FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
March 26, 2024
MARTA HOSTS RAPID SOUTHLAKE OPEN HOUSE IN CLAYTON
COUNTY
ATLANTA - The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid
Transit Authority (MARTA) invites Clayton County residents and stakeholders to
an open house on March 28 at Southern Regional Medical Center to
learn more about the county’s first bus rapid transit project. The community
event begins at 6:30 p.m. and features an opportunity to provide feedback on a
potential new, direct connection to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
Airport.
MARTA Rapid is the Authority’s bus
rapid transit system, the first in the region, and is characterized by
high-capacity buses running in dedicated right-of-way and mixed traffic lanes
on existing roads. The approximately 15-mile MARTA Rapid Southlake route
proposes connections to Southlake Mall, the Shops of Riverdale, Southern
Regional Medical Center, and College Park Station, and has rail-like stations
that will feature off board fare payment, seating, and digital signage.
“We are thrilled by the progress of Rapid
Southlake, a dynamic project that will provide generational impacts for those
living, working, or traveling in Clayton County,” said MARTA General Manager
and CEO Collie Greenwood. “Additionally, we see this possible direct connection
to the airport’s Domestic Terminal as an opportunity to provide improved access
to thousands of airport-related jobs and strengthen the project’s federal
funding competitiveness.”
WHAT: MARTA Rapid Southlake Open House
WHEN:
Thursday, March 28
6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.
WHERE:
Southern Regional Medical Center – Educational Center
11 Upper Riverdale Road
Riverdale, Ga. 30274
MARTA: Route 196 (5-minute walk from stop to meeting site)
Attendees at the open house are encouraged
to provide feedback on the proposed alternative connection to the airport and
learn more about MARTA’s historic and transformative transit investments in
Clayton County.
To learn more about MARTA’s Rapid Southlake
project and to join the project’s mailing list, visit www.connectclayton.com/southlake-bus-rapid-transit.
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