Gwinnett County To Vote On Joining MARTA In March

Starting this week, MARTA rail service is operating on a Sunday schedule starting at 5 a.m., while bus service is operating on “modified weekday schedules.”

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Gwinnett County’s Board of Commissioners has agreed to give voters the choice to join MARTA.

The board’s chair called the decision, which earned the support of all five commissioners, historic.

But some transit advocates weren’t so enthusiastic, and the reason has to do with the timing of the vote.