Developments on top of MARTA rail stations? Yes, please.
'Bout time!
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Some MARTA rail stations in the middle of Atlanta's most dense areas might finally see developments built on top of them. Transit officials today officially announced that MARTA was gauging interest in developing above the Arts Center, Lenox, Midtown, and North Avenue stations. Says MARTA:
Imagine picking up lunch at an indoor market above a MARTA rail station and enjoying your meal on a rooftop terrace replete with a water feature. Or, rather than taking the elevator to the parking garage for another grueling commute home by car, tapping your Breeze card at the MARTA station directly below your office and enjoying a traffic-free end to your workday.
To transform those scenarios into reality, MARTA is seeking innovative ideas to develop the air rights atop its rail stations as part of its Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) program.
MARTA has formally released a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI) for air rights development at four rail stations: Arts Center, Lenox, Midtown and North Avenue. These stations are located within two Atlanta business districts and already provide convenient transit access to thousands who live, work and play nearby. ...
“We want to attract the best developers, locally and nationally, to tackle this sophisticated concept of air rights development at active rail stations,” said MARTA GM/CEO Keith T. Parker. “Once complete, these stations will transform their surrounding neighborhoods and make MARTA an even more attractive choice for existing and future customers.”
You've got until Nov. 1 to send MARTA officials a line. More information can be found here.