Comments on: McMARTA

By: Carolyn

Carolyn — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:31:11 +0000

MARTA stations (including Decatur station) are cleaner than the streets surrounding them, and the trash cans seem to be emptied often. But MARTA bus stops on the streets sometimes have overflowing trash (need to empty those more often) or don’t provide any trash can (need to provide each bus stop with a trash can). If enough trash cans are supplied and emptied often, I don’t expect to see any problems on the platforms, trains, or buses. One of the existing MARTA rules that is enforced (I have witnessed this in person) is “no littering.” I would expect this rule to be continued and enforced. I trust the current MARTA ridership to continue to put their trash in the cans provided, but MARTA will need to do their part to empty the cans in a timely manner. Surely they have considered the extra logistics involved in providing food and drinks in the stations…

By: cubalibre

cubalibre — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:23:33 +0000

Aye & it’d be even better if that donut could be a fresh Krispy Kreme, plain glazed, hot off the conveyor belt. I guarantee nobody would be getting on the train in a bad mood!

By: francesk

francesk — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:58:35 +0000

Ha! That’s probably true!. You can’t swing a cat up there without hitting a donut shop :~>
But the coffee is really,really great.

By: Clairemont

Clairemont — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:48:30 +0000

I’m a big fan of the European food vendors in many subway systems in Europe & the US. But my commute to work on the train is smelly enough without having whaffs of greasiness come my way.

If I thought the riders would be respectful with their trash and whatnot like they seem to be in London, I’d be in favor. But in the current Marta environment, it spells smelly disaster to me.

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:11:29 +0000

They have food vendors at Tube stations in London UK but don’t sell McDonalds or Burger King. Not everybody likes the overwhelming smell of these [edited] (there is a reason its cheap) that people break open in the middle of a crowded train. Bleh. That food is disgusting.