MARTA’s chief maintains that the transit system is safe and secure following several high-profile violent incidents.
In letters to the Federal Transit Administration and Georgia House and Senate leaders on Wednesday, MARTA Interim General Manager and CEO Jonathan Hunt reiterated that the agency has reduced crime, hired more police officers and modernized the system.
“While MARTA has positive and improving crime statistics,” Hunt wrote, “we realize that if our customers don’t perceive the system to be safe, they will not ride.”
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