Michael points to this interesting article on Saporta Report that rather boldly states…

MARTA could reduce average wait times and improve customer satisfaction by extending the Blue Line Train’s final eastbound destination from Candler Park to Indian Creek during rush hour.

As a frequent rider on the eastbound Blue Line train, I often wonder why MARTA runs a short train that terminates service at Candler Park instead of continuing on to East Lake, Decatur, Avondale, Kensington, and Indian Creek stations. This odd routing decision adds up to 7 minutes—not an insignificant amount of waiting time—to each one-way trip for riders traveling eastbound from Five Points to stations beyond Candler Park.

Read more over on Saporta. The article is part of a MARTA Challenge series being run by Saporta Report to uncover the most innovative ideas “to make MARTA the best transit system it can be.” Cool!

Chart courtesy of Saporta Report

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