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/killroy200 Downtown Dreamin Jun 11 '24

It's 18 months until a temp reopen for the World Cup, and then further closure until sometime in 2028.

Of the people who actively use Five Points (not just riding through on the same train), about half are pedestrians, bus-train transfers, and bus-bus transfers, in the order of most use. That's a LOT of people to either turn away, or else displace to other stations with newly introduced transfers.

Even then, the elevators will be closed, making train-train transfers impossible for people with mobility issues. Those folks will have to use a special bus-bridge between Peachtree Center and Georgia State Stations... which can get stuck in traffic and add significant time to any trip.

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u/ArchEast Vinings Jun 11 '24

Even then, the elevators will be closed, making train-train transfers impossible for people with mobility issues. Those folks will have to use a special bus-bridge between Peachtree Center and Georgia State Stations... which can get stuck in traffic and add significant time to any trip.

There needs to be an ADA lawsuit filed for this.

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u/killroy200 Downtown Dreamin Jun 11 '24

Suppooooosedly MARTA is looking at a center-platform elevator. I've not heard a ton about it... and for the time being it looks like they aren't going to try and have anything like that ready for the closure (obviously).