Officially called the Five Points Transformation Project, MARTA’s plan calls for a reimagined, modernized station that would boost safety, improve connectivity, and enhance the overall experience for downtown residents and some 10 million people who visit the district annually, officials said today.Īlongside an interior transformation, MARTA’s team will remove the massive canopy in the center of Five Points station, create a centralized hub for its 10 bus routes, and incorporate open public areas and greenspaces that help weave downtown streets back together. The only other project to receive funding in Georgia ($24.9 million) is a complete streets reimagining of North Avenue near downtown Athens. The grant program list includes $2.2 billion in investments nationwide, according to the U.S.
Department of Transportation has awarded the transit agency a $25 million grant through the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity, or RAISE, program to help transform the exterior of Five Points station, an aged, off-putting facility that inadvertently serves as a barrier between sections of downtown. MARTA says the amount has not been finalized.MARTA has scored a significant financial boost toward its goal of reimagining the largest and busiest transit station in its network and repairing the urban fabric around several of Atlanta’s oldest city blocks.
What's next: Construction work will begin in 2024, transit officials say, and won’t interrupt bus and rail service. When the demolition dust clears, MARTA has an opportunity to create a better place for riders, pedestrians and bicyclists and the community.Intrigue: When Five Points was built in the mid-1970s, construction blasted a hole in Downtown and divided Broad Street. Plans under review by the transit agency and city officials call for reconnecting Broad Street for pedestrians but not for cars and other personal vehicles, a MARTA spokesperson tells Axios.MARTA officials want the footprint of the revived Five Points station to include space for future buildings and other developments.The big picture: More than $6 billion in public and private cash will flood the area around Five Points over the next five years.
Nikema Williams and Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock.
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Meanwhile, work will start on a $40 million upgrade of the platforms, escalators and lighting inside the station next month.īy the numbers: Most of the cash to build the project comes from the More MARTA sales tax, a yet-to-be-determined amount from state's Georgia Transit Trust Fund and the federal grant secured by Rep. The mini-soccer pitch and community gardens, however, will remain a part of Five Points' next chapter. All potential designs call for removing the Brutalist canopy.The same firm is behind the Moynihan Train Hall at New York's Penn Station.
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Why it matters: After over 40 years, the Downtown hub - the only station where all rail lines converge - needs an update to serve riders and take advantage of a wave of development interest washing over the neighborhood.ĭriving the news: Yesterday, MARTA received a $25 million boost from the federal government to fund the station’s makeover.ĭetails: MARTA's hired architectural firm SOM to draw up potential designs. MARTA's Five Points station will shake off its hulking canopy - the one with the sign that seemingly hasn't worked for years - as part of a $200 million facelift.
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