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UPDATE: Dickens rejects new MARTA audit findings, 'reprioritizes' streetcar extension to Beltline
Mayor Andre Dickens appeared at the MARTA Board of Directors meeting on March 13 to reject the findings of a new spending ...
Atlanta mayor announces changing ‘vision’ of streetcar, Beltline access at MARTA board meeting
Mayor Andre Dickens said the city’s planning and “vision” of the streetcar service and the Beltline was changing, including ...
House passes MARTA bus-lane enforcement bill that lays out fines for violators
In a vote of 145-22, Georgia’s House of Representatives passed House Bill 638 by last week's Crossover Day deadline. The ...
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Atlanta Changes Beltline Rail Plan
City officials say they are committed to building rail connections, but are nixing a prior plan to extend the streetcar ...
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City, MARTA hash out audit spat; make progress on Five Points station plans
During a work session before MARTA's board meeting, Dickens also laid out a proposal calling for expanded transit access on and near the Beltline. The mayor said he would like to see light rail ...
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New report says MARTA owes $865K to Atlanta, not $70 million as city's audit claims
MARTA is pushing back on an independent audit commissioned by the City of Atlanta that claims the transit agency has shorted $70 million for expansion projects funded by a city sales tax. A new ...