FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 6, 2025
YOUR MARTA BUS ROUTE MAY CHANGE! PROVIDE FEEDBACK ON NEXTGEN BUS NETWORK BY MARCH 16
ATLANTA - The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) wants your feedback on the NextGen Bus Network draft plan. This strategic redesign of over 100 bus routes is intended to deliver a smarter, faster, and better network to meet the evolving needs of the region. MARTA is hosting additional in-person and virtual meetings where the public can see the draft plan, ask questions, and provide feedback. You can also take this online survey.
UPCOMING PUBLIC MEETINGS:
| Event | Date & Time | Location |
| DeKalb Virtual Lunch & Learn | March 6, 2025
Noon – 1 pm | Virtual |
| South Fulton In-Person Meeting | March 6, 2025
6 – 7:30 pm | Fairburn City Hall
56 Malone St. SW
Fairburn, Ga. 30213 |
| DeKalb In-Person Meeting | March 6, 2025
6 – 7:30 pm | Decatur Recreation Center
231 Sycamore St.
Decatur, Ga. 30030 |
| Clayton Virtual Lunch & Learn | March 7, 2025
Noon – 1 pm | Virtual |
| Systemwide Virtual Lunch & Learn En Español | March 8, 2025
Noon – 1 pm | Virtual |
| North Fulton Virtual Lunch & Learn | March 10, 2025
Noon – 1 pm | Virtual |
| South Fulton In-Person Meeting | March 10, 2025
6 – 7:30 pm | Sandtown Park
5320 Campbellton Road SW
Atlanta, Ga. 30331 |
| DeKalb In-Person Meeting | March 11, 2025
6 – 7:30 pm | Lou Walker Senior Center
2538 Panola Road
Lithonia, ga. 30058 |
| Atlanta Virtual Lunch & Learn | March 12, 2025
Noon – 1 pm | Virtual |
| DeKalb In-Person Meeting | March 12, 2025
6 – 7:30 pm | New Black Wall Street
8109 Mall Pkwy.
Stonecrest, Ga. 30038 |
| Systemwide Virtual Lunch & Learn En Español | March 13, 2025
Noon – 1 pm | Virtual |
| Clayton In-Person Meeting | March 13, 2025
6 – 7:30 pm | Jonesboro City Center
1859 City Center Way
Jonesboro, Ga. 30236 |
| Systemwide Open House | March 14, 2025
2 – 8 pm | MARTA Headquarters
2424 Piedmont Road NW
Atlanta, Ga. 30324 |
For the schedule of public meetings and to RSVP, please visit https://bit.ly/martanextgen.
To learn more about the proposed NextGen Bus Network and access the online survey, please visit MARTANextGenBusNetwork.com.
The NextGen Bus Network reflects MARTA’s long-term vision for a more equitable and efficient transit system that prioritizes access to jobs, education, essential services, and stronger community connections. Key proposed service enhancements include increased frequent service routes, enhanced job accessibility, and new, on-demand service zones that meet the diverse needs of lower-density areas.
NextGen Bus Network: Smarter. Better. Faster.
The NextGen Bus Network will provide greater access to more jobs, destinations, and opportunities by:
- Expanding frequent service areas from five corridors to 18, making it easier for riders to reach their destinations.
- Increasing 20-minute service routes from nine existing routes to 13 planned routes for shorter wait times and quicker trips.
- Adding 12, new, on-demand service zones, offering flexible transit solutions for communities with lower population density.
- Providing seven-day-a-week service on all routes and on-demand zones, eliminating peak-only service hours to meet riders’ diverse schedules.
- Streamlining fixed bus routes from 113 to 79 to create a simpler and more navigable network, with minimal impact on current service areas.
- Offering greater accessibility for residents and workers, with 95,000 more people and 103,000 additional jobs within close reach of frequent transit service that runs every 15 minutes or better. Additionally, 143,200 more residents will have access to service running every 30 minutes or better.
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