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Posted 08 June 2014 - 07:07 PM

Johns Creek, GA Patch, 6/5/14:

MARTA To Discuss Proposed S.R 400 Extension With Residents


Representatives with MARTA will discuss a proposal to extend MARTA service from the North Springs station to S.R. 400's interchange with Windward Parkway.

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Posted 25 July 2014 - 05:36 PM

Reporter, 7/17/14:

East or west up Ga. 400? MARTA’s expansion still unclear


The transit authority is considering extending service from the North Springs station to the Forsyth County line. MARTA is examining three options for the project: bus rapid transit, light rail and extending the current heavy rail line.

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Posted 10 August 2014 - 10:56 PM

New Urban Roswell, Roswell, GA, 8/9/14:

MARTA's Northward March


The planned expansion of MARTA transit into North Fulton has been floating around the news over the past couple of months. Dubbed the Connect 400 initiative by MARTA, it is looking at expanding transit service north 11.9 miles from the North Springs station to Windward Parkway via either Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), Light Rail or Heavy Rail (the current MARTA rail).


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Posted 14 March 2015 - 10:51 PM

Reporter Newspapers, 3/6/15:

 


 

MARTA chooses expansion route on west side of Ga. 400

 

 

The MARTA board has chosen a route for a planned expansion of its rail system northward along Ga. 400 that runs along the west side of the highway, avoiding neighborhoods on the east side.....

 

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Posted 14 March 2015 - 10:58 PM

Atlanta, GA Journal-Constitution, 3/5/15:


 

MARTA maps route extension to Alpharetta

 


 

In a concession to neighborhood opposition, MARTA has chosen an alternate route for a planned expansion of service northward along Ga. 400.


 

The MARTA board approved the preferred route, which crosses Ga. 400 not once but twice, at a meeting Thursday afternoon. MARTA studied several potential paths for a rail line or bus rapid transit route, including one that went up the west side and another that went up the east side, with no crossovers.

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Glad to see positive movement on this Red Line extension.  However keep me as a member of the believe-it-when-you-see-it club. Those bridges over the highway are going to make the project more costly than remaining on one side.... and we know how the state of Georgia is when it comes to new rail lines.  I am at least delighted that they aren't considering a median-based system.



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Posted 02 April 2015 - 11:23 AM

Progressive Railroading, 4/2/15:

 


MARTA readies for rail expansion project, seeks public comment

 

As the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) lays the groundwork for a heavy-rail expansion project of its Red Line, it's continuing to seek public comment on the proposal through a series of hearings this month.

 

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Posted 26 April 2015 - 07:05 PM

Atlanta In Town, 4/25/15:

 


 

MARTA plans to bring rail service to Alpharetta

 

 

MARTA has announced it wants to extend the Red Line north into Alpharetta, according to a report from WSB.

 

As expected some residents are unhappy with the plan, expressing concerns property values and the location of the tracks.

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The issue is still very much current, but the report they cite from WSB TV is from 2013.



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Posted 15 July 2015 - 11:11 AM

ATLANTA — Over the next seven months, the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will reach out to local leaders and state lawmakers with the aim of building support for an $8 billion expansion of commuter rail that would transform the region, reported the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

If successful, metro Atlanta will be a single file of major economic development up and down what is now Georgia 400, built along a rail line that would link Alpharetta with downtown Atlanta and its airport beyond. For the full story, click here.

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Posted 10 October 2015 - 08:08 AM

 

MARTA Provides Connect 400 Expansion Update at 11th Annual Tea Walk 

 

On Saturday, Oct. 10 from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., MARTA planners and staff will provide an update on Connect 400, the Red Line expansion project, at the Center for Pan Asian Community Services (CPACS) 11th Annual Tea Walk in Chamblee.

 

The event, which celebrates the diversity of the Pan Asian community promotes civic engagement, will take place at CPACS headquarters at 3510 Shallowford Road NE. Community stakeholders will have an opportunity to learn more about the proposal to extend transit from the existing North Springs station north to Windward Parkway.

 

Once complete, this expansion project will provide a reliable, safe and convenient transportation solution to one of the region’s most congested areas. Throughout the planning process, MARTA will continue to inform and educate the general public and various Connect 400 stakeholders by participating in community events and hosting a variety of public forums.

 

For information on the project and a schedule of upcoming activities, visit http://bit.ly/Connect400. Community groups may request the MARTA Connect 400 information tent by emailing MARTA at connect400@itsmarta.com.

 

Stay connected:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Connect400

Twitter: @MARTAConnect400



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Posted 01 December 2019 - 02:24 AM

I missed some news items in 2018 and earlier in 2019 about this.  The idea of extending the heavy rail Red Line to Alpharetta is gone...kaput.... finished.   It's been replaced by express lanes on GA-400 that would carry a busway.  My skepticism above was on the money.

 

MARTA and GDOT propose transit stations and express lanes along 400

 

MARTA prepares for region’s first bus rapid transit line

 

Georgia to spend $100 million on Ga. 400 transit line

 

Can fast buses help ease Atlanta’s traffic nightmare?



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