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RAPID TRANSIT
PROGRESS
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY
“MARTA REPORTS TO THE PEOPLE IT SERVES...”
DECEMBER 1966
Vv
OL. 1, NO. 3
-PBTB, MARTA DIRECTORS
MEET IN ATLANTA
Eight members of the board of directors (Board of Con-
trol) of Parsons-Brinckerhoff Tudor-Bechtel, engineering
consultants to the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit
Authority, met in Atlanta with the MARTA board of direc-
tors December 5. Both boards of directors received a brief-
ing on the status of development of the Atlanta rapid transit
system.
Members of PBTB attending were W. S. Douglas, Senior
Partner, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Quade and Douglas; M. Den
Hartog, Partner, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Lord & Den Hartog;
W. O. Salter, Vice President, PBO&D, and director of the
MARTA project; J. R. Kiely, Senior Vice President, Bechtel
Corporation; John P. Buehler, Vice President, Bechtel Cor-
poration; Louis Riggs, President, Tudor Engineering Corpo-
ration; Stan Froid, Vice President, Tudor Engineering Cor-
poration; and W. A. Bugge, Project Director, PBTB.
The PBTB board members attended the December board
meeting of MARTA directors, then entertained MARTA
directors at a dinner meeting where the system was discussed
in further detail.
Richard H. Rich (left), MARTA Chairman; Stan Froid, Tudor V-P;
Martin Den Hartog, PBL&DH; Win O. Salter, PBQ&D V-P; Henry
L. Stuart, MARTA General Manager; W. A. Bugge, PBTB; W. A.
Pulver, MARTA _ Director.
John Coil, PBTB Resident Manager in Atlanta, escorted
the PBTB directors on tours of the various lines under con-
sideration for the Atlanta system, including the railroad
“gulch” area downtown, where Transit Center will be
located.
The Atlanta PBTB staff showed aerial photographs of the
area, and discussed various alignments of the system lines.
Several proposals for subway locations and levels were
outlined,
Phil Hammer, of Hammer, Greene, Siler Associates, dis-
cussed several methods of financing the first two phases of
the Atlanta System. Under the basic plan, predicated on
maximum federal and state aid, local funds of approxi-
mately $100 million would be required for the two principal
lines to be constructed for about $310 million, If the local
part is received through 30-year revenue bonds, the maxi-
mum tax cost would be about two mills in Fulton County
where assessments are lowest, and less in the other govern-
ments participating in MARTA.
Ray O'Neil, PBTB Deputy Resident Manager explains route align-
ments on aerial mosaic map.
RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT SCHEDULE
1966 1970 1971 1972 4 1973 1974
tii tity i
1967 1968 | 1969
Ltt il, LI, Lliy
Preliminary
NORTH-SOUTH LINE MEE Engineering (402)
Oglethorpe to ta i
Airport, thru
Transit Center
21.5 miles,
16 stations,
Construction cost:
$201 Million
Opens 1973
PRQPOSED BOND ELECTION
(Tentatively Nov. 1969)
overnments, Railro ds)
Right-of-w Acquisition,
Detailed cos
EAST-WEST LINE
Avondale Estates
to Hightower Rd.
thru Transit
Center
14.5 miles,
13 stations
Construction cost
$106 million
Opens 1975
Right-of-wa
Construction —
EXTENSIONS COM-
PLETING SYSTEM
Norcross, Forest MM Public Heb ings
Park, N. Druid J i
Hills Rd. (Pro- Negpijations
posed Marietta
line included) Ml Fingl Report
29.4 miles, j
13 stations
Construction cost
$130 million
Complete 1983
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The above chart and the map on the opposite page out-
line some of the work being done and plans for the future
development of the rapid transit system in Metropolitan
Atlanta.
The chart shows a “working schedule” rather than a pre-
cise timetable, and is subject to change. On the North-South
line, “Preliminary Engineering (702)” is financed with a
loan under Section 702 of the U. S. Housing Act of 1954.
“Preliminary Engineering (Sec. 9)” anticipates approval of
an application under Section 9 of the Mass Transportation
Act of 1966 for $369,333. These funds will also provide
for planning to extend East-West line on each end to I-285
perimeter expressway.
The beginning of “Acquisition of Right-of-way and de-
tailed design” of the North-South line is based on the pros-
pect of state funds and additional federal funds. With the
passage of Constitutional Amendment 14 in the November
General Election, the state can now appropriate funds to
assist in rapid transit development. If the new General As-
sembly approves such an appropriation, application will then
be made for four times the amount in federal funds. If such
funds become available, purchasing of right-of-way and
drafting of detailed designs could begin after July 1, 1967.
Initial work would likely begin on Transit Center in down-
town Atlanta, where the North-South and East-West lines
will cross.
On the map on the opposite page, the lines of the original
1962 plan are in black; the green lines show alternate lines
being considered. Final lines will be determined in 1967.
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RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA
RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY
608 GLENN BLOG. +120 MARIETTA ST.. N. WwW.
ATLANTA, GA. 30303 *PHONE 524-5711
“DIRECTED BY THE GEORGIA STATE
LEGISLATURE TO DEVELOP A RAPID
TRANSIT SYSTEM FORTHE 5-COUNTY
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA AREA,"
Edited by King ELvott
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS:
Ricuarp H. Ricu, Chairman Roy A. BLount, Vice Chairman
Rosert F. ADAMSON, Treasurer GLENN E. BENNETT, Secretary
CITY OF ATLANTA:
Mriits B. Lane, Jr. L. D. MILTON
RicHarp H. Ricu RAWSON HAVERTY
CLAYTON COUNTY:
Epcar BLaALock
DEKALB COUNTY:
Roy A. Blount Dr. SANFORD ATWooD
FULTON COUNTY:
W. A. PULVER MitTcHe.t C. BisHor
GWINNETT COUNTY:
K. A. McMILLon
COBB COUNTY (Observer)
Otis A. Brumpy, Jr
MARTA STAFF:
Henry L. STUART, General Manager
Kine E.viott, Director of Public Information
H. N. Jounson, Secretary to General Manager
RAPID TRANSIT BRIEFS
A study committee of the Georgia House of Representa-
tives has been briefed on the status of rapid transit in At-
lanta. On December 9, MARTA General Manager Henry
L. Stuart and Rep. Jack Ethridge, legal counsel for the
Authority, appeared before the State of Local Governments
Study Committee.
Rep. Ethridge pointed out that rapid transit is going to
benefit residents of many counties outside the area encom-
passed by the Authority itself. He stated that, in several
nearby counties, more than half the people who have jobs
are employed in Atlanta, and could be expected to drive to
the nearest rapid transit station to “park and ride.”
MARTA ACTION
In the December meeting, the MARTA Board of
Directors re-elected present officers to another one-
year term. Richard H. Rich will continue to serve as
MARTA Chairman, and Roy A. Blount as Vice
Chairman.
The board also approved the budget for 1966. Total
income and unappropriated surplus are expected to be
$810,871.98; total expenses will be $764,448.00; a
surplus of $46,423.98 is anticipated.
The income anticipates approval of a pending appli-
cation for a federal grant under Section 9 of the Mass
Transportation Act of 1966. The application is for
$369,333, of which $276,000 would be spent in 1967,
and $93,333 in 1968. The local support from Atlanta
and Fulton, DeKalb, Clayton, and Gwinnett counties
remains the same as 1966—$300,000 on a pro rata
basis.
The 1967 budget will provide funds for completion
of the preliminary engineering on the North-South
line; for most of the preliminary engineering on the
East-West line; additional work on the North-South
line; Rapid Transit Corridor Impact Study; a study of
the impact of the proposed system on the Atlanta
Transit System; and other work.
Stuart discussed the system itself, its cost, and methods
of financing the work. He noted that through 1966, local
governments had spent $790,000 from local funds on the
project, and $730,000 in federal funds. He said that while
the state has not been able to participate financially in the
project, passage of Amendment 14 in November will now
allow the state to take part. He stated that he is “en-
couraged” in his belief that the next budget will include an
allocation for rapid transit.
RAPID TRANSIT
PROGRESS
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY
6806 GLENN BLDG. - 120 MARIETTA ST.. N.W. -
PHONE 524-5711 (AREA CODE 404)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303
DECEMBER 1966 * VOL. 1, NO. 3