Me on MARTA @meonmarta - Tumblr Blog

Thanks to an overhaul of bus routes that including switching the 16 to a “neighborhood” style bus (now the 816) that goes to Emory, I have now switched my commute to one that’s about 30 minutes shorter a day. I actually took the 16 to work for years but before I only took it one way and walked 2/3 mi. up hill in all weather to reach my office, and it was very inconvenient to ride it back. Now I can basically leave home or work a couple minutes before it leaves and the stop is right there. Door to door! And I can still take the 6/train route if I need or want to, like if I’m going somewhere like Midtown after work. This is so exciting! Pictures here show the starting and ending points of my trips today.

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Rare occasion: Not only am I on north side of East Lake Station, but I’m here after midnight. I was at a party at a friend’s house over on W. Ponce where MARTA access is such you basically have to walk 15 minutes to either this station or Decatur or walk a long way to the 2.

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Yay, MARTA! Walked onto train at southbound train at Midtown and there was a guy loudly ranting, raving and cursing about weed and all kinds of sh*t in the middle of the aisle, in front of families with little kids. (Tiny sample of audio.) Within about thirty seconds I pulled about my phone to report him. A kid sitting by meet stood up to try to lecture him on manners and both I and his dad quietly told him to please sit down. Just as I was about to hit send in my report, a MARTA police officer swept and swept him out. There were many cries of thanks. Over the past several months agency has bumped up police presence on trains and in stations back to where it used to be years ago. It really does help.

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So it’s 98° out, I’m dressed in black from head to toe, literally, and I’m wondering where the hell this bus is.

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“Music for the Masses,” I thought, waiting at West End

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Bridge over DeKalb Avenue, Inman Park - Reynoldtown Station

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Kaleidoscope: Stairs at West End Station

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Gleaming tiles at West End Station.

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Train passing through West End without stopping.

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“Jacks” sculptures / security barriers at Five Points, facing Forsyth Street

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Dazzling view I caught one night recently as I exited Five Points Station onto Forsyth Street. I stick my phone through the chain link feb e to get the picture.

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