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Originally Posted by jayden
I think it goes back to encouraging a positive mindset about using MARTA. Although the inner city is gaining walkability, the idea of taking public transit outside of going to the airport, concerts, or football games, there isn't much enthusiasm in riding MARTA. Because of this, can you really blame developers for not changing patterns of massive parking decks?
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Atlanta is not designed like NYC or Chicago with incredible density and a perfect grid many miles out from city center where multiple train lines weave throughout the neighborhoods. Once you leave Downtown/Midtown/Buckhead, you're basically in a giant suburb with VERY few people within striking distance of a MARTA stop.
I know some folks drive to their closest stop and take the train the rest of the way in, but I just do not believe that is appealing to most commuters. However, it is nice to see that developers are building around many of the existing MARTA nodes. That will certainly impact ridership down the road.