Georgia Regional Transportation Authority
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The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority or GRTA (pronounced like the name "Greta") is a government agency in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was set up under former governor of Georgia Roy Barnes, in order to address mobility, air quality and land use and how they relate to the transportation needs of metro Atlanta, including both roads and public transit. It came about in large part because the numerous cities and counties in the region could not effectively (or would not at all) work with each other to achieve a comprehensive solution to the area's traffic woes, and increasing summertime smog problem.
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[edit] XPress Service
GRTA, in partnership with 11 metropolitan Atlanta counties, has started to operate Xpress, metropolitan Atlanta's first truly regional commuter coach system [citation needed]. As of June 2006, 15 Xpress routes are operating. Unless noted, service is provided by McDonald Transit under contract to GRTA. Service hours are from roughly 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m weekdays with most service being rush hours only.
[edit] Xpress Routes
- 400 Cumming to North Springs MARTA/Sandy Springs MARTA/Dunwoody MARTA/Downtown Atlanta
- 408 Johns Creek to Doraville MARTA
- 410 Discover Mills to Lindbergh MARTA*
- 412 Discover Mills to Midtown Atlanta*
- 420 Conyers to Downtown Atlanta
- 421 Conyers to Midtown Atlanta
- 430 McDonough to Downtown Atlanta
- 440 Tara Boulevard (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Clayton County Justice Center) to Downtown Atlanta
- 441 Clayton County Justice Center to Midtown Atlanta
- 450 Newnan to Downtown Atlanta
- 460 Douglasville to Downtown Atlanta
- 461 Douglasville to Midtown Atlanta
- 470 Powder Springs to Downtown Atlanta**
- 480 Acworth to Downtown Atlanta**
- 481 Town Center to Midtown Atlanta**
* Route is operated by, and as a part of, Gwinnett County Transit
** Route is operated by, and as a part of, Cobb Community Transit
[edit] Fares
As of 2006, GRTA Xpress fares are as follows:
- One-way: $3.00
- Round-trip: $5.00
- 20-ride pass: $45.00
- 40-ride pass: $85.00
- 31-day pass: $80.00
On off-peak runs and reverse commute runs (those heading in out of Atlanta in mornings, inbound evenings), the fare is halved to $1.50 one-way, $2.50 round-trip and $40 for a 31-day pass. Free transfers are available between GRTA and MARTA via a reciprocal fare agreement.
[edit] Future Plans
At full system implementation, Xpress will have 27 routes traversing 11 metro area counties. These routes will connect the outlying suburbs with each other and downtown Atlanta. Though most routes go to downtown Atlanta, some routes terminate or make stops at MARTA rail transit stations along the route.
