Tracking Atlanta

A corgi dressed up like a MARTA train car, standing on the East Lake MARTA platform

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Atlanta City Council meeting Oct. 6, 2025, live thread.

A red flag with “NONE SHALL PASS” written in sharpie. The O has a dot in the middle like an eye

is this banner usually on Amtrak

Great news!

How would @marisapk.bsky.social fix Atlanta?

Clean water is not simply a human right. It's a public good that we must provide and maintain as we continue to design our city for inclusivity.

ATL is thirsty. Let's bring back water fountains.

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Add Clark Atlanta... and out of precaution, Spelman is also doing a shelter im place. #HBCUs

MARTA’s NextGen Bus Network Redesign will no longer go into effect in 2025, according to Atlanta News First.

www.atlantanewsfirst.com/2025/09/09/a...

AJC to move to fully digital publication, phase out print Dec. 31 The AJC will continue to publish distinctive journalism every day and with urgency on its website, mobile app, as well as through video, podcasts and other digital platforms.

BREAKING: The @ajc.com on Thursday said it plans to end its printed edition at the end of this year, accelerating its digital transformation amid a rapidly evolving media landscape. The final print edition will appear Dec. 31, a Wednesday.

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Massive walkout underway at CDC.

RFK jr. must resign so that we can be safe.

Yikes!!

MARTA is posting copaganda:(

First time seeing a passenger workout while riding MARTA. Someone is using resistance bands on the train.
Taking transit allows people to do ANYTHING else other than driving.

I am not kidding when I say I would die for a MARTA bus driver

It’s still hilarious to me that MARTA special weekend schedules means they’re running heavy rail metro trains less frequently than my local bus lines

BREAKING: The marta board is appointing its Chief Legal Counsel, Jonathan Hunt as interim GM and CEO, effective immediately

MARTA names interim CEO after series of secret meetings MARTA’s ad hoc CEO search committee met four times without public notice since July 17.

MARTA’s board picked an interim CEO, and a committee that will advise him, after a month-long process that apparently included four secret search committee meetings: www.ajc.com/news/2025/08...

A screenshot of the transit app with bus routes that reads “Monterey-Salinas Transit upgraded you to Royale for free”

My new bus system is integrated with the Transit app and it’s fantastic. I wish MARTA would do that! I know MARTA is developing a new app though

A curved bench with 3D starfish sculptures scattered on the surface

I was like “omg so cute, this bench has starfish on it” and then I realized it’s sneaky anti-homeless architecture :(

State inspector finds belts ‘missing’ on MARTA’s Vine City escalator According to the report, “It is unknown if the belts were missing at the time of the incident or if the belts came off the pulley due to the incident."

BREAKING: Four drive belts were discovered “missing” from the motors on a MARTA escalator that malfunctioned and left 21 people inside the Vine City station with injuries, according to a report from the state agency that oversees escalator and elevator safety.

(h/t @saraegregory.bsky.social)

Instagram post from GVG ATL showing that Main Street Market this Sunday is cancelled

Bummer — the art market I profiled in this week’s issue is canceled due to rain. ☔️

nothing like the marta train pulling into the station right as the bus you’re connecting to leaves :)

omg love!! what a fun fact too

South Gaza: Tents, Food & Water **With Famine on the rise, we will significantly lower tent purchases and focus on food (rice and bread) and water over the next couple of weeks**

The match4gaza donations mentioned in the recent newsletter have been met, but you can continue supporting The Sameer Project’s South Gaza fund here:

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Photo study painting of a Buc-ee's mascot sign with "KEEP GOING" written underneath where a city's name would be. There are mountains, trees and sunset clouds in the distance. A pigeon themed witch sits on the sign. Drawn by gdbeeart, Aug 2025

Photo study, added a pigeon witch

in case you missed it: I’m moving to California but will be continuing the newsletter remotely!! I love Atlanta too much to abandon this project and I’m moving for personal/financial/family reasons

(but also after 10 years a break from Atlanta will be kinda nice)

Beyond the BeltLine: Meet Kevin Randolph, Atlanta’s Beloved Singing Hypeman 'Meet BeltLine Kevin, the rollerblading legend of the Atlanta BeltLine. This joyful figure spreads positivity and unity, earning a mural in his honor.'

Beyond the BeltLine: Meet Kevin Randolph, Atlanta’s Beloved Singing Hypeman

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How to find fresh food and local art without even leaving a MARTA station there are always fresh vegetables and cute art in your future

New issue out today!
-Info and photos on GVG's art market this weekend 🎨
-See what you can find at the MARTA Market 🥬
-Some personal news 👀

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Georgia detainee with prosthetic legs who objected to flooded cell sent to solitary

Rodney Taylor, who was detained by Ice in Georgia, was put in solitary confinement after complaining about flooding in his cell that he said was potentially dangerous for his electronic prosthetic legs.

How to find fresh food and local art without even leaving a MARTA station there are always fresh vegetables and cute art in your future

New issue out today!
-Info and photos on GVG's art market this weekend 🎨
-See what you can find at the MARTA Market 🥬
-Some personal news 👀

trackingatlanta.ghost.io/summer-marke...

for those of you who were wondering “wait, wasn’t this a newsletter and not just a bluesky account,” I have something for you this week. I know I say this like every few months but I promise this time