Riders are getting their first look this month at a proposed major overhaul of MARTA’s bus routes and service, the first comprehensive changes to the system since the transit agency was founded.
The bus network redesign has been in the works for several years as transit officials have weighed what they think will serve riders best: more frequent routes in a concentrated area, but less frequent service over a broader area.
MARTA officials hope more service on the most popular routes will be more useful and help win back ridership, which plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic and never fully recovered…