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Transportation |
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The city is a hub for several interstate highways. I-20 runs
east-west through the city, while I-75 and I-85 run roughly
north-south and join near the center of the city as the Downtown
Connector before splitting off again. The bypass for all three
interstates I-285 circles Atlanta and some of its inner suburbs.
To locals I-285 is known as "the perimeter" and marks a dividing
line between inner suburbs and outer suburbs. The Gergia Department
of Transportation (http://www.dot.state.ga.us) operates Georgia
Navigator (http://georgianavigator.com) to disseminate
current traffic (travel times, high volume, wrecks) and road
(construction, flooding, ice, debris) conditions throughout
the state. |
MARTA provides public transportation in Atlanta |
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| MARTA is the public transit agency, operating the subway and
bus system. However, many commuters in Atlanta and the surrounding
suburbs use automobiles as their primary mode of transportation.
This results in heavy traffic during rush hour and contributes
to Atlanta's air pollution problems. In recent years, the Atlanta
metro area has ranked at or near the top of the longest average
commute time in the US. |
| The city of Atlanta operates the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport, one of two airports considered the busiest
in the world, and providing air service to and from many national
and international destinations. It is situated 10 miles south
of downtown, adjacent to the intersection of I-85 and I-285.
The MARTA rail system has a station within the airport terminal,
and provides direct service to the business areas in downtown
Atlanta, Buckhead and Sandy Springs. |
| Atlanta grew up as a railroad town and is still today a major
rail junction, with several busy freight lines belonging to
Norfolk Southern and CSX intersecting below street level in
the downtown area. Long distance passenger service is provided
by Amtrak's Crescent train which connects Atlanta with the cities
of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte,
Birmingham and New Orleans. The Amtrak station is situated at
1688 Peachtree St. N.W., several miles north of downtown and
not well located for onward public transportation. An ambitious
long-standing proposal would create a Multi-Modal Passenger
Terminal in downtown adjacent to Philips Arena and the Five-Points
MARTA station which would link MARTA bus and rail, proposed
new commuter rail service to other Georgia cities, and Amtrak
in a single facility. |
| Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service between Atlanta
and many locations throughout the United States and Canada.
The Greyhound terminal is situated at 232 Forsyth Street, on
the southern edge of the downtown area and directly beneath
MARTA's Garnett rail station. |
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