Atlanta: MARTA awarded more than $285 million in COVID relief funds

[marmar]

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has been awarded $285.7 million in American Rescue Plan funds by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA).

FTA explains the funds are intended to help transit agencies maintain service and jobs as communities continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transit has played a crucial role throughout the pandemic, bringing essential workers to jobs and helping the American people get to vaccine appointments and increasingly travel as the nation opens back up.

“Public transportation has been a lifeline for communities and the American people throughout this pandemic,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. “This funding from President [Joe] Biden’s American Rescue Plan will help protect transit employees from layoffs, keep transit service running and ensure people can get where they need to go.” ..........(more)

https://www.masstransitmag.com/management/press-release/21249607/federal-transit-administration-fta-marta-awarded-more-than-285-million-in-covid-relief-funds

[CurtEastPoint]

1. and they just put all bus routes on a Saturday schedule (fewer runs)