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Ride Gwinnett (formerly known as Gwinnett County Transit or GCT prior to 2023 [1]) is the bus public transit system in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States, one of metro Atlanta's three most populous suburban counties. It was formed in 2000, with express buses starting in November 2001 and local buses in November 2002.
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.
MARTA began work on developing a new 4 county rapid transit plan. In 1967 the agency published a new plan, titled Special Report - Rapid Transit for Metropolitan Atlanta , a 54-mile (87 km) rapid transit rail system, at a cost of $190 million more than the previous 66-mile (106 km) MATSC plan.
ATLANTA (AP) — A contract with Atlanta's public transportation provider that would have brought a significant expansion of mass transit was voted down by a long resistant county on Tuesday.
Ridership on Metro Transit's buses and trains is up 11% this year compared to last year at this time, with record numbers of trips taken on the agency's rapid bus lines fueling the growth. Two of ...
In 2014, Clayton County voters approved a one-cent sales tax increase allowing the county to join the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority with the promise of MARTA buses and the long-awaited commuter rail train from East Point to Jonesboro. [7] In December 2018, MARTA officially approved the Clayton County commuter rail. [8]
The Transit Planning Board was a joint commission of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA), and Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). The TPB partnership was founded in 2006, holding its first meeting on February 16, adopting bylaws on April 20, and adopting a work plan on August 17.
Some Mecklenburg County leaders see potential in bus rapid transit, which could be included in a revamped regional transportation plan, after an out-of-state trip to research the transit option.