An approximately five-mile roundtrip corridor, the MARTA Rapid Summerhill Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Project will amplify the region’s transit network, connecting the Atlanta Beltline to three MARTA Rail stations in Downtown Atlanta. The project, funded through a US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Transportation Investment Generating Ecomic Recovery (TIGER) Grant and More MARTA Capital funding via the MARTA 2040 Program, is designed to facilitate greater access to opportunities, connecting community members to major institutions, federal, state, and local government facilities, employment centers, higher education, medical institutions, and redeveloping and affordable housing throughout the corridor. Specifically seeking to increase connections between the Summerhill and Peoplestown neighborhoods and the greater region, the Summerhill BRT project will hone Metro Atlanta’s focus on equity and access—activating employment opportunities and Transit-Oriented Development. New BRT stations put accessibility for people of all ages and abilities at the forefront, including elevated boarding platforms and techlogy features that consider the needs of diverse riders. Other teworthy project features include the bus-only lanes with red colorization, full-depth pavement rehabilitation, improved traffic signals, and new pedestrian hybrid beacons, shared fiber optic communications for transit stations and traffic signals, greater bicycle and pedestrian access, and electric vehicle charging for MARTA buses.
At the conclusion of this session participants will be better able to:
• Discover the key characteristics of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems.
• Recognize how BRT improves access to opportunities, including jobs, education, and healthcare.
• Study design and construction of BRT in a constrained urban environment.

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Abhay “A.J.” Joshi

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