The board’s three Democrats voted in favor of having the referendum, while Republican commissioners were opposed. The Cobb Mobility Special-Purpose Local-Option Sales Tax, if approved by voters, would collect a one-percent tax for an estimated $10.8 billion, financing the creation of several high-occupancy bus routes, the construction of transit centers and expanding microtransit, paratransit and other transit options around the county.Ĭobb collects a SPLOST for overall county projects, and the Cobb County School District also has its own SPLOST for school construction, maintenance and technology projects.īut Cobb DOT officials have been planning for a possible transit referendum for several years, with Atlanta Regional Commission projections that the county’s population will near a million people by 2050. In a partisan vote, the Cobb Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved adding a referendum to the November 2024 general election ballot on whether to collect a 30-year sales tax for a major development of the county’s transit system.Ĭommissioners also approved a project list for the referendum that in East Cobb would include the reinstatements of bus routes running along Roswell Road and connecting to the Dunwoody MARTA station, and a new transit station in the Roswell-Johnson Ferry area. In addition, CTC connects with the Circulator Blue and provides connectivity to MARTA's Route 12.“I can’t support a 30-year tax, but it will be up to voters to decide,” commissioner JoAnn Birrell said. Most local routes (except Routes 30, 40 and 45) connect to the CTC. The CTC is located at 2996 Cumberland Boulevard, Atlanta, GA 30339. In addition, the MTC is next door to the Marietta Park-and-Ride Lot. All local routes (except Route 25) connect to the MTC. The MTC is located at 800 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060. Take the Route 40 outbound to the stop at Roswell Street + Waddell Street (in front of Flournoy Park east of square) or continue to the stop at Cherokee Street + Lawrence Street (in front of Cobb County Government building just north or square)įrom Marietta Park-and-Ride Lot/Transfer Center: Take the Route 30 outbound to the stop at Floyd Road + Floyd Road Park-and-Ride Lot.įrom Marietta Park-and-Ride Lot/Transfer Center: Take the Route 30 outbound to the stop at S Service Road + Six Flags Parkway.įrom the MARTA Holmes Station: Take the Route 30 inbound to the stop at Six Flags Parkway + S Service Road.ĬobbLinc's transfer centers serve as hubs for our transit system.Take the Route 15 outbound to the stop at Roswell Street + Waddell Street (in front of Flournoy Park east of square).The walk from stop to stadium is approximately 0.4 miles.įrom Cumberland Transfer Center: Take the Circulator Blue (free of charge) to the Heritage Court stop. Turn left onto Windy Ridge Parkway and continue to stadium. Take the Rapid 10 or Route 10 outbound to the stop at Cobb Parkway + Cumberland Boulevard Disembark and walk southeast along Cobb Parkway toward the intersection with Cumberland Boulevard/Windy Ridge Parkway. This stop is directly across from the stadium.
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