Atlanta riders say city officials should experience public transit challenges firsthand

Passengers are seen during the evening rush hour on a Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority commuter train in Atlanta on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Alex Sanz)

To recognize Transit Equity Day this week, one Atlanta non-profit is calling on City of Atlanta officials to ride MARTA public transportation on Friday and Saturday.

Propel ATL is leading the nationwide movement locally — pushing for more frequent, sustainable and affordable ways to commute. Transit Equity Day also falls on Civil Rights icon, Rosa Parks’ birthday, on Feb. 4.

“Every 60 minutes — that’s just not equity in transit.”