Manufacturing Lobbyist Warns MARTA About Accepting Chinese Bid

Chinese company CRRC is competing to replace 250 train cars for MARTA. The winning bid is expected to be announced soon.

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Typically, public transit is a very local issue. Where to put a bus stop, for example, depends on the needs of local residents.

But recently, Atlanta’s transit agency got wrapped up in some concerns that are much more global.

Erik Olson, a Washington, D.C., lobbyist, came to Atlanta to sound the alarm about the trend he’s seeing in public transit.