FULTON COUNTY COMMISSION MARTA 2020 Q4 BRIEFING · 2021. 3. 10. · NORTH FULTON STATION UPDATES Peachtree Dunwoody Pavilion –Medical Center Station Red Line/North Fulton Stations

FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONMARTA 2020 Q4 BRIEFING

JEFFREY A. PARKER | GENERAL MANAGER/CEO

AGENDA

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✓Essential Bus Review/Update✓MARTA 2040/State of Good Repair Program Update✓Track Renovation Phase IV✓Federal Outlook✓Fulton County Transit Master Plan✓MARTA Partnerships

ESSENTIAL BUS SERVICE

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ESSENTIAL BUS SERVICE UPDATE

✓COVID-19 markers continue to trend in wrong direction

✓52 out of 110 Routes running✓December 5th - Routes 66 and 180

restored✓List of route restoration rankings on

itsmarta.com

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MARTA CONNECT—ELECTION DAY

✓MARTAConnect partnership with Uberlaunched November 3

✓MARTAConnect will again be utilized for runoffs Election Day January 5

✓ This partnership with Uber allows customers to still access their polling precinct if their bus route is suspended

✓Customers can access a link to a two-trip $16 voucher ($8 per trip) that can be downloaded to their Uber app

✓Vouchers are valid from 5 am until Midnight

MARTA 2040:SGR UPDATE

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SOUTH FULTON STATION UPDATES

Airport Station Rehab – Expected complete 2024 College Park Station Rehab – Expected complete 2022

East Point Station Rehab – Phase 2Design 2020 -> Expected complete 2023

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NORTH FULTON STATION UPDATES

Peachtree Dunwoody Pavilion – Medical Center Station

✓Red Line/North Fulton Stations Newest in MARTA System

✓ Transit Adjacent Development

✓ Station Rehab Schedule✓ Sandy Springs Station – Phase 7

Design 2026 -> Expected complete 2031✓ Medical Center Station – Phase 8

Design 2027 -> Expected complete 2032✓ North Springs Station – Phase 9

Design 2028 -> Expected complete 2033

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BUS SHELTERS & AMENITIES

Fulton County will receive 63 bus stop amenities in 2020.

✓ 27 installed to date✓ 1 under construction✓ 17 in permitting✓ 12 in design

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BUS SHELTER - BEFORE AND AFTER

2102020 – Stone Rd & Penny Ln

Serves:Phoenix Place Apartments,

and Stonetree Apartments

Routes:Route 84-Washington

Road/Camp Creek

Marketplace

weekday

boardings69

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TRACK RENOVATION – PHASE IV✓Canterbury Double Crossover will

be replaced February 17-21, 2021✓There will be a complete rail shut-

downs between Lindbergh and Lenox and Lindbergh and Buckhead stations

✓A bus will shuttle affected rail customers

✓MARTAConnect – Uber partnership will be activated

FEDERAL UPDATE

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FEDERAL OUTLOOK

Biden Administration Priorities

✓Emphasis on resilience✓Infrastructure investments as

means to economic recovery✓Additional COVID relief✓Return of earmarks?

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SOUTH FULTON EXPANSION UPDATE

✓ December 4, 2020: South Fulton

County Mayors meeting

✓ January 2021: Technical Advisory

Committee Meeting

✓ February 2021- March 2021:

• Needs Assessment

• Elected & Appointed Official

Engagement

• TAC

• Public Outreach

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SOUTH FULTON EXPANSION UPDATE✓ BRT approximately 12-miles long

• Enhanced stations with real-time

travel information

• Level boarding and off-board fare

collection

✓ Review previous studies & confirm

findings with municipalities

✓ Select station locations

✓ Validate current cost assumptions

✓ Develop potential phased approach

• Phase 1: Accelerate service utilizing

existing travel lanes

• Phase 2: Develop dedicated lanes

in coordination with GDOT

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GA 400 TRANSIT SCHEDULE• Alternatives Analysis and Scoping (2011 – 2014)

• NEPA/Concept Design (2015 – 2020)

• Project Development (2020 – 2021)

• Construction (2022 – 2027)

• Operation (2027)

Planning

Environmental

Engineering

Operation

Construction

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GA 400 PROPOSED STATIONS

Gwinnett Tech College

North Springs Station

GA 400 Transit Initiative

Northridge Road

Holcomb Bridge Road

Big Creek Road

Mansell Road

Encore Parkway

Haynes Bridge Road

Kimball Bridge Road

Old Milton Parkway

Webb Bridge Road Plus

Windward Parkway

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North Point Mall

P Kimberly-Clark

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In-Line Stations

Off-Line Stations

Parking

EL Interchange

Pedestrian Connections

Express Lanes

GA 400

Collection-Distributor Lanes

Flyover Ramps

Potential Stations:Windward Parkway (Off-Line)Old Milton Parkway (Inline)North Point Mall (Inline)Holcomb Bridge Road (Inline)North Springs

Abernathy Road

Mount Vernon Highway

Hammond Drive

Sandy Springs Station

Dunwoody Station

Existing Stations

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Avalon Mall

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Perimeter Center

Other Potential Connections:• Connection to Perimeter Center and I-285 Top-End BRT

• Connection to ART/BRT routes on Holcomb Bridge Road (West Fulton/Gwinnett)

• Connection to ART/BRT routes on Old Milton Parkway

ART/BRT Connection

In-Line Station for Future Consideration

P Parking for Future Consideration

PARTNERSHIPS

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EAST POINT AND HOPE ATLANTA

✓ Met with Mayor Deana Holiday

Ingraham on September 24 to

discuss the increase of unsheltered

persons at the East Point Station

✓ Facilitated a meeting between the

City and HOPE Atlanta that

established direct support services

✓ MARTA is committed to long-term

partnerships, long-term solutions

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ALPHARETTA – TESLA PARADE

✓ City of Alpharetta and

Public Service

Commissioner Tim Echols

✓ Windward Parkway Park &

Ride assembly location

✓ EV chargers

✓ 349 Teslas traveled GA

400 to Sandy Springs

✓ Proceeds of event to fight

human trafficking

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COVID-19 TESTING AND FLU SHOTS

✓ COVID testing and flu

shots were available at

GICC/CNN Station from

October 26-30

✓ Partnership with Fulton

County Board of Health,

CORE, The Atlanta

Hawks, and State Farm Arena

THANK YOU

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