I’ve used the MARTA once when I had a long layover in Atlanta and decided to visit the city center. It was fine, really (the metro, not the city. The city was dead. Does anyone even live there?)
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cmbabul@lemmy.world 11 months agoYou ain’t wrong, it’s not hard and I’ve done it many times, but as a native to Atlanta I do have to call out that most folks are averse to MARTA because as a general rule it sucks.
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stopthatgirl7@kbin.social 11 months ago
MARTA is so inconvenient. I’m lucky; my family only lives twenty minutes from the airport so I just have to call them when I get in. And even though they’re so close, there’s no public transportation option to even get close to where my family is.
And God help you if you want to take the bus; those MARTA buses come when the mood hits them.
cmbabul@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Revisiting and I thought I’d expound, having now lived in a city with somewhat reliable busses it’s insane how bad the bus system is in Atlanta
cmbabul@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Many years ago comedian Lewis Black called MARTA “the subway to nowhere” and I’ve never heard a more apt description
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Also this is the US and most people aren’t savvy enough to figure out public transportation unless they’re in NYC.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I don’t have light rail in my metro (in the top 15 largest US cities). One of my favorite things to do when visiting other cities on vacation is use their public transit. NYC’s MTA is middle to low quality/price compared to other North American cities. I won’t even compare against Europe, because theirs are so much better overall than ours.
For North America, NYC needs to up their game compared to the DC metro, Chicago’s L, or Seattle’s Link. San Diego an Toronto are also both nice, but not nearly as much coverage of the metro areas. Boston also gets high marks even though their system and rolling stock looks absolutely ancient. Philly’s Septa is about on par with NYC’s MTA in my opinion, but the cost of MTA is one of the higher priced services for what you get. Chicago CTA’s $5 full day pass Vanta card is the best value I’ve seen in the country.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If you ever come to Kansas City,vour buses and streetcar are fare-free. 🤟
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Kansas City MO or KS?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
DC has the best fucking subway. It goes everywhere you want to go and is convenient as shit about it.
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 months ago
DC metro stops also hold record for the longest escalator in the Western Hemisphere as well as 6 of the top 10 spots of longest escalator in the USA.
grue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Fun fact: MARTA and the DC metro use the same rolling stock because they were built at about the same time.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 11 months ago
DC has the best fucking subway. It goes everywhere you want to go and is convenient as shit about it.
Zahille7@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I had an easy time figuring out San Diego’s public transportation system because I’m from there. Also it runs really well.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 11 months ago
San Diego has a good, simple system for sure.
Nemo@midwest.social 11 months ago
You know that Chicago and DC both have robust public transit systems too, right?