1 MARTA Service Changes Soon To Take Effect State Rep. Sheila Jones [email protected] Contact: Andrea Coleman, 404.848.3982 Cara Hodgson, 404.848.5157

MARTA SERVICE CHANGES SOON TO TAKE EFFECT Service modifications approved by MARTA’s board of directors will take effect as scheduled on August 15, 2009. The service adjustments represent one of the largest service modifications ever implemented by the authority and include total elimination of bus routes 23 and 182 due to non-productivity; adjustments to more than 40 additional bus routes as well as implementation of a minor increase in headway for rail service. Headway is the amount of time customers have to wait between trains. MARTA staff identified affected bus routes by using a detailed analysis process based on productivity and accessibility. The service modifications are one of several measures MARTA is implementing to address an extremely challenging financial period. MARTA began reaching out to the public and its stakeholders last December informing them of an historic multi-year budget deficit the authority faces in wake of the 2008 economic downturn. Throughout the budget development process, MARTA held community meetings to keep the public informed of the possibility of having to implement drastic measures, including service cuts, to balance the FY 2010 budget. That possibility became a reality after the Georgia General Assembly failed to approve legislative and/or financial assistance to the authority during the 2009 legislative session. MARTA avoided having to make more widespread service cuts by implementing significant internal cost containment measures, raising fares and long-term parking fees, and utilizing one-time funding made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA]. MARTA officials, however, continue to stress the dire need for the authority to identify and secure additional sources of reliable, long-term funding to avert the threat of more severe service changes in the future. A 25-cent fare increase and a $1.00 hike in MARTA’s long-term parking rate will take effect on October 1. A complete listing of all service changes and fare and parking rate increases are posted on the MARTA website at www.itsmarta.com. For additional information, customers can call MARTA’s Customer Service Department at 404.848.5000. Bus Route Days Affected Service Change Description 3 – Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Saturdays & Sundays Saturday- Discontinue first two (2) & last three (3) trips departing Hamilton E. Holmes Station and first three (3) & last three (3) trips departing Alabama and Broad Streets. Sunday: Discontinue first two (2) trips in each direction. 7 – McAfee Sunday Reduce Sunday span of service hours to 8:00am-10:00pm. 8 – North Druid Hills Road Weekdays Reduce weekday peak frequency from 30 to 35 minutes and discontinue last trip both directions.

2 11 – English Avenue/ Atlanta University Center Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Discontinue all service within the Gray Street Loop all days. Saturday: Discontinue first & last trips departing Bankhead Station and first two (2) trips & last trip departing Westlake Station. 13 Fair Street Saturday & Sunday Saturday: Discontinue last trip departing Westlake Station and last trip departing Alabama and Forsyth Streets. Sunday: Discontinue first trip departing Westlake Station and last trip departing Alabama and Forsyth Streets. 16 – Noble Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Weekdays: Reduce weekday peak frequency from 15 to 20 minutes. Saturday/Sunday: Discontinue first trip departing Alabama and Broad Streets. 17 – Hank Aaron Drive/ Grady Hospital Weekdays Reduce weekday frequency from 40 to 50 minutes. 18 – South Decatur Weekdays Reduce weekday frequency from 40 to 50 minutes. 19 – Clairmont Road Saturday & Sunday Discontinue first trip departing Brookhaven Station. 22 – Second Avenue Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Discontinue routing along the Tilson Road segment. Improve frequency to 40 minutes. 23 – Peachtree/ Bulkhead Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Total elimination of route. Additional services added to Route 110-Peachtree “The Peach”. 24 – Belvedere Saturday & Sunday Eliminate Saturday and Sunday service. 28 – Village of East Lake Saturday & Sunday Eliminate Saturday and Sunday service. 30 – Lavista Road Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Reduce frequency from 45 to 50 minutes all days. 33– Briarcliff Road Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Reduce frequency from 45 to 50 minutes all days.

3 34 – Gresham Road Saturday & Sunday Saturday: Discontinue first trip both directions. Sunday: Discontinue first three (3) trips departing Meadowview Drive and Parker Ranch Road and first two (2) trips departing Inman Park Station. 47 – I-85 Access Road Saturday & Sunday Improve frequency from 60 to 50 minutes on Saturdays and Sundays 49 – Thomasville Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Relocate the current end of line to new location on Forrest Park Road at Constitution Road all days. Weekday trip times adjusted for schedule adherence improvement. 53 – Grove Park Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Realign service to operate along Loghaven Drive and Simon Terrace segments currently served by Route 153 all days. Sunday: Discontinue first trip departing Ashby Station. 56 – Adamsville Weekdays Adjust weekday runtimes (adding time between time points) to improve schedule adherence 60 – Hightower/ Moores Mill Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Realign service to operate from Hamilton E. Holmes Station to Moores Mill Road Shopping Center all trips all days. Every third trip will operate via Arno Drive. Discontinue service to the Browntown Loop, which will be served by Route 153 only. 66 – Lynhurst/ Headland Drive Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Realign service with extension along Headland Drive absorbing segments currently served by Route 182 and terminating at East Point Station. Discontinue service to the Barge Road Park & Ride. 70 – Chamblee Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Reduce frequency from 45 to 50 minutes all days. 75 – Tucker Weekdays & Saturday Adjust weekday and Saturday schedules to improve schedule adherence. 77 – Willingham Drive/ Hapeville Saturday & Sunday Discontinue first trip departing Atlanta Avenue at South Central Avenue and first trip departing Lakewood Station.

4 Bus Route Days Affected Proposed Service Changes 78 – Cleveland Avenue/ Hutchens Road Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Adjust schedules to improve on time performance all days. 82 – Camp Creek/ Barge Road Park & Ride Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Realign services to absorb segments from Route 182 elimination. Services along Barge Road segment will be eliminated. 86 – Fairington Road/ Lithonia Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Slight adjustment in weekday evening trips to improve schedule adherence. Saturday and Sunday: reduce frequency from 30 to 35 minutes. 93 – Norman Berry Drive/ Forrest Hills Drive Saturday & Sunday Slight adjustment in trip times on Saturday & Sunday to improve schedule adherence. Saturday: Discontinue last trip departing East Point Station and last trip departing Forrest Hills Drive at Mount Zion Road. 96 – Snapfinger Woods Drive Saturday Slight adjustment in trip times to improve schedule adherence. 110 – Peachtree Street “The Peach” Weekdays Increase weekday frequency to improve service along the Peachtree Street/ Peachtree Road corridor due to the elimination of Route 23. 114 – Columbia Drive Sunday Reduce Sunday span of service hours to 7:00am-10:00pm. 119 – Avondale Estates/ N. Hairston Saturday & Sunday Saturday: Reduce span of service hours to 7:00am-10:00pm. Sunday: Reduce span of service hours to 7:00am-9:30pm. 121 – Mountain Industrial Blvd Weekdays Additional trips added on School Days only to accommodate the new Elizabeth Andrews High School located on Mountain Industrial Blvd. 122 – Georgia Perimeter College Saturday & Sunday Reduce Saturday and Sunday span of service hours to 7:00am-7:00pm. 124 – Doraville/ Tucker Sunday Discontinue first trip departing Doraville Station and last two (2) trips departing Main Street at Lynburn Avenue. 126 – Northlake/ Chamblee Saturday & Sunday Reduce Saturday and Sunday frequency from 45 to 50 minutes.

5 137– Collier Road Saturday & Sunday Saturday: Discontinue first trip departing Midtown Station and first trip departing DeFoors Hill Road. Sunday: Discontinue first two (2) trips both directions, last trip departing Midtown Station and last two (2) trips departing DeFoors Hill Road. 148 – Medical Center/ Powers Ferry Landing Weekdays Operate weekday peak only service. Discontinue midday services. 151 – Perimeter Center/ Chamblee Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Weekday: Reduce span of service hours to 7:00a.m.-7:00pm. Saturday/ Sunday: Eliminate Saturday and Sunday services. 153 – Hamilton E. Holmes Drive/ Browntown Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Transfer the Loghaven Drive and Simon Terrace segments to Route 53. Improve frequency all days from 50 to 45 minutes. 160 – Boulder Park Weekdays Slight adjustment in trip times to improve schedule adherence. 172 – Sylvan Hills/ Hapeville Saturday & Sunday Slight adjustment in trip times to improve schedule adherence. 182 – Headland Drive/ Barge Road Park & Ride Weekdays, Saturday & Sunday Total elimination of route. Refer to Route 66 and Route 82 for transferred segments. 183 – Barge Road/ Lakewood Saturday & Sunday Reduce Saturday and Sunday span of service hours to 6:00am-11:00pm. 193 – Sylvan Hills Weekdays Slight adjustment in trip times to improve schedule adherence. Rail Service Weekdays Weekday: Frequencies during the early morning (4:45a to 6a) and evening (7p to 9p) will be adjusted from ten (10) to fifteen (15) minutes. Frequencies after 9pm will be adjusted from fifteen (15) to twenty (20) minutes. The peak frequency on the north-south and northeast lines will be adjusted from ten (10) to twelve (12) minutes. Late night (after 10 pm) frequencies on all rail lines will be adjusted from fifteen (15) to twenty (20) minutes on weekdays only. Rail service will continue to operate until 1:00am