Metropolitan Atlanta Case Study
MARTA is a public authority that operates public transit buses and light rail in the core area of metropolitan Atlanta. The Advance Atlanta article stated that “With a population of
5,522,942 people, the metropolitan Atlanta region is the 9th largest metro area in the United
States. 69% of the region considers it “very important” or “important” to have public transit options available where you live, 55% of the region has made a choice regarding employment, education, or housing based on access to transit, and 86% of the region believes connections with a regional transit network are essential for existing/future job centers to grow and be successful”. Atlanta and the outskirts of Atlanta depends on transportation, so this policy is expanding the rails and bus routes to make cheap and quicker transportation assessable to people coming in and out the city. This policy would be market-based, because….
The goals for transit expansion in the city would be to provide first and last mile connections between MARTA and destinations (Khan 2016). An example of this goal is the proposed light rail lines around the Belt Line, east-west through Midtown …show more content…
MARTA’s last fare hike was in 2011, when the fare increased from $2 to $2.50, making it one of the highest in the nation (Santos 2016). The input cost will consist of the new rail ways and busses, and the operating cost will consist of maintenance, electricity, cost of employees, etc. Keeping the fare constant will make the producer surplus positive, because it will gain more customers. The consumer rate will be positive with the fare staying the same. The consumers will benefit from having convent Wi-Fi letting them check emails, work related things or just surf the web, while having the freedom to move around the city at a cheaper rate. This will also generate Marta more coustemers, because they can do more things and have amenities at a constant
5,522,942 people, the metropolitan Atlanta region is the 9th largest metro area in the United
States. 69% of the region considers it “very important” or “important” to have public transit options available where you live, 55% of the region has made a choice regarding employment, education, or housing based on access to transit, and 86% of the region believes connections with a regional transit network are essential for existing/future job centers to grow and be successful”. Atlanta and the outskirts of Atlanta depends on transportation, so this policy is expanding the rails and bus routes to make cheap and quicker transportation assessable to people coming in and out the city. This policy would be market-based, because….
The goals for transit expansion in the city would be to provide first and last mile connections between MARTA and destinations (Khan 2016). An example of this goal is the proposed light rail lines around the Belt Line, east-west through Midtown …show more content…
MARTA’s last fare hike was in 2011, when the fare increased from $2 to $2.50, making it one of the highest in the nation (Santos 2016). The input cost will consist of the new rail ways and busses, and the operating cost will consist of maintenance, electricity, cost of employees, etc. Keeping the fare constant will make the producer surplus positive, because it will gain more customers. The consumer rate will be positive with the fare staying the same. The consumers will benefit from having convent Wi-Fi letting them check emails, work related things or just surf the web, while having the freedom to move around the city at a cheaper rate. This will also generate Marta more coustemers, because they can do more things and have amenities at a constant