MARTA once planned a 97‑mile regional rail network connecting five metro Atlanta counties. Today, the mass transit system is less than half that size and reaches only two. For more than 20 years, the metro Atlanta region has exploded in growth while MARTA’s rail footprint has barely changed. Now, it’s reached a crossroads with new leadership on the way. The agency is rolling out its biggest upgrades in over a decade: new train cars, the region’s first rapid bus line and a modern tap‑to‑pay system. With Atlanta traffic worsening and the region still booming, will these upgrades be the start of a real transformation or just another incremental step? #marta #atlantatransit #atlantatraffic #metroatlanta #news