MARTA to hold public meetings about extending Atlanta Streetcar along BeltLine to Ponce City Market

ATLANTA — MARTA will host a public meeting on Monday to talk about extending the Atlanta Streetcar along the Eastside Trail of the Atlanta Beltline, bringing it past Ponce City Market.

The transit agency will host an in-person meeting Sept. 12 and a virtual meeting on Sept. 13 to talk about the extension of the streetcar along the Beltline from Irwin St. to Ponce de Leon Ave.

Currently, the streetcar only goes along loop between the Martin Luther King Jr. Center and Centennial Olympic Park.

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The extension would take the streetcar along the busiest part of the Atlanta BeltLine and into midtown, ending near Ponce City Market.

Channel 2 Action News has done extensive reporting on how ridership is very low for the streetcar as well as a movement to bring light rail along the Atlanta BeltLine.

MARTA will host an in-person meeting about the extension on Sept. 12 at Dad’s Garage, at 569 Ezzard St. A virtually meeting will be held on Sept. 13 on Zoom. CLICK HERE for more information about the meetings.

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