MARTA To Take Over Atlanta Streetcar On July 1

The MARTA board of directors hasn’t yet decided how much it will cost to ride the streetcar, which runs on a 2.7-mile route that includes Centennial Olympic Park and the King Center.

ALISON GUILLORY / WABE

Updated at 10:55 a.m. Wednesday

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will assume ownership and day-to-day operations of the Atlanta Streetcar from the city of Atlanta on July 1.

Former Mayor Kasim Reed said earlier that the four-car light rail system is being absorbed into MARTA as part of a $2.6 billion expansion.