Getting Around Atlanta
The metropolitan Atlanta area is served by three public transportation systems. The first and the largest is MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority). It has an extensive network of bus service and rail lines mainly in Fulton County. The second is the Cobb Community Transit Bus Service which serves Cobb County. The third is C-Tran which serves Clayton County. If you would like more information about fares, routes and maps visit: If you plan on driving in the Atlanta area, you may have to register your car and possibly obtain a new driver's license. Please go to http://www.dds.ga.gov/ for more information. Also, because of federal air-quality standards, many counties in metro Atlanta require that automobiles pass an emissions test. To find information about this go to www.cleanairforce.com. If you plan on traveling out of Atlanta, it is served by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest. For information about the airport and its services see www.atlanta-airport.com. AMTRAK, a national rail, and Greyhound, a national bus service, also serve Atlanta. Infromation about these is located at www.amtrak.com and www.greyhound.com. Traffic: Traffic is the greatest challenge facing a city of this size. You want to know if you are traveling with or against traffic during peak times. Peak traffic rush hours are 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. The highways with the most notorious reputations are GA-400 and I-85 North. Most students would advise you to live in areas that do not require you to use these highways. If you plan on taking MARTA, keep in mind the station within walking distance of the Morehouse School of Medicine is the West End Station. It is more convenient to live on the North-South line (as opposed to the East-West line) to travel to the Morehouse School of Medicine. An Atlanta University Center shuttle (free with student ID) or the #68 Ashby (via the West End) MARTA bus can save you the seven-minute walk to school. To help you learn about the transportation problems in Atlanta and to look at current traffic conditions please go to: www.georgianavigator.com. |
