From:  Councilmember Felicia Moore

Dear Constituents:

I have recently been made aware of MARTA’s proposed service changes.

MARTA NEEDS YOUR INPUT

Decisions are being made that could impact you!

MARTA must develop a financial plan that makes it possible for the Authority to “live within its means”.  The Authority’s Board of Directors must approve a balanced budget no later than June 30, 2010.

The information herein is just one illustrative example of a proposed service modification plan that could be recommended to the MARTA Board of Directors to help address the gap in their funding resources.

I urge you to attend one of the following community forums:

Monday March 1st
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Maloof Auditorium
1300 Commerce Drive
Decatur, GA

Tuesday March 2nd
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Adamsville Recreation Center
3201 Martin Luther King Jr Drive
Atlanta, GA

Examples of Some of the proposed changes in District 9:

• Route 1:  Marietta Boulevard/Centennial Olympic Park – Discontinued Service New proposed Routes 21 and 99 would provide service along Jesse Hill Ave., Coca Cola Pl. and Piedmont Ave. segments. New proposed Route 99 would provide service along the Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr. segment.  New proposed Routes 32 and 51 would provide service on Marietta St. between Forsyth St. and Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd.  New proposed Route 12 would provide service on the Howell Mill Rd segment between 10th St. and Chattahoochee Ave..  New proposed Route 37 would provide service on Chattahoochee  Ave. between Hills Ave. and Marietta Blvd and Marietta Blvd between Bolton Dr. and Coronet Way.  New proposed Routes 37 and 60 would provide service on Coronet Way between Marietta Blvd and Bolton Rd segments.
  Service will no longer be provided on Edgewood Ave. between Piedmont Ave. and Marietta St.; Marietta St. between Edgewood Ave. and Forsyth St.; Marietta St. between Ivan Allen, Jr. Blvd and Howell Mill Rd; Howell Mill Rd between Marietta St. and 10th St.; Huff Rd, Ellsworth Industrial Blvd and Marietta Blvd; Chattahoochee Ave. between Ellsworth Industrial Blvd and Hill Ave.; Bolton Pl., Bolton Dr.; Coronet Way between Defoors Ferry Rd and Moores Mill Rd, and Moores Mill Rd between Bolton Rd and Coronet Way.
  
• Route 12:  Howell Mill/Cumberland
  Proposed modification includes Route 12 maintaining service along 10th St. between Midtown Station and Howell Mill Rd, Howell Mill Rd between 10th St. and West Wesley Rd, West Wesley Rd between Howell Mill Rd and Northside Dr. (current Route 44) and Northside Dr. between West Wesley Rd and Northside Parkway (current Route 44). New service on Moores Mill Rd between Northside Parkway and Howell Mill Rd.
  Service will no longer be provided on 10th St. segment between Howell Mill Rd and Brady Ave., Brady Ave., Howell Mill Rd segment between West Wesley Rd and Moores Milll Rd, and North Creek Office Park.
  
• Route 26:  Perry Boulevard/West Highlands
  Proposed modification includes Route 26 maintain service on Perry Heights, Perry Blvd, West Marietta St., Marietta Blvd, and Bankhead Station. Additionally, Route 26 will provide service on the Donald L. Holllowell Parkway segment between Bankhead Station and English Ave., English Ave. segment and Kennedy St. segments currently served by Route 11,  and North Ave. segment currently served by Route 27 & 99.
  Service will no longer be provided on Johnson Rd, Habershal Rd, Craftman Rd, Odesso Dr., Stanfield Ave., Sanford Dr., McCallie Blvd, Ajax Dr., Abner Terrance, Mary George Ave., and Abner Place
  
• Route 37:  Defoors Ferry Road
  Proposed modification includes Route 37 providing service to 17th St. segment between Arts Center and Northside Dr. (currently served by Route 113), Collier Rd segment between Hills Ave. and Defoors Ferry Rd(currently served by Route 137), Chattahoochee Ave. segment between Hills Ave. and Marietta Blvd (currently served by Route 1). Proposed Route 12 will provide service on the 10th St. segment between Midtown Station and Hemphill Ave.. Proposed Route 37 will continue to serve Bellemeade Ave., Defoors Ave., Coronet Way, Marietta Blvd and Bolton Rd as it currently does.
  Service will no longer be provided on Hemphill Ave., Northside Dr. segment between Hemphill Ave. and Bishop St., and Defoors Ferry Rd between Collier Rd and Coronet Way.      
  
• Route 44:  Northside Drive – Discontinued Service
  Proposed modifications to Route 12 will provide service to  West Wesley segment between Northside Dirve and Howell Mill Rd, Northside Dr. segment between West Wesley Rd and Moores Mill Rd, and Northside Parkway segment between Howell Mill Rd and West Paces Ferry Rd. Routes 37 and 60 will provide service to the Coronet Way segment between Bolton Rd and Marietta Blvd, Marietta Blvd, and Bolton Rd between Marietta Blvd and Coronet Way.
  Service will no longer be provided on Lindbergh Dr., Peachtree Hills Ave., Peachtree Battle Ave., Moores Mill Rd between Northside Parkway and Northside Dr., Northside Dr. between Moores Mill Rd and West Paces Ferry Rd, West Paces Ferr Rd, Northside Parkway between Howell Mill Rd and Moores Mill Rd, West Wesley Rd between Howell Mill Rd and Ridgewood Rd, Ridgewood Rd, Moores Mill Rd between Ridgewood Rd and Bolton Rd and Coronet Way between Moores Mill Rd and Bolton Rd. Additionally, direct service into North Atlanta High School will be discontinued.
  
• Route 50:  Donald L. Hollowell
  Proposed modification includes Route 50 providing service along Donald L. Hollowell Parkway from Bankhead Station to Bolton Rd, Bolton Rd segment between Donald L. Hollowell Parkway and Fairburn Rd, Fairburn Rd segment between Bolton Rd and Mercury Dr., Mercury Dr., Clovis Court, Croft Pl., Bolton Rd segment between Croft Pl. and Adkins Rd, Adkins Rd, Fairburn Pl., and Fairburn Rd segment between Fairburn Pl. and Bolton Rd all aforementioned segments currently served by Route 57. Proposed Route 58 will provide service to Atlanta Industrial Parkway and Donald L. Hollowell Parkway between Fulton Industrial Blvd and Atlanta Industrial Parkway.
  Service will no longer be provided on Donald L.Hollowell Parkway between Bolton Rd and Fulton Industrial Blvd. Additionally, proposed modification to Route 50 will no longer provide service to Atlanta Industrial Parkway.
  
• Route 52:  Knight Park – Discontinued Service
  Proposed modifications to Route 68 will serve Carter St. between James P. Brawley Dr. and Joseph E. Lowery Blvd.  Proposed Route 26 will serve Marietta Blvd segment between West Marietta St. and Donald E. Hollowell Parkway and Donald E. Hollowell Parkway between Marietta Blvd and Bankhead Station.
  Service will no longer be provided along Electric Ave., Magnolia St., Griffin St., James P. Brawley Blvd between Magnolia St. and Carter St., and West Marietta St. between Joseph E. Lowery Blvd and Marietta Blvd.
  
• Route 53:  Grove Park
  Proposed modification includes Route 53 providing service along West Lake Ave. from West Lake Station to North Ave. (current Route 58), North Ave., Baker Rd, and Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. to Washington St. (current Routes 53, 59, 60, and 153), Washington St. (current Route 59), Ozburn Rd (current route 59), Allegro Dr. (current Route 59), West Peek Rd (current Route 59), Aline Dr. (current Route 59), Waterford Dr. (current Route 59), Skipper Dr. (current Route 59), Harwell Rd (current Route 59), and Kingston Rd (current Route 59). New service on North Ave. from Jetal Pl. and Baker Rd.
  Service will no longer be provided along Burbank Dr., Mayson Turner Rd, Chappell Rd between Mayson Turner Rd and North Ave., North Ave. between Chappell Rd and West Lake Ave., Jetal Pl., Baker Rd between Jetal Pl. and North Ave., Baker Ridge Rd, Dale Creek Dr., Collier Ridge Dr., Collier Dr. between Collier Ridge Dr. and Simon Terrence, Simon Terrence, East Simon Terrence, and Loghaven Dr.
  
• Route 57:  Collier Heights – Discontinued Service
  Proposed modifications to Route 56 include providing service along Hamilton E. Holmes Dr., Burton Rd, Linkwood Rd, Collier Dr., Fairburn Rd, Fairlane Dr., and Bolton Rd.  Proposed modifcations to Route 50 include providing service along the Bolton Rd segment between Donald L. Hollowell Parkway and Fairburn Rd, Fairburn Rd segment between Bolton Rd and Mercury Dr., Mercury Dr., Clovis Court, Croft Pl., Bolton Rd segment between Croft Pl. and Adkins Rd, Adkins Rd, Fairburn Pl., and Fairburn Rd segment between Fairburn Pl. and Bolton Rd.
  Service will no longer be provided on Gordon Rd, Fulton Industrial Blvd between current Gordon Rd and Amber Rd, Amber Rd, Alfred Dr., Crosby Dr., Bolton Rd between Croft Pl. and Fairburn Rd, Donald L. Hollowell Parkway between Bolton Rd and Fulton Industrial Blvd and Atlanta Industrial Dr.
  
• Route 58:  Bolton Road   
  Proposed modifications to Route 58 include providing service along Donald L. Hollowell Parkway, Hollywood Rd, Hightower Rd, Saint James Ave., Northwest Dr., Bolton Rd, Fulton Industrial Blvd to Atlanta Industrial Parkway. New service on Bolton Rd and Fulton Industrial Blvd. 
  Service will no longer  provided along West Lake Ave. between North Ave. and Donald L. Hollowell Parkway, Bolton Rd between Northwest Dr. and James Jackson Parkway, and Peyton Rd
  
• Route 59:  Skipper Drive – Discontinued Service
  Proposed modification to Route 60 will serve Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. from Hamilton E. Holmes Station and Joseph E. Boone Blvd.Proposed Routes 53 and 60 will serve Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. from Baker Rd to Washington St..  Proposed Route 53 will now serve the folllowing segments: Washington St., Ozburn Rd, Crescendo Dr., Allegro Dr., West Peek Rd, Aline Dr., Waterford Dr., Skipper Dr., Harwell Rd, and Kingston Rd. Service will no longer be provided along Collier Rd between Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. and Chilton Dr., Chilton Dr., Santa Barbara Dr., and Renfro Dr.
  
• Route 60:  Hightower/Moores Mill 
  Proposed modifications include Route 60 maintaining service along its current routing sans Arno Court. 
  Service will no longer be provided along Arno Dr., Abner Pl., and Arno Court.  
  
• Route 137:  Collier Road – Discontinued Service
  Proposed modification to Route 12 includes providing service along 10th St. segment and Howell Mill segment.  New proposed Route 37 will serve 17th St. segment, Northside Dr. segment and Collier Rd segment.
  Service will no longer be provided on Hemphill Ave., Bishop St., Macaslin St., Deering Rd, Beck St., Emery St., Collier Rd between Howell Mill Rd and Defoor Ave., Defoor Ave. between Collier Rd and Bohler Rd, Bohler Rd, Cross Creek Parkway, and Defoor Hills Rd.
  
• Route 153:  H.E. Holmes Drive/Browntown – Discontinued Service
  Proposed modification to Route 60 include providing service to Hamilton E. Holmes Dr. and Hightower Rd.  New proposed Route 58 will serve Northwest Dr.. Service will no longer be provided along 6th St., Etheridge Dr., 7th St., James Jackson Parkway, Browntown Rd, Maldo Dr., Argyle Dr., Marco Dr., Bridgeport Dr., and Audrey Pl.

This is not a full list of proposed changes.  For more information and a complete listing, visit www.itsmarta.com or call (404) 848-5026.