MARTA’s Five Points renovation: A closer look
As The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday, some Atlanta political and business leaders are not happy with MARTA’s proposed design for a renovated Five Points station. They fear eight planned street-level bus bays will hinder pedestrians and detract from the kind of city square environment they’d like to see around the downtown transit hub.
MARTA says its design will be pedestrian friendly and create the kind of atmosphere city officials want. Many of the design details will be determined as the project moves forward. But on Thursday the MARTA Board of Directors got a glimpse of what Five Points might look like when construction is completed in late 2025. Below are some of the slides from that presentation.
First, an overview of the project location:
Next, here are some birds-eye views of the project:
Here are some views of the pedestrian plaza around the station:
Finally, a cross section of the renovated station:
These are early drawings, and many details are yet to be finalized. These renderings apparently have not alleviated the concerns of critics. MARTA plans to begin work on the project in August.
You can read more about the debate over the project design here.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
