Atlanta Streetcar photo by Isadora Pennington.
Atlanta Streetcar photo by Isadora Pennington.

Today, June 14, was the deadline given by the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) for the city to fix issues with the embattled Atlanta Streetcar or face closure.

According to a report at the AJC, the city and MARTA have until 5 p.m. today to submit a plan to address 60 outstanding problems ranging from poor maintenance procedures and inadequate staffing to a failure to properly investigate accidents.

However, it may take the GDOT up to 10 days to respond to the plan before an actual shutdown of the system would occur.

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.