Atlanta's Subway System is Surprisingly Decent

But what we really need is more lanes, right?
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[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

When Hamilton E. Holmes station opened in 1979, it was originally named Hightower station after Hightower Road (a section of Georgia 280), but both the road and the station were later renamed to honor civil rights movement hero Hamilton E. Holmes. Hamilton E. Holmes was an orthopedic physician! He and Charlayne Hunter-Gault were the first two African American students admitted to the University of Georgia. Holmes was also the first African American student to attend the Emory University School of Medicine, where he earned his MD degree in 1967! After he graduated, he served as an army ranger in Germany in 1969. He passed of heart failure at age 54 in 1995, and the station and road were renamed the year after. The yard at 3:27 is the CSX's Hulsey Yard and is named such because in the 1920s, a large portion of land owned by L.J. Hulsey (the son of W.H. Hulsey who was the 18th mayor of Atlanta) was sold for railroad-related expansion, thus eventually becoming Hulsey Yard. Bankhead on the other hand is named after the neighborhood which in turn was named after Bankhead Highway which has since been renamed the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway for a civil rights attorney who lived near Bankhead. And Indian Creek IS within MARTA as DeKalb County is a member since they passed a sales tax increase to pay for it in 1971!

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

The jingle at 0:12 is the same jingle used on the Miami Metrorail, which I really like! I love when stations have amazing art that represent their respective neighborhoods. The artwork in Ashby station at 1:26 is a glass mosaic called "Labyrinth of Phoenix" by Lev Mills and symbolizes "the early home lives and the first black schools which originated here" according to the artist. That abandoned stadium Jeremy is talking about is called Herndon Stadium, which opened in 1948 and also hosted field hockey during the 1996 Summer Olympics, so even Atlanta has this curse of venues used for the Olympics that are now abandoned. It became abandoned because of hardships by Morris Brown College and they sold it. The fact that this system goes directly to the airport's North and South Terminals without needing to board a monorail or people-mover is a huge benefit, just like Cleveland and Denver! And I agree that the Marta Market thing is worth talking about! For those who don't have easy access to fresh produce but have access to a Marta station, what they're doing is great by putting two and two together and solving a food desert while further promoting that transit is more than just trains, it's all about accessibility and making so many lives better.

[@holly5234]

Thank you for noticing that too I thought I was going insane hearing that jingle that we use here lmao. It's sad knowing that many structures used for such a big event are now just sitting and slowly decaying knowing the history behind it.

[@freddysanders2826]

some LA metro stations use the same jingle too, but it's kinda inconsistent which announcements they use it for, or where

[@thefareplayer2254]

It sounds like a sped up “Here Comes The Sun.”

[@harrisonworden]

The Phoenix light rail uses that jingle as well

[@irecasts]

its not exactly the same but its also super similar to the valley metro light rail chime in phoenix

[@brianpaulsen8118]

Marta could be better but I admire its ability to even function under a state government that is actively hostile towards it

[@deanc9453]

+

[@maniak1768]

'What if Atlanta was just more like Houston, a total traffic success story, wouldn't that be so cool?' They said to themselves, probably.

[@sammymarrco47]

@@maniak1768more like transit is 4 the poors

[@maniak1768]

@@sammymarrco47 Sounds plausible, too.

[@memesthatmakeyouwannadie3133]

That it even got built in Georgia in the 1970s is an absolute miracle. Thanks to Jimmy Carter, I guess.

[@jonasgraham9250]

It's pretty cool that you can take MARTA straight from the airport, hwhich is more than you can say for a lot of more famously "transit-oriented" cities, like Montreal. And it seems to serve DownTown Atlanta pretty well. As a tourist, you can easily take Marta to World of Coke and CNN and the King Center is just a short street-car ride away. Southern US cities, in particular, seem to have a stereotype of having poor transit. Atlanta certainly defies this stereotype!

[@Awedomeness]

even NYC subway doesnt go to the airport.

[@dragon32210]

It would be nice to see the City or MARTA advertise this as an advantage at the airport

[@Cain-x]

@@Awedomeness To be fair, JFK has the AirTrain from Jamaica or Howard Beach but that 8.50 fare is public robbery. Similar with Newark AirTrain. LGA needs a rail shuttle or subway extension but not enough political willpower to make this happen.

[@terriwityofineass6068]

When I first moved to ATL I didn't have a car. I quickly realized that I didn't really need one. Marta made my commute very easy. Even after I bought a car, I mostly used it to drive to the train station to commute. Going to and from the airport when traveling was a breeze. I don’t understand big cities that don't have train service to their major airport. 🚅 ✈️ Breeze!

[@Whatneeds2bsaid]

Welcome to Atlanta! MARTA is the little (rail) transit that could! MARTA's biggest struggle has been for a very long time not the transit, but the *land use* around the station. We're doing some infill now, but much more is needed (ala Rosslyn-Ballston corridor on the DC metro)

[@garydubourjr3773]

Like Norfolk, Va's dinky light rail. The engine that could. At least MARTA serves some things that are useful. Also unlike Norfolk, Atlanta has PROFESSIONAL sports teams (Norfolk only has farm clubs). 😊

[@gacaptain]

12:40 Actually, for many years that was home to the GM Doraville assembly plant that manufactured GM minivans. It employed thousands of people.

[@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

You can see a lot of trees covered in vines and it is because that is kudzu, a climbing vine species from East Asia that has become invasive in much of the US. Kudzu kills plants by smothering them under a blanket of leaves and by breaking branches or uprooting entire trees. Kudzu was introduced from Japan into the US at the Japanese pavilion in the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia. Atlanta itself was founded in 1837 as the end of the Western & Atlantic Railroad line and was first named Marthasville in honor of the then-governor's daughter. It was nicknamed Terminus for its rail location, and then changed soon after to Atlanta, the feminine of Atlantic, as in the railroad! In honor of Aleena's crested gecko at the end, here are some gecko facts: Crested geckos are found only in southern New Caledonia as in the southern part of the main island of Grande Terre and the Isle of Pines. The crested gecko was first described in 1866 by French zoologist Alphonse Guichenot. This species was thought to be extinct until it was rediscovered in 1994 during an expedition led by Robert Seipp. Besides crested geckos, other cool geckos found in New Caledonia are gargoyle geckos and Leachianus geckos, the latter of which are the world's largest extant geckos. Grande Terre localities are capable of growing 14 to 17 inches long, with a weight range between 250 and 500 grams.

[@Foxy_AR]

You really want to be a statistic, don’t you?

[@alk61695]

Nice. I rode maybe 75% of Marta when I was in Atlanta. I always liked the station announcement chime.

[@EmeraldCrimsonShadowPeach2K5]

What I like about Marta is that its trains sound exactly like the R142A, R143, and R188 from the NYC Subway.

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

I agree

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

And the Green Line type 8s from Boston

[@ejdsndnj]

The unrefurbished cars didn't

[@hoodboyzAtl]

​@@ejdsndnjCQ310 CQ311 CQ312 Adtranz/Bombardier MITRAC 1508C. CQ310 CQ311 always had that sound

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Marta CQ310 CQ311 had that Adtranz/Bombardier MITRAC 1508C sounds way before the R1A2A R143 and R188

[@PDXLibertarian]

MARTA is a well-built heavy rail system, but the problem is they never finished it, so it doesn't have network coverage like DC.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Marta was the only system that didn't get any government funding

[@CalvinMarshall-r6v]

The of state of Georgia Legislative elected Officials are the main reason for MARTA not exspansion . Beside WASHINGTON DC and Miami, only Atlanta has heavy rail subway. Heavy rail subway system looks 👌 more impressive than light rail . In the new future, I see MARTA's exspansion over more Metro Atlanta suburban counties made possible by a significant demographic shifts in the next decade in the Metro Atlanta Region. Only after this needed shift in metro Region will we see voters and taxpayers agreeing 👍 🤔 on Metro Atlanta Region public transportation (MARTA) exspansion. The U.S census bureau has named the metro Atlanta region the 6th largest and 3rd fastest growing metro region in the United States (bypassing Washington DC and Miami Metro Regions👏. This region will continue to add millions of peoples in the coming decades. It time for the state of legislative elected Officials to stop holding back the metro Atlanta growth (fortune five hundred companies exspaning to the metro Atlanta region

[@davidsp5936]

Except that the "Leafyness" is kudzu, a non-native invasive species that earned the knickname "The vine that ate the South."

[@indecisive.325]

there's a reason why every time there's a big event in Atlanta, especially at Mercedes Benz stadium, that the MARTA trains are absolutely jam-packed with fans of said event. Look, MARTA sucks, but it can get us from point A to point B, and we're glad to have it.

[@mmrw]

That’s like the light rail in Denver too, it’s generally not very crowded but all the stadiums are very transit accessible and it gets the most packed when there’s a game

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

The people that oversee marta sucks and some of the native Georgia people suck to, keeping marta from expanding!

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

The MBTA be like

[@ninyaninjabrifsanovichthes45]

@@mmrw Literally, every Green Line train whenever there's a Red Sox game at Fenway Park is filled to the brim with people. Same with the Green and Orange lines during Bruins/Celtics home games.

[@295g295]

4:00 - Cobb County is the NIMBY. The MARTA rail system was not built to there forty years ago.

[@EthanNeal]

Yup, I lived in Paulding County (next county west) growing up. We had 1 bus stop that connected to any Atlanta transit. I had to drive to Hamilton E. Holmes any time I needed to go to downtown Atlanta. It was so nice when I moved to Denton, Texas and could walk to a train station a couple miles away from where I lived and go almost directly to downtown Dallas and both major airports.

[@SeaBassTian]

I love MARTA, stayed in midtown a few years ago and remember taking it all the way to Decatur (cool "streetcar suburb" btw) I also recall seeing a show in Buckhead which for some reason was more convenient to take a local bus. I also like their "racing stripes"!

[@michaelpepe105]

Miles riding all of marta makes me want to visit my hometown and ride all of marta. Love your videos. Never stop! You gave me the idea to try Septa Regional Rail and try NJ Transit...thank you for spreading the word about transit!

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you so much!

[@garydubourjr3773]

MARTA has great service spans but could use a few bus lines that run overnight.

[@ninthwardchicago]

Ashby is near where I used to go to school at Morehouse College. I do like MARTA trains my only issue with them is that the system isn't as extensive as Chicago or perhaps other cities.

[@j.p.obregon1415]

The system did actually have two expansions that were supposed to happen but got cancelled. There is still a stub tunnel off of the red/yellow line from Midtown heading towards Atlantic Station, and there is also a stub tunnel that splits off of the blue line around Decatur and Avondale that was originally supposed to go towards Emory, but got cancelled.

[@Megasteel32]

i ride marta 4 days a week, the bus service is ass where I live but the trains are fairly reliable

[@GeneralD187]

I'm glad to hear people talk some positives about Marta, we have so many NIMBYs and so much urban sprawl here in Georgia, its mindboggling. Hoping one day these train lines expand to the the massive feeder counties outside Fulton that would love a train ride instead a 2 hour drive on I-285. Those who know, know...

[@tarasaurus98]

Oh, I had a chance to ride Atlanta's subway when my sister's family took me to a football game there. I had no idea what I was doing but it was certainly convenient.

[@bpeezy2254]

Excellent harmonization. This content just keeps getting better and better. Though Metro shouldn't win any awards for anything ever.

[@MilesinTransit]

Thank you so much!

[@anderra88]

That facade came off the face of the main public library. This was one of the many libraries built by millionaire Carnegie in the early 20th century.

[@marvinbone1379]

Great presentation. You guys let each other talk and didn't interrupt each other. I live in the Oakland Hills east of San Fran. This reminds me alot of BART (our rapid transit system) and the Oakland suburbs (gritty, blue collar, working class).

[@MilesinTransit]

Thanks for watching!

[@jakebarker1269]

The thing at five points is from the eisemen clothing building built in 1901 when five points was being built in the 70s the architects carefully preserved a potion of this historic building

[@joermnyc]

A really mixed fleet (Belgian, Italian and Japanese built), and it looks like they are buying something from Stadler to replace it all. That could be a mistake. If there’s an issue with the trains, the whole system goes down, but if you have multiple manufacturers, you can at least run service with a partial fleet.

[@cooltwittertag]

stadler subway trains here in berlin have been extremely reliable and comfortable tho

[@AaronTheHarris]

I rode it for a day during a long layover and coming from the west coast it was amazing.

[@andrewhaywood1262]

9:22 Sandy Springs, my mom has to drive through that shit twice a week. If you think it's bad during the daytime, you've never driven through it at nighttime after leaving a concert in Alpharetta. We live south of Atlanta so I highly doubt she'd be okay leaving her car in College Park, even if it would save a lotta time and frustration.

[@tsivard1]

It's good to see Jeremy again!

[@peabody1976]

Fort Totten and National Airport shout out! Woohoo, WMATA!

[@justingerald]

I took it straight from the airport to my hotel in April and it really wasn't bad. Just don't try to go anywhere outside of those lines...

[@DuluthTW]

I'm learning so much about transit acronyms (MARTA = Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) and jargon by watching your videos. Also, if I ever get annihilated in Pub Trivia it's probably the SupremeLeaderKimJong-un or AverytheCubanAmerican on the winning team. I'm learning as much from your comments section as I am from the videos. Good on ya again for bringing back one of my favs, Jeremy, and hosting new special guest stars. Thanks for sharing!

[@AssBlasster]

why do their comments gotta read like wikipedia artcles though lol

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

@@AssBlasster That's just my autism kicking in...I've been called a Walking Encyclopedia by family and old classmates tbf lol

[@aqathomas]

Miles you gotta let us know the next time you're in Atlanta! We can show you all the good stuff :)

[@tvguts]

Recently moved to Orlando from ATL and this video made me kinda homesick, lol. I don't miss the traffic-- but I miss the MARTA!

[@ivanoffw]

When I visited Atlanta in the early 2000's I had no idea there was a metro system. When I visited D.C. I was made aware that D.C. has a metro because of the signs on the highway for the park and ride's, so in D.C. I did ride the metro so I could visit the mall. I am guessing that Atlanta would like people to forget that they have a metro system, and just get on the Interstate Highway system for all of your needs.

[@kylevarnedoe2761]

Not true at all, plenty of the park and ride stations have signage from the highway (Lindbergh off of GA 13/old 85, Chamblee and Doraville off of 85, North Springs off GA 400). Even the train viaducts have mini MARTA signs facing the highways they fly over. One of the biggest selling points of MARTA was to get people off the highway, the mayor at the time of the referendum chartered a helicopter to fly over traffic jams and stump for the system

[@JWill951]

There are signs on the interstate for all of the Marta stations and the Park and Rides

[@WilliamAkins-rw2hv]

Atl native here and I've never done this! great idea!

[@trainman1971]

So ironic that Atlanta is getting a shiny new Greyhound station while they are closing bus stations in other major cities in favor of storefronts and street boarding. It's definitely a mess in Philly now..... I went on a day trip to Atlanta in 2015. Took the Crescent down on Monday, arrived Tuesday (only 40 minutes late), took all day to ride and video at a number of stops on the MARTA rail system (except West Lake to H. E. Holmes, because I was running out of time), and caught the Crescent back that evening (it was 95 minutes late, but they kept the diner open for us boarding at Atlanta). And damnit, I keep starting to call it Hightower out of habit.... It was a good trip!

[@MilesinTransit]

A Crescent day trip from Philly, wow!

[@trainman1971]

@@MilesinTransit I was just glad it wasn't too late going down.... I knew I'd need every bit of the 12 hours I was in Atlanta. As it was, I barely had about a half hour to spare time at Five Points to get a little bus action.

[@vinylcabasse]

that's an awesome trip. i should try the reverse!

[@nnadir__]

I find places where people just decided to raise the street level a couple of floors fascinating.

[@michaelevans1543]

Please Atlanta, you’re killing me with these 20 lane highways. Build a commuter rail, have more than 1 Amtrak a day. Expand Marta. Please….

[@EthanNeal]

You gotta get through to Cobb County, first. Problem is they're the worst turbo NIMBYs in the country.

[@zachgaskins3731]

As for light rail, the railroad companies are in bed with the freight companies. Freight will always be more lucrative per mile because you don't have to make it comfortable.

[@zachgaskins3731]

@@EthanNeal That's changing demographically, which is why there's such a slapfight going on in local government right now because they know the winds are changing.

[@maniak1768]

They really just need one more lane on those 10-lane highways to finally solve traffic for good. Pinky-swear!

[@croatia0728]

I use marta every day to get to georgia state from reynoldstown, i love it and its usually pretty crowded on weekday mornings.

[@connorthompson8963]

I wish i could post an image but someone on reddit posted a 'porposal expansion' 1 new line purple and a loop around 285. If only i could terra form rail line*

[@COASTER1921]

They single track all the time, the fact that they needed to announce that they were NOT says a lot. My impression of the system when I was visiting a few months ago was terrible, but it was a single tracked Sunday schedule. But at least it does get some ridership thanks to the excellent airport connection

[@dbclass2969]

They usually only single track on the weekends. People get really bad impressions of MARTA service but on the weekdays it’s great. Bus system sucks though.

[@dankappus7004]

Exploring the SWATS!

[@jakebarker1269]

The w 3 is actually Marta is one of the few systems that do label and so here is what it means you are in the west line and you are 3 stations away from five points

[@vinnyoh4274]

Jeremy's short hair is fyre 🔥🔥🔥

[@cj4607]

with special guest Tilda Swinton!

[@williamerazo3921]

😮😮😮😮😮

[@tombowers3681]

The only time we took MARTA was from Doraville terminus on the gold line to the civic center stop. Looks like that is possibly the worst part of the system. We made the mistake of using the system on a college football day when thousands of people were using the system to go downtown somewhere in ATL for a football game. I mean it wasn't bad, but ATL is difficult anyway because it's so sprawled that when you get off the train, nothing is close other than windy streets and closed office buildings

[@MilesinTransit]

Although if thousands of people are using it to get downtown for a game, that's something that's nearby!

[@GeorgeMacon]

Probably a Georgia Tech game. Bobby Dodd stadium is like 3 blocks from North Avenue station, though one of those “blocks” is the bridge over the connector (15 lanes there last time I checked).

[@TransitAndTeslas]

That chime is the same chime here in Phoenix, AZ!!

[@MilesinTransit]

And Miami!

[@garydubourjr3773]

I remember that stop with the exposed rock 😊😊

[@SeanCakaBroncoFan623]

Awesome video! I've always wondered what app you guys use to track the speed of the trains?

[@MilesinTransit]

It's called Speed Box!

[@jtofgc]

It's decent for getting where it goes. Unfortunately you can't get to most of the city on it.

[@jackp6812]

Come to Los Angeles and ride the longest light rail in the world. It's fun!

[@BK_718]

I’m happy ATL has a subway system despite it being small but MARTA is the worst one in my opinion in the country possibly tired with Philly’s. I do love they have something us New Yorkers don’t. That’s a 1 seat 💺 ride from the airport to downtown midtown and uptown ATL. Imagine if the (A) train services us directly from at least 1 terminal at JFK and we wouldn’t need an $8 air train to get us between the terminals and Howard beach or Jamaica station.

[@davidsixtwo]

MARTA is like a bizarro version of WMATA

[@jackbates7467]

It always surprised me that Atlanta ever got a full metro system considering it was decades later that Houston, Dallas, and Phoenix got a modern rail system and then only light rail.

[@sri-kaushalramana437]

its cuz the federal government was investing massive amounts of money into infrastructure post ww2 since they had so much money after winning the war, but that federal investment mostly ended in the 80s

[@ATLIEN333]

Lord ... The facade at Five Points station is from the Carnegie Library that was torn down. MARTA has not expanded because it's the south and you have so many backwards people when it comes to public transportation. You know NIMBY types and some. We are still ahead of many Americans cities .

[@williamerazo3921]

Jeremy looking manly over here.

[@eIiot]

Piero!!!’

[@michalnocon1]

it needs to be open all night for a major city

[@MilesinTransit]

That would mean the only four major cities in the world are New York, Philly, Chicago, and Copenhagen! All-night subway systems are exceedingly rare.

[@BirbarianHomeGuard]

Seattle deserved it. It would be identical too, following I5 and I90

[@brayanbarreramtaproductions]

Marta Trains Sound Like R142A On The 4 Line And Formely On The 6 Line R143 On The L And Sometimes On The J Train And Very Rare On The M And The R188 On The 7 Line And

[@TrainsFerriesFeet]

Marta is not bad, but my final opinion is whether I could easily live there without a car and it would be tough in Atlanta.

[@rukirgaming]

1:01 most interstates in Georgia are 70 :/ its just driving there at any other time than dead of night -thirty is a pain also that shot of the interstate is why it's a pain- LA levels of lanes, still stupid drivers. Atleast the far left lane is HOV/ PeachPass

[@Bronx718]

I like you guys video (funny ) 😊

[@zacharylegaspi7594]

Ok what is that jingle and why is it used on like EVERY transit system in the US except for the legacy systems

[@MilesinTransit]

Admittedly it's not a bad jingle!

[@freddysanders2826]

they go fast

[@rykilg]

Dang, I wanna get one of those MARTA piggy banks

[@sethward4922]

Cool video.

[@tonildinho1]

come to Mexico City ill ride with you

[@michaelscott4521]

challenge Review the public transport in any GTA game

[@railsand]

i miss transit :( they’re gone everywhere, worried

[@MilesinTransit]

I noticed they disappeared from Twitter, didn't realize it was everywhere...I hope they're okay too!

[@railsand]

@@MilesinTransitmainly bsky too, their discord is still active but they left a server they were active in around the time they deleted their twt and bsky

[@williamerazo3921]

He looks like the train foamer from big bang theory

[@Skip6235]

Are the trains the same as the DC Metro?

[@MilesinTransit]

I don't think so but they're definitely similar!

[@eddieflxible379]

MARTA - Moving Americans Rapidly Through Atlanta

[@starrwulfe]

When the Beltline and all TODs are activated It'll be Making Atlanta Realize Transit's Advantages

[@supersam3148]

what weird is that MARTA trains is two cars only on the green line for some reason.

[@vinylcabasse]

cuz of the limitations of that one station on the spur (proctor creek) - there's a project to rebuild the station to allow for 4 car trains (and there were plans to possibly expand the line one stop north for a new microsoft campus on the westside, but then covid came and killed everything)

[@supersam3148]

@@vinylcabasse thx for the intro!

[@colinburdett9950]

DCA mentioned

[@JacksonBetz]

tag yourselves I'm 5:21

[@dantem4119]

Watching this just knowing the money that made it was destined for Seattle originally. Massive L compared to the shit show we have with Link now

[@trainrover]

ginger there's cool 🍺

[@CalvinMarshall-r6v]

Metropolitan Atlanta Transit Authority (MARTA) the principle public transport operator in the Atlanta Metropolitan Area (starting in 1971 to present).The 8th largest rapid transit system in the United States. Annual ridership 64,306,800. Bus- 32,825,600, rail- 31,110,300, streetcar -184,500 per MARTA. MARTA operates exclusively in Fulton, Dekalb, and Clayton counties. MARTA has spent 10s of billions of dollars💸 over the years building, maintaining, updating, expanding the MARTA System's neckwork of bus routes (100) and rail track lines 48 miles with 38 stations extending into 3 metro counties (Fulton, Dekalb, and Clayton counties)streetcar. ( limited area of downtown atlanta. MARTA needs Georgia Legislative elected Officials to allocate limited state taxpayers funds to assist in expanding the Metro Atlanta Region's primary public transportation system. With Metropolitan Atlanta Area being named the sixth lagest / the 3rd fastest region the county. It too late to state a new Metro Atlanta Region public transportation system. So help the Metropolitan Atlanta Region Our God bless 🙌 🙏

[@AshmewStudios]

big L imagine using 6 car trains. BART would never! ... oh wait

[@ejdsndnj]

The platform isn't long enough to accomodate trains longer then 8 cars

[@nmpls]

very BART vibes

[@nmpls]

Also, SFO probably has better connectivity.

[@thatoneguy42145]

WMATA,BART, and MARTA were all made in the 70’s so it’s no surprise

[@MilesinTransit]

SFO's pretty darn good, although I hate the way that whole extension was built!

[@sethbarrett4223]

Marta is nice & quick, but u have the occasional crackhead attackin ppl. I completely understand why ppl would rather sit in the cars on 285 for 4-6hrs daily over riding it

[@milkman5894]

nice

[@teamworkmakesthedreamwork7908]

stop cop city

[@benfleishman2944]

They could use the money to improve MARTA instead

[@teamworkmakesthedreamwork7908]

@@benfleishman2944 facts

[@triplethreatpodcasts]

67 million couldn't buy you a mile of track. The real crime is making the Clifton corridor brt

[@HelloWorld492]

Poorly trained cops. What could go wrong?!?!?

[@scpatl4now]

@@triplethreatpodcasts AMEN! After studying it for 10 years asking for neighborhood input only to ignore it

[@3506Dodge]

It looks much safer than it did a decade ago. I often saw dangerous behavior in MARTA stations over the summer of 2011.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Damn lie

[@cubersanonymous5180]

"Atlantas subway system is surpringly decent" yall go to a different Atlanta?

[@MilesinTransit]

I love the subway system in Atlanta, TX!

[@TheChannelSelector]

😂😂😂 funny I've been to Atlanta Texas, and Atlanta Illinois😂🚛🚛

[@TCORV]

all the stations i visited in marta smelled like urine

[@MilesinTransit]

none of the stations i visited in marta smelled like urine

[@faykguru]

you're not supposed to make fun of your expert

[@MilesinTransit]

aw man

[@darylfortney8081]

Marta is a disgrace… one successful ride doesn’t mean anything

[@MilesinTransit]

There are several "successful" rides in this video and I've made many "successful" rides on MARTA throughout my life. Not sure what makes it a disgrace.

[@darylfortney8081]

@@MilesinTransit I ride it all the time and it’s always a s*show. It’s terrible dirty, unkept, off schedule and sparse 20+ minute wait between trains, full of riff raff

[@blitzgen905]

no way u did jacksonville before marya

[@blitzgen905]

Marta*

[@MilesinTransit]

Nah, I'd been on all of MARTA before filming this!

[@aabb55777]

No aleena? Not even a Fun Fact meme?

[@MilesinTransit]

Contrary to popular belief, Aleena and her memes cannot be everything, everywhere, all at once!

[@chasemartin4450]

MARTA seems like BART but with worse infrastructure and fewer crackheads...

[@starrwulfe]

Nah, we got PLENTY crackheads. Smaller system so they stand out more. We do have a higher number of police though. \

[@anthonylamesa7619]

The system has good bones, which is why it's such a shame that they don't properly clean and maintain the stations. A lot of the stations are filthy.

[@hoodboyzAtl]

Marta is one of the cleanest systems in the United States

[@Dyros55]

Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta.

[@BenriBea]

Man, remember when the federal government just handed out metros? Thanks a lot Reagan...

[@Thatgamingdiary]

Yo

[@sowokehaha]

Marta is a lifesaver. I commute from Hall county to downtown. To drive to doraville Station in Dekalb County then park and ride marta saves me an hour in traffic each morning.