Ashby (MARTA station)

Ashby
MARTA rapid transit station

Ashby Station
Station statistics
Address 65 Joseph E. Lowery Blvd
Atlanta, GA 30314
Lines
  Blue Line
  Green Line
Structure underground
Platforms Stacked side platforms
Tracks 2
Parking None
Bicycle facilities None
Other information
Opened December 22, 1979
Accessible
Code W3
Breeze Card Yes
Services
Preceding station   MARTA   Following station
Blue Line
Terminus
 Green Line

Ashby is an underground metro station on the Blue and Green lines of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) rail system.

The area it serves was an important mini-downtown from the 1880s until the 1950s, centered on West Hunter St. (now Martin Luther King Drive) and Ashby St. (now Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard). As of 2006, the area surrounding the station is being redeveloped, sporting two family-owned diners and a short walk to the campus of the Atlanta University Center campus. Condominiums and a shopping area are under construction adjacent to the station.

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Renaming proposals

In 2007 Ashby was proposed to be renamed after Joseph E. Lowery, i.e. the current name of Ashby Street,[1] while a different proposal by councilman Ivory Lee Young, Jr. suggested changing it to Historic Westside Village station, after the mixed-use development adjacent to the station.[2]

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References

  1. ^ "OUR OPINIONS: New signs of absurdity at MARTA", David McNaughton, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 03/01/07
  2. ^ http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/2007/images/proposed/07R2021.pdf