MARTA was born from ambition. In the 1970s, MARTA’s founders dreamed boldly. They built a metro rail system longer than those in Rome, Prague or Amsterdam, and opened it just 7.5 years after ...

As a newcomer to metro Atlanta and an avid transit fan, I took the MARTA train the first week I arrived. It was a short trip, admittedly, on the red line from the Arts Center station — near The ...

Just days before passengers dove to the ground to take cover from shots fired on a Gold Line train, MARTA leaders were stressing the importance of safety as a way to grow the transit system’s fl ...

While MARTA officials hope a new “north star” focus on cleanliness, safety and reliability will get more people on trains and buses, next year’s budget conservatively plans for ridership to ...

The first phase of MARTA’s Five Points station renovation has started after months of delays. The project is expected to take about four years to complete. Some riders Sunday were frustrated ...

A new report from MARTA auditors into service provided to the city of Atlanta found the agency overcharged operating expenses and shortchanged the capital fund by $865,000 — far less than the ...

ATLANTA — MARTA is going to spend more than $100 million to upgrade its turnstiles. By doing so, it will help deter turnstile jumpers. Lawrence Harper said he watches a daily parade of turnstile ...