Comments on: MARTA Offers Up Tasty Beverages For Fall

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 21:06:00 +0000

I find the pairing of installing vending machines while closing bathrooms to be questionable. Have a great big Coca-Cola in the station, but good luck if you have to pee when you’re done!

By: karass

karass — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:48:33 +0000

I couldn’t agree more that MARTA is not very smelly at all and is an important community service. Not having mass transit in a major city pretty much takes us back to medieval times. What’s next? Mass sanitation and water service? Are we going to make those pay for themselves or reduce service? Not a pretty picture. Sometimes the community good is good for the community!

By: chira

chira — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:42:21 +0000

Karass – I don’t find the elevators smelly at all, other than smelling “like an elevator”, an enclosed box surrounded by greasy gears and cables. As for temperatures on the platforms, winter time cold means the extra warmth in the stations below ground (and out of the wind) is greatly appreciated. In the summertime, I don’t notice much difference in external/internal temperatures. At any rate, I appreciate all the ways MARTA serves the public and hope it survives the car-centric folks with respect to planning and funding.

By: karass

karass — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:38:05 +0000

Hmm. I ride MARTA regularly and don’t find it smelly other than the elevators which I rarely need. But I rarely use it at rowdy times, e.g. late at night on weekends or when there’s a Braves game.

By: LowPo

LowPo — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:10:18 +0000

I agree with Todd, plus the stations are at least 30 degrees warmer inside than the outside air temperature. Heavy machinery, body odor, urine, and stale air! Care for a Cheeto?

It’s comforting to know that MARTA is spending its time and resources on vending machines (whilst closing bathrooms). I don’t understand it. Not exactly the type of incentive that a cash-strapped transit system needs to increase its revenues and ridership. More planning went into installing these vending machines than MARTA’s recent route cuts and fare increases. The agency could’ve just saved its money on all of those public meetings, since the residents’ concerns weren’t heard anyway.

Keep up the good work, MARTA!