r/MARTA

I don't understand why the basic infrastructure of MARTA is so poor. I tried (and failed?) to catch #11 that was due to arrive at Clifton and Fishburne at 8:52 AM. I tried to catch the prior bus, but the tracker showed it was stuck near CVS.

The tracker showed the 8:52 bus was on time and caught up to the prior bus, which I assume broke down because heaven forbid they update the Alerts.

Since my stop is several stops after Fishburne, I made sure to arrived before 8:52 AM to ensure I made that bus. It's now 9:18 AM and STILL NO BUS!

I click on the route map at 9AM and suddenly it is showing two buses bunched up at the front of the line and the CVS bus disappeared from the map. Of course, the westbound bus that was just already tracking on Clifton is no longer on the map.

I click on the "next" bus that's leaving. It shows there is a bus at Midtown. I have no idea what the fuck is going on because the tracker can't accurately locate its own bus! That could be the CVS bus or the 8:52 bus.

Buses being late or breaking down don't bother me because shit happens. I just ask for an accurate tracker so I can plan accordingly. There are 4 major telematics companies with offices right here in Atlanta. There is zero reason for MARTA to have such raggedy shit!

I don't know how the sick and elderly use this system.

(Thanks for letting me rant.)

Of course these morons failed to post an alert on the MARTA app for the Pride Parade. All the buses are stuck at Midtown. 😒

Not long ago I realized that weekend nighttime service is better than the weekday due to the simple fact that the Red Line runs to the Airport (when they aren’t doing their regular single tracking). Is there a reason why it always terminates at Lindbergh on weekdays? 10 minute frequencies on the interlined portions makes a big difference.