Annals of Transportation: At Least MARTA’s Lack of Cash Creates Opportunities for Architects and Designers

[The winning design from The Oasis Project, by SSA + D (Sarah Green and Daniel Echevarria), image courtesy of Open Architecture Network .] As anyone who has used MARTA this week is acutely aware, Atlanta’s lowly public transit system is perenially cash-strapped, resulting in the 40% fare hike that began on Monday. There are a variety of reasons for MARTA’s financial condition. We here at Curbed think a complete lack of operational funding from the State of Georgia for MARTA (in our capital city and primary economic engine, no less) is a pretty big culprit. But we digress. Among… >>

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