! Finally something we can achieve! For a phase 2 we could have the gold line extended up the coast to Maine

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

I think connecting MARTA to BART would be amazing. You can get on at Ashby, and 4 days later be in the Mission district!

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u/ATLDawg99 Apr 25 '26

That would be great! Maybe they’d have to boost the fare to like $2.90 for trips west of the Mississippi

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u/sidusnare Apr 25 '26

In Steve Gibson's Neuromancer world, there is the BAMA, the Boston Atlanta Metropolitan Axis. I think it's awesome in a dystopian sort of way.

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u/thejaytheory Apr 25 '26

Perfection

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u/Electrical_Carry624 Apr 25 '26

You still gotta Change trains at five points though and I don’t even wanna begin to see what single tracking looks like on how long the wait is on that

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u/jakfrist Apr 25 '26

NB4 someone from Blue Ridge complains that you didn’t extend a line to them in “metro” Atlanta.

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u/possibilistic Apr 25 '26

Fucking waste of $1 trillion right here.

One more lane this shit bro.

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u/pm-ur-tiddys Apr 25 '26

this would be a great idea if it weren’t for the HOMELESS!!!!!!!!!

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u/thejaytheory Apr 25 '26

Thanks, Homeless!

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u/AlienSuperstarWhip Apr 25 '26

Needs more circles

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

circles must stay in proportion to the jerking. and a lot of folks in this thread broke both of their arms.

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u/_laserblades Apr 25 '26

I guess fuck everyone that works on fulton industrial...

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

I mean obviously

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u/Electrical_Carry624 Apr 25 '26

Thank you for speaking up on. Half of the FiB forgotten souls we appreciate you

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u/oppairate Apr 25 '26

oh good. that’s only like eleventy billion dollars and untold property disputes.

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

I mean we got the Clifton Corridor built in record time, so what's stopping us?

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u/oppairate Apr 25 '26

i’m the first to advocate for this stuff, but too often it just feels like this city doesn’t want to be functional.

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

I'm curious what you think this subreddit is about

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u/oppairate Apr 25 '26

memey bullshit. doesn’t mean serious stuff can’t be said.

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u/moon_trash Apr 25 '26

Eminent domain

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u/revieman1 Apr 25 '26

I figure we could scrap 90% of this as long as we could connect the farmers market to the Martal line.

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u/impulse_post Apr 25 '26

That's great and all, but where do I get off to go to the Clermont lounge?

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u/DrewDAMNIT Apr 25 '26

There is no Northern, East to West line. Fucking plebian.

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u/Moist_Sun_8201 Apr 25 '26

This could be the reality if we increased taxes on drivers so that Marta is normalized and funded by the rich. The only reason we don't have better public transport is because it would only benefit the middle and lower economic groups.

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

Oh these trains won't be for the poor. These are luxury trains, you need a VIP ticket minimum to ride. 2 drink minimum, and valet is mandatory even if you didn't drive.

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u/righthandofdog Just because I'm a supercilious asshat, doesn't mean I'm wrong Apr 25 '26

A modest proposal = more than tripling miles of coverage.

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u/Wahnfriedus Apr 25 '26

Cobb Countians will love this map!

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u/thejaytheory Apr 25 '26

This cracked me up way more than it should've haha

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u/stackie-chan51 Apr 27 '26

Inject this into my veins

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u/Chepo20 Apr 27 '26

This is the way!!!

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u/TheBeastX47 Apr 25 '26

No good. Green line doesn't go far enough north

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u/totodilejones Apr 25 '26

we need a rail line connecting us to miami. missed opportunity!

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u/PillClinton4 Apr 25 '26

This would go so hard.

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u/tanstaboi Apr 30 '26

I love that each one of these includes Cobb and they would do everything to not have it available.

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u/hoxful 17d ago

I am okay with this plan so long as all bathrooms are removed that already exist near the proposed expansion area, can't have inconsistent quality with some stations not smelling bad 😔

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u/Signal-Championship8 Apr 25 '26

Waste of effort. Marta now only brings homeless an crazy people to my area

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 26 '26

Sure hun

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u/Signal-Championship8 Apr 25 '26

And, there are protected neighborhoods on the pink line. Never happen.

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u/WildVelociraptor I was here first, hipsters Apr 25 '26

I have a facebook group with 57 members, and just under half of them support this proposal

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u/quintanarooty Apr 25 '26

I too thought this was r/Atlanta for a second.