MARTA-TrainMARTA has announced it wants to extend the Red Line north into Alpharetta, according to a report from WSB.

As expected some residents are unhappy with the plan, expressing concerns property values and the location of the tracks.

Currently the MARTA Red Line train stops at the North Springs station. MARTA said in a statement that “the Georgia 400 Transit Initiative to extend high-capacity transit from MARTA’s existing North Springs station to the Windward Parkway area has been ongoing for some time, and we welcome the input of all of the stakeholders in the project. The project is in the early stages of planning and no decisions have been made regarding a preferred alternative or the exact location of transit stations.”

MARTA recently started running bus service to Clayton County.

 

Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.