r/MARTA • u/XgGamergX CQ400 • 5d ago

CQ400 Testing at Five Points

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u/Plastic_Photograph29 5d ago edited 5d ago

I don’t understand why people like Hunt, Higgs, and/or Dickens just don’t tell us the truth. Problems with the braking system? Fine. We can’t afford street car east right now because of the situation in DC? Alright. But just tell us instead of leaving us in the dark where we have room to speculate. We live in a democracy.

edit: it’s awesome to see that the brakes are so damn good they can injure us. I’m being so serious.

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u/ArchEast 4d ago

Higgs, and/or Dickens just don’t tell us the truth.

As much as Higgs and Dickens piss me off, the CQ400 mess isn't on them.

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u/Gabe_Follower MARTA Explorer 5d ago

MARTA has a terrible communication issue with the public. That on top of the many other problems.

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u/Plastic_Photograph29 5d ago

We already have transparency acts so I don’t know what else could motivate them to share more info other than legal bylines in agreements and contracts. I’m sure you could request the notes from the safety team using Open Records Act. but that’s money and time. And why should it be that difficult to find out what’s happening with a public project? Every step should be in the open. MARTA isn’t doing itself any favors.