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Podcast: Understanding Gwinnett County’s upcoming MARTA vote

MARTA trains are staged at the end of the gold line at the Doraville station. A proposal from some metro Atlanta mayors would create an east-est line connecting the station to SunTrust Park. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
MARTA trains are staged at the end of the gold line at the Doraville station. A proposal from some metro Atlanta mayors would create an east-est line connecting the station to SunTrust Park. BOB ANDRES /BANDRES@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
By Bria Felicien
Feb 25, 2019

On March 19, Gwinnett residents will vote to decide whether or not the county will join MARTA.

In the latest episode of the Politically Georgia podcast, host Greg Bluestein and the AJC's Gwinnett reporter Tyler Estep discuss everything you need to know – from the history to the logistics and the politics – about Gwinnett County's transit referendum.

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Bria Felicien is a published author and staff writer at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She produces podcasts for the AJC.

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