Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Metropolitan_Atlanta_Rapid_Transit_Authority_(MARTA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (79)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:transportation
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:MARTA
gptkbp:accessible	yes
gptkbp:annualRidership	over 60 million (pre-pandemic)
gptkbp:budget	over $800 million
gptkbp:CEO	gptkb:Collie_Greenwood
gptkbp:color	blue, gold, red, green (rail lines)
gptkbp:employs	over 4,000 people
gptkbp:expansion	Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) projects Campbellton Corridor Clifton Corridor
gptkbp:fleetSize	diesel buses compressed natural gas buses electric rail cars
gptkbp:founded	1971
gptkbp:fundedBy	gptkb:tax_law federal grants fare revenue
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:MARTA_Board_of_Directors
gptkbp:hasUnionRepresentation	Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Local 732
gptkbp:headquartersLocation	gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
gptkbp:mainHub	gptkb:Five_Points_station
gptkbp:notableEvent	expanded to airport in 1988 hosted 1996 Olympic Games transit operations opened first rail line in 1979
gptkbp:notableStation	gptkb:Airport_station gptkb:Arts_Center_station gptkb:Buckhead_station gptkb:College_Park_station gptkb:Doraville_station gptkb:Dunwoody_station gptkb:East_Point_station gptkb:Edgewood/Candler_Park_station gptkb:Lindbergh_Center_station gptkb:Medical_Center_station gptkb:Midtown_station gptkb:North_Avenue_station gptkb:North_Springs_station gptkb:Oakland_City_station gptkb:Peachtree_Center_station gptkb:Sandy_Springs_station gptkb:West_End_station gptkb:Civic_Center_station gptkb:Bankhead_station gptkb:East_Lake_station gptkb:Indian_Creek_station gptkb:Avondale_station gptkb:Brookhaven/Oglethorpe_station gptkb:Chamblee_station gptkb:Decatur_station gptkb:Kensington_station gptkb:King_Memorial_station gptkb:Lenox_station gptkb:Vine_City_station gptkb:West_Lake_station gptkb:Inman_Park/Reynoldstown_station gptkb:Ashby_station Lakewood/Fort McPherson station
gptkbp:numberOfStations	38
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:bus rapid transit rail system
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:State_of_Georgia
gptkbp:publicTransit	gptkb:Breeze_Card over 100
gptkbp:railwayLine	gptkb:Blue_Line gptkb:Green_Line gptkb:Red_Line gptkb:Gold_Line
gptkbp:servesArea	Atlanta metropolitan area
gptkbp:servesCounty	gptkb:DeKalb_County gptkb:Fulton_County gptkb:Clayton_County gptkb:Gwinnett_County_(limited_service) gptkb:Cobb_County_(limited_service)
gptkbp:systemLength	48 miles (rail)
gptkbp:website	https://www.itsmarta.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:CobbLinc_bus_service
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7