· MARTA originally provided transportation for Fulton and DeKalb counties and was funded on a 1% tax increase. Clayton, Cobb, and Gwinnett counties all rejected this project because of the 1% tax increase and fear of crime.
· In 1972 Atlanta Transit Company was bought out for $12.9 million so all public transportation would be controlled.
· MARTA began construction in 1975.
· The first line was finished in 1979.
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