MARTA is now a Breeze?
It’s been a while since we had a MARTA related post, no?
But today, well the 9th technically as I only used it today, the Sandy Springs station switched over from the old token entry to this new fangled Breeze card which replaces tokens altogether… Alright in theory I guess, but currently it’s one of two stations along with Bankhead that uses them, it’d be nicer if a lot more were involved but at least it still accepts the current monthly passes.
Expect to see a lot more work around MARTA entrances over the next few months as Airport, Five Points, Garnett, Brookhaven, Ashby, Vine City, West Lake, Avondale and Candler Park/Edgewood stations get an upgrade betweem now and the end of March.
And further proof the future is here:
Helpful Tips:
Please protect you Breeze Card. Bending or folding will damage the antenna and computer chip inside.
Science!!!!!!!!!
de-blinked upon request
Five Points is getting the new machines in 2 days; I’m not sure what the rollout for the rest of the stations are going to be in the future. I’m glad it still accepts the monthly passes — I was praying I wouldn’t have to buy another card this month! I wonder if companies will still crank out the old cards starting in March. The machines are nice and I’m glad the stations are getting a face lift.
But heavens to Mergatroid…a <blink> tag? :)
The bad: make the blink tag stop!
The good: a Thomas Dolby or Tiki Bar TV reference.
but the blink means its science!!!!!
SCIENCE!!!!!
Yay! More trash! Say no to items that can be reused easier over longer amounts of time!