http://clatl.com/freshloaf/archives/2012/09/25/audit-marta-should-privatize-some-services-tinker-with-employees-benefits-possibly-sell-naming-rights-to-stations Comments On: Audit: MARTA should privatize some services, tinker with employees' benefits, possibly sell naming rights to stations by Thomas Wheatley en-us Copyright 2013 Creative Loafing Atlanta. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, Creative Loafing Atlanta readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact Creative Loafing Atlanta. wil@desert.net (Creative Loafing Atlanta Webmaster) Sat, 18 May 2013 00:00:01 -0400 Sat, 18 May 2013 16:15:00 -0400 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
There's the whole problem with MARTA - the Gold Dome Gang overseeing it. The GA Legislature needs to back off of their micromanaging, start allocating some state funds (like every other big-city transit system) and acknowledge that ATLANTA is the leading economic engine for the entire state and give us the respect we're due.
Posted by AWG]]> Thu, 27 Sep 2012 14:22:07 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by kiteless]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 16:51:21 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
That said, I've ridden public transit systems around the world, and I've never seen a station name as annoying as "Dome/Georgia World Congress Center/Phillips Arena/CNN Center Station".
Posted by JoeInAtlanta]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:09:35 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by indiscretion]]> Wed, 26 Sep 2012 00:04:34 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/09/24/mb…

Also, she was nice to my little kid when we saw her at Across the Street having lunch one time. So that's a whole thing there.
Posted by Darin]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:52:44 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
http://www.itsmarta.com/executive-manageme…
Posted by ThomasWheatley]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:26:00 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by indiscretion]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 22:14:18 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by MattGT]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 21:30:32 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by kiteless]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:21:25 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Burroughston Broch]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 18:41:23 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta ______________________________________________

Come on - wake up and smell the stench of corruption that permeates our state government.
Posted by Mark from Atlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:16:56 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
"High rates of employee absenteeism cost MARTA about $11 million annually in additional benefits"

"MARTA’s annual retirement costs are $22 million more than the national average in the public and private sectors"

"MARTA’s healthcare claim, retirement, and workers' compensation costs are $50 million higher than national averages."

Somebody clean this house.
Posted by oydave]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:50:28 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
This would be great, a la San Francisco's BART, which has bike racks within inside the turnstiles (and they're heavily utilized). The last mile factor is relevant to whether someone chooses to use transit, and bikes are a great solution.
Posted by khs11]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:37:06 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Prince Velveeta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 13:05:54 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by wesleywhatwhat]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:45:09 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Obviously it creates huge anxiety and some national headlines. But what is the public transit environment in Atlanta 1 day, 1 week, 1 month, 1 year, and 10 years after MARTA declares bankruptcy?
Posted by JoeInAtlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:38:38 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by hgrady]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:30:00 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta ____________________________

Patricia you are absoluely right. It makes me sick when rightwing politicians seek to bring down those with decent pensions rather than helping the rest of us get a good pension.
Posted by Mark from Atlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:12:53 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by metito]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:04:30 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Patricia Giles]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:51:28 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta Posted by Prince Velveeta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:35:49 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Even so, it's an open secret, and many here have already posted links.
Posted by JoeInAtlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:35:20 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta _______________________________________________

These rightwingers are so full of shit.
Posted by Mark from Atlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:34:32 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta
Wrapping Buses in Advertisements: This may seem like a good idea if you're an accountant wandering around in the MARTA offices -- but it's a terrible idea if you're a rider.
Posted by JoeInAtlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:28:12 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta http://webwatch.itsmarta.com/

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Thanks, Darin. I just put that site in my favorites list.
Posted by Mark from Atlanta]]> Tue, 25 Sep 2012 11:23:52 -0400 Creative Loafing Atlanta