MARTA service cuts start Aug. 15
Here’s the list of bus route modifications, eliminations, wait times and other changes in service
MARTA will make cuts to bus and train service on August 15, a move transit officials say is necessary to pull the metro Atlanta’s largest people mover out of a budget shortfall.
Transit officials call next Saturday’s cuts some of the most severe in MARTA’s 43-year history. Bus routes 23 and 182 will be totally eliminated. More than 40 other routes will adjusted. If you feel like it takes forever for a train to arrive, well, you’re gonna have to wait a little longer. Oh, and starting Oct. 1, fares and parking fees will increase 25 cents and $1, respectively.
Why were the cuts needed? After the jump, the answer to that question, a full list of bus route modifications, and details about longer wait times between trains.