ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Dozens of people filled the downtown Central Library to attend a town hall about the future of transit in Atlanta.

The Atlanta News First Transit Townhall was produced and moderated by senior reporter Patrick Quinn. The townhall brought together the Atlanta Mayor’s Chief of Staff, MARTA’s Interim CEO, transportation representatives from Gwinnett and Cobb County, transit equity advocates and a lot of transit users.

“Atlanta is such a wonderful vibrant city and it has so much potential. And we have such a wealth of knowledge, and honestly I think that transportation would just activate it more, said Rachel Pitner, who lives in Chamblee.

Attendees told leaders they want to see MARTA connectivity with neighboring counties, better safety on MARTA, upgraded

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