New legislation passed during the recent session of the General Assembly makes way for MARTA to expand its concessions program. According to this week’s Atlanta Business Chronicle, MARTA officials will survey customers to find out what types of businesses and services they would like to see set up shop in rail stations.
“We’re going to be open to a variety of things,” said MARTA CEO Keith Parker. “We’re going to be cognizant of services that already are around the neighborhoods. But we want the market to drive what’s in the stations.”
The concessions program could eventually evolve into a smaller-scale version of what’s offered at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including shops and restaurants. Or, to make a rail comparison, Parker points to Union Station in Washington, D.C.
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