Citizens for Progressive Transit
Atlanta's grassroots transit advocacy organization. cfpt.org
As Atlanta's grassroots transit advocacy organization, Citizens for Progressive Transit is committed to working with MARTA and regional leaders to help bring about comprehensive, long-term improvements to public transportation throughout the greater Atlanta region.
11/23/2021
Middle Georgia leaders push for Amtrak that connects to Atlanta President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill allocated $66 billion to Amtrak. Now middle Georgia leaders are saying they want to see that money invested here. The train passenger company proposed a rail line that would start in Nashville, then run through Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Macon before ending i...
06/10/2021
Biden backs Atlanta-Charlotte high-speed rail; MARTA proposes route, stations for streetcar extension. Read all about it this month's issue of the CfPT newsletter:
https://files.ctctusercontent.com/df2280f8001/9cdecc0f-3f1f-44de-abcb-69301f526ccd.pdf?rdr=true
05/26/2021
Streetcar East Extension Project Virtual Public Meeting
04/22/2021
Join us for a virtual town hall as we discuss how we’re moving MARTA Mobility forward on Thursday, April 22 at 6:30pm or Saturday, April 24 at 1:00pm. For more information on how to access each meeting via YouTube, Zoom or telephone conference, visit https://itsmarta.com/marta-mobility-virtual-town-halls.aspx
04/08/2021
How the Biden Administration's infrastructure bill could affect Atlantans, in this month's edition of the CfPT newsletter.https://files.constantcontact.com/df2280f8001/226bab0d-e7c4-4e30-a959-8a0ffe5b7203.pdf
Could a new funding plan jump start BeltLine transit? Read this month's CfPT newsletter!
12/03/2020
RIDER ALERT: Weekday rail schedule change beginning Monday, December 7, 2020. All rail lines will increase service to every 15-minutes weekdays from 6:00am to 7:00pm. Trains will continue every 20 minutes at all other times. See the new schedules here: https://www.itsmarta.com/MARTA-service-modifications.aspx
11/24/2020
Planners have selected one of these three routes as the preferred alternative for Atlanta-Charlotte high-speed rail. Find out which one in the new issue of the CfPT Atlanta Transit newsletter!https://files.constantcontact.com/df2280f8001/f2529d25-2d8e-4529-a682-e2d3077f2286.pdf
11/05/2020
Gwinnett's transit referendum outcome in limbo, effectively tied, as ballots are still being counted The results from Gwinnett County's transit referendum are effectively split 50-50 with the "No" votes holding a 1,749-vote advantage and thousands of absentee and provisional ballots left to be counted.
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