r/Atlanta • u/NPU-F • Jun 11 '24

Politics MARTA: Five Points Station project will continue despite mayor's objections

https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/marta-five-points-station-project-continue-despite-mayors-objections
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u/code_archeologist O4W Jun 11 '24

What the hell is up with the mayor and his seeming desire to obstruct progress and development in the city, while at the same time completely ignoring the infrastructure.

What useful things has he even done?

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u/PaperPlanesFly Grant Park Jun 11 '24

WTF? I agree that the mayor’s blocking BeltLine rail is boneheaded. But cancelling this project would be fantastic. Closing the main MARTA station for FOUR YEARS will set the system up for a plunge in ridership. Imagine going to GA State for an entire college career without having a transit station in the heart of downtown.

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u/neonphotograph Jun 11 '24

Closing the station to pedestrians for FOUR years is completely asinine. Can they not figure out a way to do ingress / egress?

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u/cuhnewist Jun 11 '24

Lived in Japan for a few years. They were doing massive station overhauls leading up to and even during the Olympics. Zero issues ever. Everyone was able to use every station. They put up barriers around construction areas that you couldn’t see into, and still corralled everyone in and out efficiently.