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MORE MARTA ATLANTA: A QUICK SUMMARY What is it? How will it be funded? What will it do? • Paid for by a half-penny • $2.7 billion investment • Expands accessibility, sales tax passed in 2016 connectivity and mobility in transit expansion and • Supports population growth upgrades over four decades • Federal and private funds • A partnership between • Aligns with City of Atlanta’s will be sought to advance MARTA and City of Atlanta vision for growth and expand key projects 2
MORE MARTA ATLANTA: A BRIEF HISTORY 2016 2017 2018 • Compiled plans • Partnership formed • Proposed project list between MARTA and identified • Conducted public City of Atlanta • Ongoing public outreach • Public engagement engagement conducted • Developed project list and technical • Project list approved by and guiding principles evaluation conducted MARTA Board of • Tax vote and approval Directors on Oct. 4 3
HISTORIC VOTE: OCT. 4, 2018 • MARTA Board of Directors’ unanimous vote based on: • Public input • Technical data • Performance measures • Program to be implemented over four decades • Some services already in effect • List of projects refined after months of public input • Program offers room for flexibility 4
HISTORIC VOTE: REACTIONS From the public: From Atlanta’s mayor: “Excited to see public transit “With development expansion via light rail!!!” plans spanning from Greenbriar in “MARTA is on the move! Southwest Atlanta I support any and all efforts to to Emory University, make commuting and moving today’s MARTA vote about Atlanta easier.” helps move us closer towards becoming “I’m looking forward to seeing One Atlanta.” these projects succeed and then Keisha Lance Bottoms kicking off the next wave of improvements.” 5
TRANSIT MODES: SOMETHING FOR EVERY RIDER 22 miles of 14 miles of 26 miles of Bus rapid transit (BRT) Arterial rapid transit (ART) Light rail transit (LRT) Typically an electric railway with Fixed-route service with dedicated Fast, frequent transit routes on existing smaller capacity than heavy rail bus lanes and traffic signal priority roads and high-density corridors 6
CITY DESIGN COMPLETE SYSTEM 7
CURRENT RAIL SYSTEM 8
CURRENT RAIL SYSTEM + LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT 9
CURRENT RAIL SYSTEM + BUS RAPID TRANSIT 10
CURRENT RAIL SYSTEM + ARTERIAL RAPID TRANSIT 11
CURRENT RAIL SYSTEM + NEW PROGRAM 12
CURRENT RAIL SYSTEM + NEW PROGRAM (INCLUDING FREQUENT LOCAL BUS) 13
PROGRAM BENEFITS Accessibility Mobility Connectivity • Enhances safety and access to • Boosts mobility for workers to and • Connects more neighborhoods, transit centers and MARTA stations from job centers schools, stores and medical centers • Integrates with existing network • Provides greater access for large • Increases mobility for seniors and and improves last-mile connectivity minority or low-income communities individuals with disabilities 14
SERVICES ALREADY IMPLEMENTED 3 new local bus routes 1 new express bus route 10 new community circulators 3 routes timed to align with rail service 32 routes with increased service frequencies 32 routes with increased spans of service 15
IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINES: KICK-OFF TO OPERATIONS* Up to 4 years Arterial rapid transit (ART) Up to 5 years Station enhancements Up to 6 years Transit centers Up to 7 years Bus rapid transit (BRT) Up to 10 years Light rail transit (LRT) *These benchmarks vary by project and are subject to change. Includes planning, environmental, design, construction and startup activities. 16
MAJOR PROJECTS: CURRENT DEVELOPMENT STAGE BeltLineCorridor: We are here Planning Environmental Review Final Design Construction Operations CampbelltonRoad: We are here Operations Planning Environmental Review Final Design Construction Clifton Corridor: We are here Planning Environmental Review Final Design Construction Operations 17
REGIONWIDE TRANSIT EXPANSION INITIATIVES Clayton Gwinnett Fulton DeKalb • 1-cent sales tax • Transit Master Plan • Referendum goes to • Referendum possible passed in 2014 • Transit Master Plan underway; completion voters in March 2019 expected in 2019 • Includes bus • If approved, 1-cent completed in 2018 • Evaluating local transit; • Focus on bus rapid service/facilities and sales tax will fund high-capacity corridors high-capacity transit heavy rail/bus service transit (i.e. GA 400) 18
CURRENT INITIATIVES: MAJOR SYSTEM UPGRADES System enhancements Technology Railcars Bus shelters • Free Wi-Fi on all buses • $1 billion investment to • Agency adding shelters • Tunnel ventilation system • Escalator/elevator revamp and trains; expansion replace entire fleet, some with seating at bus stops • Public address system • Up to 1,000 new shelters underway to all stations dating to 1979, over next • Mobile payment app • Clean diesel/CNG buses decade with modern cars expected in next five years 19
NEXT STEPS ON MORE MARTA ATLANTA • Programming of projects • Schedule development • Financial plan development • Continued public outreach and education activities • Process for intergovernmental cooperation on projects that are in both City of Atlanta and DeKalb County • Regular reporting to MARTA Board and Atlanta City Council 20
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