Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Today, Atlanta commuters primarily choose to travel by car. 2022 census estimates show that, of workers commuting within the city, about 68% drove alone, 8% carpooled, and 5% used public transportation. [1] Atlanta has a reputation for bad traffic and has been ranked among the worst cities for commuters. [12]
In response to this, Atlanta businessmen Clement Evans, Granger Hansell and Inman Brandon, along with Leland Anderson of Columbus, Georgia, formed the ATC and purchased the transportation properties on June 23, 1950, just over a month into the strike. More than 1,300 employees signed on to the new company and ended their strike.
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA / ˈ m ɑːr t ə /) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area. Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 subway stations .
This page was last edited on 6 February 2019, at 00:12 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.
Atlanta was originally founded as the terminus of a major state-sponsored railroad, but it soon became the convergence point among several railroads, spurring its rapid growth. The largest was the Western and Atlantic Railroad, from which the name "Atlanta" is derived, signifying the city's growing reputation as a major hub of transportation. [17]
Timeline of mass transit in Atlanta: 1871 Richard Peters and George Adair run the first streetcars on the Atlanta Street Railway Company 1872 West End & Atlanta Street Railroad Company formed 1878 Adair sells out to Peters 1879 Gate City Street Railroad Company formed 1882 Metropolitan Street Railroad Company formed 1883 Fulton County Street Railroad Company formed 1886 Joel Hurt forms the ...
These reports viewed transit as a means to shaping and planning the future of the Atlanta region, as well as maintaining Atlanta's role as a regional center in the southeast. The third report, titled Rapid Atlanta was published in 1960 by the Atlanta Transit System which proposed a $59 million first phase of a 16-mile (26 km) rapid transit system.
Pages in category "Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .