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sylvar

My day (mostly) on MARTA

Aug 09, 2007 07:25

Tuesday, after schlepping yard-sale leftovers to Salvation Army, I gave Tyson and Amanda a ride to a MARTA train station so they could get to the airport. I used it too, but didn't go that far south ( Read more... )

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heathrow August 9 2007, 12:58:13 UTC

MARTA is doable, especially in-town. Tom takes it every day to work. He drives 2.5 miles to a Park and Ride station then catches a bus to the North Springs train station. Then he's on the train about 15-20 minutes to Buckhead. All told, he spends about 35-40 minutes on MARTA and 10-15 minutes driving each way. He spends the MARTA time reading and listening to his iPod.

For the most part, it's not a bad way to travel. There are the occasional trains with non-operational A/C, and he was once on a bus that broke down. But it wasn't a huge deal. It's cheaper than driving into town, and it gives him lots of decompression time.

I'm glad you're finding your way around town. :D

BTW - in Buckhead, check out the Buc (http://www.bucride.com/). Free shuttles around the Buckhead business district. Tom uses it on occasion to get from his office (above the Buckhead MARTA station) all around Buckhead for lunch. It drops him right near Chipotle (next to Aveda) and back to his office building.

I assume you know about these, but I'll share anyways. MARTA interfaces begrudgingly with a couple of other regional transit systems - CCT and GCT. Those will get you further out into the OTP areas. :) As to why there are 3 different mass transit systems in Atlanta, Cobb and Gwinnett voted against MARTA in the 70s. Most everyone thinks it was due to latent racism.

Frogging... heathrow August 9 2007, 13:08:11 UTC

Just IMed with Tom. The BUCride doesn't let off right at Chipotle anymore, but it's still closer than the train stations. :)

In addition, GRTA has a lot of routes around and about the north side. It's the granddad of GCT.

What this means to you is that if you wanted to get a job at Kennesaw State University, you can take mass transit there. If you get a job in the Johns Creek area (near where Fulton, Gwinnett, and Forsyth counties meet), you can take mass transit.). :D

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