56-458: WWWE may refer to: WWWE (AM) , a radio station (1310 AM) licensed to serve Decatur, Georgia, United States WJZA (AM) , a radio station (1100 AM) licensed to serve Hapeville, Georgia, which held the call sign WWWE from 1996 to 2023 WTAM , a radio station (1100 AM) licensed to serve Cleveland, Ohio, United States, which held the call sign WWWE from 1972 to 1996 [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
112-404: A bus rapid transit service (see Northwest Corridor HOV/BRT ). The Northwest line was reduced to two planned stations but was later dropped entirely. The South Line's branch to Hapeville was considered for extension into Clayton County as far away as Forest Park , but this idea was also cut off when the voters of that county initially refused to approve tax funding for the line. Another idea for
168-632: A 2.7-mile (4.3 km) pinched loop system in Downtown Atlanta . The Atlanta Streetcar system uses Siemens S70 light rail vehicles (LRVs). A total of four S70 cars were purchased and were built at two different facilities; the cars themselves were built in Sacramento, California while most other major components, like the propulsion system , were assembled at a plant about 30 miles (48 km) north of Atlanta, in Alpharetta . They were delivered in
224-503: A Northwest line with service to Brookwood and Northside Drive, the extension of the West line to Brownlee-Boulder Park near Fairburn Road, the extension of the Proctor Creek line to West Highlands, and a branch off the south line to Hapeville and Clayton County. Georgia State University was contracted to undergo archaeological excavations of rail construction areas in the late 1970s with
280-519: A color-based identification system in October 2009. Formerly, the lines were named based upon their terminal stations, namely: Airport , Doraville , North Springs , H. E. Holmes , Bankhead , King Memorial , Candler Park , Indian Creek ; or by their compass direction. During the transition between the two naming systems, all stations on the Red and Gold lines used their original orange signs, and all stations on
336-581: A detailed multi-year plan to expand heavy rail rapid transit in Gwinnett County. Some aspects of the Connect Gwinnett plan will include a train that runs every ten minutes, and also get more buses to take people to the MARTA station. This was possible because Georgia Legislature permitted counties to raise taxes to fund transit, which before was not allowed. The contract with MARTA would go into effect only if
392-519: A few months later. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority ( MARTA / ˈ m ɑːr t ə / ) is the principal public transport operator in the Atlanta metropolitan area . Formed in 1971 as strictly a bus system, MARTA operates a network of bus routes linked to a rapid transit system consisting of 48 miles (77 km) of rail track with 38 subway stations . MARTA's rapid transit system
448-520: A one-way trip for an individual Mobility passenger is US$ 31.88. This is much greater than the US$ 4.00 fare the Mobility rider is required to pay. The Americans with Disabilities Act forbids MARTA from charging a Mobility fare more than twice the normal fixed route fare. A 2001 federal civil lawsuit , Martin v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority , was brought by several disabled riders who alleged MARTA
504-466: A public vote, that was scheduled for March 19, 2019, succeeded. The agreement called for a new one-cent sales tax that would be collected in Gwinnett County until 2057. On March 19, 2019, the third transit referendum failed, with 54.32% of the vote being "No" to expand. A fourth transit referendum was added to the ballot during the 2020 presidential election, which failed by a margin of slightly more than 1,000 voters as 50.13% of voters chose to vote against
560-628: A rail spur line spur was for an above-ground line from near the International Airport for a spur line to the town of Hapeville , but no work has been initiated. The idea to revive expansion plans in the form of heavy rail and bus was approved to go once again before voters in November 2014 by the Clayton county commissioners in July 2014 with a 1% sales tax providing the funding for said expansion. This time,
616-444: A separate paratransit service for disabled customers. In 2023, the entire system (bus and subway lines) had 64,306,800 rides, or about 204,200 per weekday in the third quarter of 2024. MARTA's first bus rapid transit (BRT) line is currently under construction. Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2025 with revenue service beginning in late 2025. The 5-mile line will run from downtown Atlanta, through Summerhill, and end at
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#1732884031624672-690: Is the eighth-largest rapid transit system in the United States by ridership . MARTA operates almost exclusively in Fulton , Clayton , and DeKalb counties, although they maintain bus service to two destinations in neighboring Cobb County ( Six Flags Over Georgia and the Cumberland Transfer Center next to the Cumberland Mall ), while Doraville station serves portions of Gwinnett County via Ride Gwinnett buses. MARTA also operates Mobility,
728-555: Is a MARTA project to study options for expanding high-capacity transit along the Georgia State Route 400 corridor into the northern reaches of Fulton county. The initiative, kicked off in December 2011, envisages an 11.9-mile extension of rapid transit service, starting in the south at North Springs Transit Station , the current terminus of the existing MARTA Red Line . From there, such an extension would continue northward through
784-544: Is a current proposal for the use of light rail and possibly bus or streetcar service on existing railroad rights-of-way around Atlanta's central business districts. The conversion of existing rail right-of-way to the proposed BeltLine also calls for the creation of three additional MARTA rapid transit stations where existing lines intersect the Belt Line at Simpson Road, Hulsey Yard, and Murphy Crossing. Rapid transit alternatives are as of October 2011, under consideration for
840-570: Is also heard on an FM translator station, W266BW (101.1 FM). Programming is also simulcast on WNSY (100.1 FM) in Talking Rock , covering the northwest suburbs of Atlanta. The then-WJZA's smooth jazz format was soft-launched in October 2017 and was the first smooth jazz station to broadcast in the Atlanta area since 2012. Broadcasters who work for the station include Art Terrell, Sandy Kovach, Miranda Wilson, Allen Kepler, and Maria Lopez. Programming
896-453: Is also lived-streamed on its website, SmoothJazzATL. In mid-December, 2012, the then-WPBC came back on the air broadcasting under an agreement with The Talk Radio, LLC, headed by longtime Latino community figure Teodoro Maus. During full-power (2,500 watts) daytime operation, the station aired a Spanish language talk radio format. At night, it featured Reggie Gay's Urban Gospel Music service. In July 2011, Hanmi Broadcasting, Inc. requested
952-695: Is also proposed, which would open as a later phase. In 2018, commuter rail was selected as the locally preferred alternative of transit mode along the corridor. As of 2021, this project is defunct and there are no plans to implement rail service in Clayton County. Additional bus service is proposed. In September 2018, MARTA's board of directors and the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners gave conditional approval to an agreement that would see MARTA assume, and significantly expand, operations of Gwinnett's bus system (in operation since 2001) and clear
1008-478: Is an idea for light rail line (rather than heavy rail) from Avondale Station to Lindbergh Center, via Emory/CDC. The Northeast Line of the rail system, which has ended in Doraville for two decades, was considered for extension into Gwinnett County as far as northeast as Norcross, Georgia , but this idea was cut off when the voters of that county declined to approve sales-tax funding for it. The Proctor Creek branch
1064-689: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages WWWE (AM) WWWE (1310 AM ) is an American commercial radio station broadcasting smooth jazz , soft rock , light pop and R&B music in the Atlanta area media market . The station is currently owned by Davis Broadcasting Inc. Its city of license is Decatur, Georgia , with its studios in The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs in Atlanta and offices in Suwanee along with its two sister stations , WLKQ-FM and W243CE . WWWE
1120-431: Is limited to existing rail and bus routes and cannot extend more than a 0.75-mile (1.2 km) radius from any existing route. Mobility service is only provided during the hours of the fixed route servicing the area. An application for acceptance into the Mobility service is required; reservations are required for each trip. In fiscal year 2006, MARTA provided 289,258 Mobility trips. The average cost to MARTA for providing
1176-499: The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MARTA provides the Mobility paratransit service for those persons defined as disabled by the ADA. MARTA uses 211 special lift -equipped vehicles for this service, and can either deliver passengers to their final destination (curb-to-curb service) or can deliver the passenger to the closest accessible bus stop or rail station (feeder service). Mobility
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#17328840316241232-476: The Atlanta Beltline . The line, named the "MARTA Rapid Summerhill", will utilize new 60-foot articulated electric buses . MARTA was originally proposed as a rapid transit agency for DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Gwinnett, and Cobb counties. These were the five original counties in the Atlanta metropolitan area , and to this day are the five largest counties in the region and state. MARTA was formed by an act of
1288-593: The Avondale train station. In 2002, MARTA conducted a study to renovate the entire College Station area known as: Decatur - "Avondale MARTA Station Study Livable Centers Initiative", including the station's parking lot. In 2007, another study was conducted, but there have been no further announcements found online to date. Since 2007, no renovation of the area has begun, and no new announcements have been made by either MARTA or Dekalb county regarding this initiative. Should this plan come to fruition, at some point, this may affect
1344-586: The Clifton Corridor , from Lindbergh Center , following the CSX rail corridor to Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control , with possible continuation along the northern edge of Decatur on to Avondale MARTA station . Bus, light rail and heavy rail rapid-transit options had been considered, with light rail being selected as the preferred option. The Georgia 400 Transit Initiative (also known as "Connect 400")
1400-542: The Federal Communications Commission grant a special temporary authority (STA) for WPBC to go silent after a local marketing agreement (LMA) ended abruptly. In April 2011, the station entered into a LMA with WZBN 's Reggie Gay and adopted WZBN's format of contemporary gospel and holy hip hop music. WWWE's transmitting tower is located in the middle of a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) employee parking lot (car park) at
1456-710: The Georgia General Assembly in 1965. In the same year, four of the five metropolitan area counties (Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinnett) and the City of Atlanta passed a referendum authorizing participation in the system, but the referendum failed in Cobb. Although a 1968 referendum to actually fund MARTA failed, in 1971, voters in Fulton and DeKalb counties successfully passed a 1% sales tax increase to pay for MARTA operations, while Clayton and Gwinnett counties overwhelmingly rejected
1512-641: The Interstate 285 Perimeter , were opened in 2000. The tracks to those stations were run on the surface of the median strip of Georgia 400 , which was constructed just east of the Buckhead area as a tollway during the early 1990s. This is one of just two places at which the MARTA rail system extends outside of Interstate 285. The other is at the Indian Creek Station in eastern DeKalb County. Since 2000, there have been no active railway expansion projects in
1568-524: The MARTA Archeology Project . Artifacts from the excavations are still housed at GSU. MARTA was built with at least three stubs for rail lines that were never built. The Northwest Line towards Cobb County has a stub tunnel east of Atlantic Station , but that redevelopment has not been built with a MARTA station in mind, and Cobb County would instead most likely get a light rail or commuter rail system (neither of which have been studied) or
1624-609: The Red Line (prior to October 2009, known as the North-South Line), Gold Line (former Northeast-South Line), Blue Line (former East-West Line), and Green Line (former Proctor Creek Line). The tracks for this system are a combination of elevated, ground-level, and subway tracks. The deepest Subway station in the MARTA system is the Peachtree Center station , which is located in a hard-rock tunnel, 120 feet (37 m) beneath
1680-675: The Southeast Corridor . Additional expansion plans for MARTA and other metro Atlanta transportation agencies are detailed in Mobility 2030 a timeline by the Atlanta Regional Commission for improving transit through the year 2030. On July 5, 2014, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners, by a margin of 3-1 (Jeff Turner, Shana Rooks, and Sonna Gregory voting in favor,) approved a contract with MARTA to extend service to
1736-495: The airport via a station located next to the main terminal. Although Cobb County is not part of the MARTA system, the agency operates one limited bus route to the Cumberland Boulevard Transfer Center and another to Six Flags Over Georgia. MARTA allows bicycles on its trains, and buses have room for two bicycles on racks mounted on the front of the bus. At the airport , bicycles can be locked up in all of
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1792-692: The April 2015 meeting, the LRT option has been discarded. The HRT option has been approved as the Locally Preferred Alternative, though two BRT options exist - one that would run in a dedicated bus guideway and the other to integrate with Georgia DOT's planned work for the corridor. The GDOT integrated option would include sharing normal traffic lanes at least in some parts of the route. The plans for stations at Mansell Rd. and Haynes Bridge Rd. have been merged into one station at North Point Mall. As of June 2018,
1848-574: The Blue and Green lines used their original blue signs. All rapid transit lines have an ultimate nexus at the Five Points station , located in downtown Atlanta. MARTA trains are operated using the Automatic Train Control system, with one human operator per train to make announcements, operate doors, and to operate the trains manually in case of a control system malfunction or an emergency. Many of
1904-647: The Goldsmith Road MARTA park and ride lot in Stone Mountain and Ponce De Leon Avenue. (Bus Service started operating on September 27, 2010). The bus had two routes: The Q Express runs between MARTA's Kensington Station and a free 150-car Park-and-Ride lot at Goldsmith Road & Memorial Drive; The Express only stops twice along the way at North Hairston Road and again at Georgia Perimeter College. The Q Limited also ran north along Memorial Drive from Kensington Station but branched off at North Hairston Road on
1960-501: The I-20 corridor to the Mall at Stonecrest . The current Green Line would also be extended east from its current terminus at Edgewood/Candler Park station to Mall at Stonecrest. This proposed extension has not been studied further since 2018. Currently the only recent expansion in the entire MARTA system was the development of bus rapid transit along Memorial Drive from Kensington Station to
2016-478: The LRT and BRT options also include a station near Old Milton Parkway. As of June 2015, the project is moving into the Environmental Impact study stage of the planning process. According to MARTA Representatives at the April 2015 meetings, the expansion could open in 2025 at the earliest assuming a best-case scenario. Federal funding is still not approved; the Environmental Impact study must be complete. By
2072-505: The MARTA system due to lack of additional sales-tax funding, the need to spend its limited capital budget on refurbishing its older rolling stock , replacing the fare-collection system, repairing the tracks and their electrical systems, and other long-term maintenance, repair, and operations requirements. Eastward expansion focuses on bus rapid transit from downtown Atlanta along I-20 and extension of heavy rail transit from Indian Creek station , south along I-285 to I-20, then east along
2128-490: The busiest bus route in the system. All of the MARTA bus lines, except for routes 142, 197 and 198, feed into or intersect MARTA rail lines as well. MARTA shuttle service is available to Six Flags Over Georgia during the park's summer season. In addition to the free parking adjacent to many rail stations, MARTA also operates five park and ride lots serviced only by bus routes (Windward Parkway, Mansell Road, Stone Mountain, Barge Road, and South Fulton). In compliance with
2184-645: The cities of Sandy Springs , Roswell , and Alpharetta , terminating in the vicinity of Windward Parkway. As of the fifth public meeting on the subject on September 26, 2013, the study had narrowed the field of transit technology alternatives to three, all using existing right-of-way along SR 400: heavy-rail transit (HRT, extending the Red Line northward), light-rail transit (LRT), or bus rapid transit (BRT). Early designs for all three options include stations near Northridge Road, Holcomb Bridge Road, Mansell Road, North Point Mall , and Windward Parkway; initial sketches of
2240-466: The city, where the highest hills in Atlanta are 1,100 feet (340 m) above sea level . No tunnel lining was installed in this station, or the adjacent tunnels. The architects and civil engineers decided to leave these with their rugged gneiss rock walls. The highest station in the MARTA system is the King Memorial station . It rises 90 feet (27 m) over a former CSX rail yard. MARTA switched to
2296-637: The county, financed by a 1 percent sales tax. Fulton and DeKalb county leaders approved the expansion. On November 4, 2014, Clayton County residents approved the 1% sales tax to join MARTA. Bus Service was implemented on March 21, 2015. The contract also includes provisions for future rail transit to the county by 2025. One high-capacity/rail proposal calls for stations at Hapeville, Mountain View/ATL Hartsfield International Terminal, Forest Park, Fort Gillem, Clayton State/Morrow, Morrow/Southlake and Jonesboro by 2022. A station at Lovejoy
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2352-900: The first months of 2014 and are numbered 1001–1004. MARTA's bus system serves a wider area than the rail system, serving areas in Fulton, Clayton and DeKalb counties such as the cities of Roswell and Alpharetta in North Fulton, along with South DeKalb. MARTA bus service for Clayton County became effective March 21, 2015. As of 2010, MARTA has 554 diesel and compressed natural gas buses that covers over 110 bus routes that operated 25.9 million annual vehicle miles (41.7 million kilometers). MARTA has one bus route providing limited service in Cobb County (Route 12 has been extended to Cobb County's Cumberland Boulevard Transfer Center). As of June 2016, MARTA purchased 18 New Flyer Industries Xcelsior XN60, which are primarily used on route 39 Buford Highway,
2408-489: The format change to urban gospel. Prior to August 6, 2010, WPBC broadcast a Korean music and talk format with the " Atlanta Radio Korea " branding. Radio Korea is now broadcasting on WQXI AM 790 . Prior to broadcasting Korean language programming, WPBC broadcast a Latin music /talk radio format with the " Planeta X 1310 " branding. Prior to April 2011, weekend programming on WPBC was derived from Broadcast Architecture's Smooth Jazz Network. Prior to October 2017, W266BW
2464-520: The immediate Atlanta area. Construction began on MARTA's heavy rail system in 1975, with the first rail service commencing on June 30, 1979. The system has since built most of the proposed rail lines, as well as stations in Dunwoody, Sandy Springs , and North Springs , which were not included in the original plan. The missing rail segments from the original plan include a Tucker -North DeKalb line with service to Emory University and North Druid Hills ,
2520-581: The parking decks, so long as they are not obstructing either pedestrian or vehicular traffic. In 2007, MARTA had 4,729 full and part-time employees, of whom 1,719 were bus drivers or train operators. Rail and bus operators , station agents , rail maintenance workers, and many other employees of MARTA are represented in negotiations by the Amalgamated Transit Union 's Local 732. MARTA's rapid transit system has 47.6 miles (76.6 km) of route and 38 rail stations located on four lines:
2576-942: The project's adopted alternative is bus rapid transit (BRT) style bus service utilizing express lanes along new toll lanes. Heavy rail expansion will not be considered according to the signed House Bill (HB) 930. Adding another station to the existing line near Armour Yard (MARTA's main railyard , opened 2005) has also been discussed, as the Red and Gold MARTA lines, the northeast BeltLine light rail, proposed commuter rail lines to points northeast such as Athens (the " Brain Train ") and Gainesville , would all pass through Armour Yard. Other stations that have been proposed are; Mechanicsville, Boone, Murphy Crossing, and Krog. The proposed Atlanta Multimodal Passenger Terminal (MMPT) would be built next to Five Points station, connecting MARTA to surface passenger rail , including commuter rail, future intercity rail , Amtrak , and possible high-speed rail in
2632-585: The referendum was approved and Clayton County voted to join MARTA, the system's first ever expansion outside of Fulton, Dekalb and the city of Atlanta. Yet another proposed spur line would have branched off the Blue Line in DeKalb County, Called the Tucker-North Dekalb Line it would have run northeast to the area of North Druid Hills , Emory University, and the town of Tucker . Now under consideration
2688-812: The referendum. Interactive map of the MARTA rail system and the Atlanta Streetcar MARTA is composed of a heavy rail rapid transit system, a light rail system, and a bus system, all of which operate primarily within the boundaries of Fulton, Clayton and DeKalb counties. In addition to Atlanta itself, the transit agency serves various suburbs within its service area, including Alpharetta , Avondale Estates , Brookhaven , Chamblee , Clarkston , College Park , Decatur , Doraville , Dunwoody , East Point , Ellenwood , Fairburn , Forest Park , Hapeville , Jonesboro , Lake City , Lovejoy , Lithonia , Morrow , Palmetto , Riverdale , Roswell , Sandy Springs , Stone Mountain , and Union City . MARTA also serves
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2800-519: The suburban stations have free daily and paid long-term parking in park and ride lots. These stations also have designated Park and Ride passenger drop-off areas close to the stations' entrances. The Atlanta Streetcar is a modern streetcar route that is powered by an overhead line and operates in mixed vehicle traffic . The system was constructed by the City of Atlanta and was integrated into MARTA operations on July 1, 2018. The streetcar operates on
2856-407: The tax in the referendum. Gwinnett County remains outside of the MARTA system. In November 2014, however, Clayton County voters passed a 1% sales tax to join the MARTA system, reversing its 1971 decision. Also in 1971, the agency agreed to purchase the existing, bus-only Atlanta Transit Company ; the sale of the company closed on February 17, 1972, giving the agency control over all public transit in
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#17328840316242912-460: The tower/transmitter site which would then have to seek permission to be relocated in accordance with FCC rules and regulations. WPBC's programming consisted of a progressive talk format during the week and mostly jazz on the weekends as of August 6, 2010. The progressive talk format moved to Green 1640 AM in Decatur, Georgia in April 2011 upon WPBC's LMA with Reggie Gay's WZBN that brought about
2968-525: The way for the long-sought-after extension of MARTA's rail system into the county from its current terminus at Doraville. The population of Gwinnett County has significantly increased, and become more racially and ethnically diverse, since 1990, the last time the county rejected joining MARTA. Whereas white business elites were the initial demographic to support the MARTA in 1965, most black voters had voted to fund transit. Large communities of rural white Georgians opposed MARTA. The original plan in 2018 includes
3024-453: The way to East Ponce de Leon Avenue. The Q Limited had four stops along the way in addition the same stops for the Express The implementation of revenue-collecting service had initially been planned for early 2009. Due to low ridership, BRT service was discontinued. Additionally, several traffic corridors are currently being studied by MARTA for possible system expansion. The BeltLine
3080-507: Was a translator for WSTR (94.1 FM). On February 1, 2019, WJZA's simulcast translator, W266BW, was taken off-the-air by the FCC due to interference complaints from WLJA-FM , which is also on 101.1 FM to the north of Atlanta. This is similar to translator W255CJ on 98.9 FM being taken off-the-air by the FCC due to interference complaints from WWGA (also on 98.9 FM) to the west of Atlanta the previous year. The FCC allowed WJZA to turn W266BW back on
3136-570: Was also projected to go one more station northwestward to the West Highlands neighborhood, but no work has been done on that one either. Expansion westward to Fulton Industrial Boulevard through the use of either heavy rail extension or bus rapid transit has been proposed as an extension of the West Line since the system was originally planned. The final three MARTA rail stations to be built, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and North Springs - all north of
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