‘A good, fair ride’: Residents call for transit equity — in Atlanta and beyond the perimeter

Transit Equity March
Metro Atlanta residents are calling for more equity in the area's transit infrastructure (Emil Moffatt/WABE)

John Taylor remembers standing on a street corner two decades ago, not far from the West End MARTA station, demonstrating for more public transit options — or as he calls it, a “good, fair ride”

“Can we please make sure that 20 years from now we’re talking about how we have a good, fair ride,” Taylor said.

Taylor is with the non-profit group Black Male Initiative. He was among dozens who rallied recently to mark Transit Equity Day – observed each year on the birthday of Civil Rights pioneer Rosa Parks.