The Brief
- MARTA’s new “Better Breeze” tap-to-pay system officially launched over the weekend.
- Hundreds of reduced-fare riders waited hours on Monday after failing to receive new cards.
- The transit agency acknowledged the rollout has not been perfect, but it aims to complete the system-wide upgrade before the World Cup.
ATLANTA – Hundreds of elderly and disabled MARTA riders waited for hours outside the agency’s headquarters on Monday, trying to figure out how to get a hold of their new reduced fare Breeze cards.
“We’re dehydrated. One lady left, and she’s urinated on herself,” Monica Barefield, MARTA rider, said. “I’m concerned. I don’t think they’re doing their job.”
This weekend’s rollout of the “Better Breeze” fare system left passengers who qualify for reduced fares without working cards, despite promises that they would be mailed.…