MARTA boss: Less talk, more action

For 30 years, MARTA CEO Beverly Scott knew little about Atlanta aside from what she saw out of a hotel lobby on Peachtree Road. Today, as a resident, she’s blown away by the neighborhoods.

“They’re all over!” she said today after addressing politicians, civic leaders and stakeholders at the annual “State of MARTA” luncheon at the Georgia Freight Railroad Depot next to Underground Atlanta. “I go to this coffee shop on Edgewood Javaology, my church is right there on Boulevard, and I love it.”

The only problem, of course, is getting to all these gems.

Since Scott took the helm of Atlanta’s underfunded and beleaguered transit agency, she’s been the recipient of glowing praise for her ability to speak directly and not walk on egg shells about what changes need to be made. That was on display today.