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Fulton County transit plan in the works

MARTA may be part of expanded Fulton County transit. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO

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MARTA may be part of expanded Fulton County transit. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
May 18, 2017

Fulton County mayors met Thursday to continue discussing plans to expand transit in the region.

Last year, the group succeeded in agreeing to fund road and other transportation improvements with a three-quarter penny sales tax that went into effect last month.

Now, with the help of the Atlanta Regional Commission, they are studying the transit needs in north and south Fulton to figure out the best way to move forward.

The plan should be completed by the end of the year.

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About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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