MARTA wants millions of dollars from taxpayers in Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties so it can expand.
The plan includes a new light rail line between the Lindbergh Center and Avondale stations, bus rapid transit and heavy rail along Interstate 20 East and an extension of the Red Line north along Georgia 400.
It’s that last part of the plan that’s spotlighted political and economic battles around metro Atlanta and Fulton County, and MARTA will have a tough time getting the money it wants.
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